Caputred.....

Logan and I captured a katydid that we kept in a jar for a 

day. We named her Katey (yes, we are very creative

in this house). Logan thought it was the greatest thing ever. 

He took Katey everywhere he went. I think it's time 

for a fish or something!

Photo Booth.....

On our Mac we have a program called Photo Booth. It opens a window on the screen where you can see yourself and apply different effects to the photos... you can even make little movies. This is Logan's new favorite pastime. He will whine all day to "make funny faces"... I'm convinced he would do it all day if I let him! Here are my favorite shots....

***Disclaimer- Please excuse the disarray behind us.... As some of you know we are still living                               with my parents until our house sells so our stuff is crammed into a couple of rooms.

St. George....

On our way to San Luis we stopped in Cedar to visit Grandma Jeri. My family went to the St. George temple to seal my Grandpa Keith to his parents while I wandered around the temple grounds in the 100 degree heat. Although, I did get that cool pic of the temple! It was kind of interesting watching the wedding photographers work but, in my opinion, none of them displayed the creativity or talent that I have seen in Sharstin or Britt's photo's. 

Afterwards we went and ate at Paula's, a tradition when we are in St. George. Fun times!

San Luis Obispo...

My sister and I went with my parents to San Luis Obispo to help them take a car down to Jesse and also to help them get his apartment set up. 

We went down to Pismo Beach one night. It was really nice but also really chilly (my dad was freezing!) 

On one day we went to Hearst Castle. It was the house built by William Randolph Hearst. It's built on top of this big hill over-looking the ocean. It has the most amazing swimming pool I've ever seen at a private residence.  

I love orange trees! They make me feel fresh and summery.

The inside of the house was really beautiful, very, very opulent but there was no flash photography so I couldn't get any good pictures.

This is the front porch.

Here we are in front of the Cal-Poly stadium. Go Mustangs.... Wooo!

Random Acts of Photography.....

I've been playing around with Photoshop lately, trying desperately to glean some information from the internet and Brit on how to use the dang program. Since I haven't really posted anything in a while I thought I'd put myself out there and let you all judge my progress from the comfort of your computer chairs. 

This Guy Is Crazy....

Jesse showed us this guy the other day.... he is amazing!!! Make sure to listen to the whole song to see just what I mean.

Sweet Home Alabama.....

Luke and I recently went to Montgomery, Alabama for a business trip. For those of you who don't know, Luke has trouble flying so I went to help him through the flight. Here are the highlights:

The drive from the Atlanta airport to Montgomery was really pretty. It was two hours of this nice rolling, tree-lined freeway..... nothing like I-15!!

The Waffle House. This chain was everywhere!! I'm pretty sure it was more prevalent than McDonalds. We never went to one because we heard it wasn't very good, but I think it's basically a "fast-food" waffle house. 

Below are pictures of Live Oak Cemetery. It's this really beautiful, old cemetery Luke and I went to. I love to walk around cemeteries and read the old tombstones and wonder about the lives of the people buried there. I find it really peaceful. Anyway, this particular cemetery has these huge oak trees with spanish moss hanging down. There were confederate soldier graves and little plots with really pretty wrought iron fences. It was really awesome....

An example of the wrought iron work around the cemetery.

A view down the lane with the oak trees and the moss hanging down. So pretty!

Here is the section of confederate soldier graves.

This is the mausoleum of William R. King, Vice President of the United States. Never heard of him?? Neither had Luke and I! We were a bit surprised that a vice-president would be buried in a tiny cemetery in Selma, Alabama. Here's a little history lesson: William King was vice-president under Franklin Pierce for 45 days until he died in office of tuberculosis. He apparently co-founded the town of Selma. 

This is the tallest grave marker I've ever seen. Look how tiny Luke looks next to it!!!