Wyatt and Hank just got new shoes and Wyatt wanted me to take a picture of his favorite cars shoes before I threw them away. Well I couldn't take just one picture. These boys are so adorable. Their feet, their shoes, their crazy hair. I love everything about them.
Check out my photo blog if you want some more of their cuteness.




I shot some more jewelry for Leslie Lewis. Here are a few more things I learned.
1. White is a hard background to work with. It takes some extra editing to brighten it and a smooth white would be easier to work with than a textured white.
2. Setting up to shoot in front of our front door to get the light from the storm door, makes it hard to open the door when someone stops by.
3. That dark grey rock above is so round. I mean really round. I'm so glad I lifted it from Devereaux beach in Marblehead. The rock on the bottom is so flat and from the same beach. Willie and I would spend hours walking up and down that beach looking at and stealing some great rocks.
4. I think I need some more equipment if I ever get into this kind of photography. I was using a disposable casserole dish as a reflector and it's kind of uneven. I think they probably make something that works better. Also, using the music stand to hold the background is a little tippy.




I took so many pictures of Stella. You can see them at sallydefordphotography.blogspot.com
Here are a few great things I didn't take pictures of:
Watching a ton of 30 rock with Willie.
Running 8 miles with my good friend and Moab half running mate, Cary
A wonderful dinner with friends at my mom's house
A visit from with my Dad and Jewel
Relaxing and hanging out with family.
Yesterday we had a pleasant surprise. Our good friends from law school dropped by on their way back from Boulder to Orem. Of course my house was a disaster, but with drop by friends, you have to not let it bother you. I remember when we were first becoming friends with the Waites back in Boulder, Willie and I dropped by their apartment unannounced, and we realized that our friendship had moved to a new level: we were now drop by friends. These are the kind of friends you wouldn't hesitate to call in the middle of the night if something was wrong.
Becca's name was drawn first so she can choose which star she wants then I will choose randomly for Starr and Abby. That was fun. Thanks to everyone that wanted a star. Maybe I'll do this again. I do love making them, though I burned my finger on the soldering iron the other night and it hurt so bad.
A long time ago, maybe even a year ago, I won a beautiful photo print off of Emilie Campbell's blog. You could only enter the give-away if you vowed to do your own give away. So in order to be true to my word, I'm giving away these three stars.
Here's how it works. Leave a comment with your name. Then I'll write your name on a piece of paper and my beautiful children will draw the three names. Then I'll send it to you in the mail. Anyone can enter, even if you already have one of my stars. I won't require that you give anything away on your blog, but consider it. It makes the world a better place. You can hang the star in a window, give it away, save it as a christmas decoration, etc. We'll draw names tomorrow evening.
Some people think women get bulky when lifting heavy weights. Donnie says that only happens if you are eating to gain mass. One of his sayings is, "if you eat like an ox you'll look like an ox, if you eat like a bird, you'll look like a bird." Genetics plays into it also, some women bulk up with certain muscles. Thankfully, my muscles don't bulk up, they just get stronger.
Here is Donnie instructing. He uses the timer around his neck, always has a typed out schedule and clipboard for us and threatens to bring his whistle if we are moving too slow between stations. Here are some of his favorite sayings:
Don't cheat yourself, treat yourself.
Last set best set, it's the set that will make you grow.
No pain, no gain and your body remains the same.