Photo Shoot Favorites

Here are a *few* of my favorites from our recent photo shoot. I acutally have a lot of favorites! I was disappointed that Justin couldn't be there. He was planning on it, but had a dinner come up at the last minute that he had to be to. We will get some good pictures of him and the kids soon though!

Believe it or not, there are quite a few I didn't post here. Now the hard part....how do we pick the ones we want to develop to hang on the wall? So many good choices!

Conference Weekend

This last weekend we enjoyed watching General Conference at my parents' house. It was definitely a needed break! We were inspired by the messages and enjoyed the time together as a family.

It's so nice to see my Grandpa whenever we go to my parents' house too.

We even got to take his new "jazzy" chair for a spin. It is not quite as intuitive as I thought it would be. Now we can relate. I'm so glad that Grandpa has it now, and he'll be a whiz at it. He'll be zipping up and down the block in no time!

Watch out....there were some crazy drivers present!

We even got some fun pictures of my parents. Thanks for being a good sport dad!

Hooray for a fun and relaxing weekend!

Dragon Prince

Here is one of the many costumes Brandon has come up with on his own. On this day he was a prince who was looking for a dragon. (He put on the dragon shirt from the Maners' Hong Kong trip and everything.)

He made a quiver to hold all of those pretend arrows.

Watch out dragons! Brandon is armed and dangerous!

Way to use your imagination Brandon!

Sleep Daddy, Sleep

The last few weeks have been pretty crazy in the Maner household. On Justin's side, he has been going at full steam ahead with classes, projects, competitions and events. Last Friday was the first time Justin had been home during the daylight hours for a while. He was so exhausted he laid down on the couch and was out like a light. Lindsey saw her daddy and thought she could make him more comfortable. She told me, "I'll be right back!" and ran upstairs. Before I knew it, she came back down with her two beloved blankets and her teddy bear. She carefully spread them on top of Justin and tucked him in. It was very sweet.

Fall Colors

This last weekend we were able to enjoy some nice fall colors in the mountains with Blake and Laurissa. It really was the perfect day for a hike. 

I just love autumn colors!

Getting to Stewart Falls was a pretty nice destination.

And snacks are always a good idea!

And you have to play on the rocks too!

All in all, a nice way to enjoy the beautiful colors this time of year. Thanks guys!

Photo Shoot

The kids and I were lucky enough to get to help a friend who is getting into photography again by being her guinea pigs at a photo shoot. It was so much fun! The kids really enjoyed posing and even coming up with their own locations and faces. 

She just posted a few on her website today. Check it out:

Red Tulip Photography

We will get a CD with all the pictures in the next week or so. I'm excited, because I really like what I see so far! I'm sure I will post some of my favorites here! :)