Fishing with Papa

Kaden loves to go fishing! Gregg will NOT take him! Do you want to know why? Well let's see, it is a toss up between touching the slimy fish, touching the slimy worms (not to mention actually putting worms on a hook) or even wasting time! I don't know which one weighs more heavily. So I have enlisted my awesome Dad! Yes, TK the one who never had a chance to take boys fishing! This is probably the third or fourth time he has taken them. Is it about the fish? No! Is it about the worms or the wasted time? No! It is about spending some good ol'fashion time being boys! At least in my little girl opinion! I could very well take them fishing but it most likely wouldn't be as fun ya know!
Notice one of THE MOST important items of gear! COOKIES! Who can lay back and pass the time without a handful of cookies?

So my sweet Dad has decided the fishing interest only lasts roughly (he says) 5 minutes. Then they want to throw rocks into the water (what boy doesn't), scream loudly (again what boy doesn't), and wiggle and dance around (alright!)! So he had a plan this time. He took them up to a little fishing pond in Bountiful. He made them these awesome sailboats! Complete with a hook on the back incase they need to be fished back to the shore! He is so awesome! He and Kaden (Jaxon didn't want to sail his--he was afraid he would loose it!) took Kaden's sailboat to the otherside of the pond. And wouldn't you know it, it came back to right about the same spot they were fishing. TK said it was a great way to pass the time and keep them interested! How fun! We are already planning the sailboats next expedition on Daybreak! It will happen before they go back on track!

Plan B...Wheeler Farm

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We were going to go to the zoo....it was closed! Is the Zoo ever closed? Well it was on this day. Terri had a plan. We went over to Wheeler farm. It was great! It was free! It was a great way to spend the afternoon with cousins, play with my new camera and relax. What a great afternoon! Thanks Terri.

What a good boy!

I have a really hard time finding any shots with Jaxon and Kaden and a somewhat serious face. They are usually goofy!
Zeke was having a ball feeding the ducks! He was laughing so hard!
Alasia, what a cutie!
Addilee what a sweetheart! I swear you never hear this little girl cry! What is that about?
My beautiful sister and her baby girl!!

I don't know why, but I really like to take out the color sometimes. I have to be careful or all of my pictures end up like that. Then I have to remind myself bright colors are fun too......

How funny is this? Okay so who can resist these funny boys. We came around the corner to a place Kaden was dying to see, this cute little playhouse. These two boys were so funny. I had to take a few shots of them.
This little boy just stopped LICKING the window sill with his tongue! He was so dirty I could have died! He was all boy, it didn't bother him at all, he was in his element.
Isn't this little boys red hair to die for? So so cute!

What a fun afternoon!

Playin in PSE

Let me know what you think. I have been playing in PSE and playing around with some pics. Which one do you think looks the best and why?

Here is my friends adorable little boy.....

B shot 1 - just cropped no adjustment to color.

B shot 2 - cropped and color removed.

B shot 3 - cropped and sepia tone added with a rustic type overlay.

Just curious as to what other people think look good. I have my favorite, however, my favorite changes with pose and composition of the picture etc.

Flaming Gorge

Finally a moment to blog! We finally got to go to Flaming Gorge over Labor day we had a blast! Thanks Masons!!


Apparently Gregg used to go to FG all the time as a kid. It brings back very fond memories to him. My memories of FG are of TK (my Dad) standing in the boat at the dock of Hide out campground while all of us girls took all the heavy camping gear up to our spot. You know TK did a lot of hard work too, it was really hard holding the boat down to the dock....um, I know he has buoys and ropes to tye down. Nope I am sure it is much more fun watching his possy of girls act like boys and take all the stuff up to the highest camp spot. Oh and then, at 6am reving up his engine that echoed so nicely in the said hideout canyon area. I guess that was our wake up que that we were to get up and get breakfast going because he wanted to ski. Nevermind the fact it was 'freakin freezing!!!'. Anyway, I didn't mean to ramble Greggs fond memories are of the 'Georgy Porgy' (Grandpa George's boat) sleeping on the boat and going fishing etc. etc. He loved it. He told us about the really cool boat parade on Labor day and the fireworks that finished off the parade. I think everyone in my family laughed at him so hard! We teased him because come on....a boat parade with lights on the boats? Really? How much more cheezy can it get?


But honestly the parade and fireworks were a blast (no pun intended)! I tried really hard to get some cool moon and fireworks shots but um, those are really hard to do especially when you don't know how to work the camera yet.

We did all have a great time. The Mason's know how to camp let me tell you! We ate like Kings and Queens! The Men actually set stuff up AND put it down. I swear I could camp like that all the time. I was just not physically exhausted like when we camp with the Drapers!

Thanks for a fun trip! We will definately have to go see the cheezy parade and fireworks again. --maybe next year i will know how to do night time shooting!


Isn't Bronson so adorable? I guess this is one of the Mason family camping traditions. They always make a big mut pit and play in it all day. Aunty just happened to have the added touches of the boots and hat.....He totally looked like he was a cowboy taking a bath!

Doesn't every one need to sweep up the dirt and grass in the middle of the camp spot? Great Job Zeke!




Kaden from happy to sad in .03 seconds



ah, what would we ever do without the trusty old dump trucks. They have proven to be hours and hours of fun! Zeke has always loved this dump truck. Such a great investment!


And the ever popular water guns. Gregg is in his element! I think boys will always be boys and it is always about seek and destroy!

And I know right now you are probably thinking, well I thought Jaxon was there too. Um, yes he was! Let me see he is 8 right? Well I think he thinks he is 18! Anytime there is a teenager or any older cooler boy for that matter around he disapears from the family. Yes, he is sprouting a teenager attitude already of 'I am too cool for my family. I am old enough to stay here by myself!' AH!! are you serious? Yes, he is! So he missed out on the majority of all the family fun! He did have fun with Brett who was a star and took him for rides on the awesome Rex 4 wheeler, and waverunner rides, and tubing rides! Oh, I can't believe he is so old already!

okay so it is not like I was trying to keep my whole 3 readers in limbo on this one. Due to the new job I have been super busy. So busy in fact I should not be blogging right now. The tax deadline for Corporations is tomorrow and I have been busily rushing to finish the last clients I have on my plate......

so anywhooo No we did not get a leg lamp I loath. Rather I feel like the Dad! I am so excited with my new delivery I don't know what to do with myself. In fact many times reading the manual it seems Italian 'f-r-a-g-i-l-ee'. Yes, Gregg has finally harassed my enough into purchasing my camera! I am so excited! Before I had kids I never thought buying stuff for myself was a problem! In fact, I usually bought whatever I wanted. However, when the little kiddlets came around I have become super cheap! I always will spend money on them so easily but when it comes to me, I think ah, I can't do it.....Football is $$$, Soccer is $$$, they need new shoes $$$, new school clothes $$$, etc. etc. So anyway, I finally did it..... Yes I feel a little guilty. But I am so happy with it I am having a blast! I ended up with a Canon 50D! It is awesome and I start a photography class tomorrow with one of my friends who just purchased (rather her husband gave it to her for her birthday! What a Good hubby!) the same camera. We will learn how to use them and hopefully use them to their best capacity! I could go on and on. However, like I said I need to do some work, so more to come after my big deadline tomorrow! Here are some pics with the new digs!!

Again, more to come later.....

I feel just like this right now.......

More to come......