Poppies | Mantua, UT

This place is too beautiful for words. Poppies everywhere. Paige loved it, Ollie was half asleep but happy, and even Jeff liked it (a major success)! Pictures, pictures galore. We took our phones, my instax, and our joby, but there was no place to put it, so sadly, no full family pictures. It was so much fun though & we all had a good time and got some really good pictures. Come visit us soon & we promise to take you! ;)

(the over exposure is real! I forgot to change my settings in between these two, whoops!)

Paige | 3 Years

What is happening? I cannot believe for one minute that Paige is 3 years old already. I certainly can't believe that I've been a mom for 3 years now. It's mind boggling. When did this happen!?

All disbelief aside-- these have been the craziest, yet most fun years of my life. I've learned so much & watching you grow is the best thing. It's like experience life all over again and I LOVE IT.
Anyway, here's Paige at 3 years old:

LOVE

princesses
dancing/twirling
telling mom & dad what to do
being sassy & constantly has her hands on your hips & her finger wagging
candy of any sort
helping mom with all the chores- laundry, dishes, vacuuming, etc.
stickers & coloring
animals
her brother (so much)
stuffed animals
doing everything by herself
Moana, Trolls, Bubble Guppies, Sofia the First, Frozen, & Daniel Tiger
drawing with chalk & playing in the dirt
having your picture taken
all of your cousins, aunts, uncles & grandparents so much
your friends
snacks
playing on the swings & slides at the park


HATE

being told what to do
when she gets things taken away
nap time
going to bed in general
rice
when Ollie cries
when someone is mean to you
going potty

You are the sweetest little girl. You are such a good helper & listener. You're always willing to help. You usually have a smile on your face and love to make other people happy. Whenever anyone is sad, you go up to them and say "it's okay, be happy!". You give hugs out like candy and it makes people fall in love with you. You say the funniest things & are always making your dad & I laugh. You're the best big sister Oliver could ask for- encouraging him to roll over, giving him kisses, burping him, giving him his pacifier, and singing to him.

You memorize songs, movies, and books so quickly! You love doing puzzles, playing with your animals, and playing make believe (don't think I can't hear you in your room). You love going on walks in the stroller & pointing out all the puppies and babies we see/hear on the way. You're constantly looking out your window to see what's going on. You get so excited when dad comes home from work and give him the biggest hugs.

You always want to do what mom does. You're always asking to help and to play or snuggle and it warms my heart. You always have me on the verge of tears with all the things you do- I can't believe we were blessed with such a great girl. You love nursery & Jesus and you're always so excited to tell us what you learned on Sundays. When you pray, you never ask for anything- you're only grateful.

We are so grateful to have YOU. You are such an amazing blessing & we love you so much. Thanks for letting us be your parents- we owe you everything.


And now, since you love pictures of yourself & I love taking them, here's a large photo dump of you.

"Mom! I'm THREE!"

Family Pictures | 2017

We held off on our annual family pictures (which we usually get in the fall) until after Oliver was born, so we could have pictures of the 4 of us together & have the session also double as his newborn session. We used Brittany from Brittany Allred Photo for our pictures and we love them! She's so well priced and we love how they turned out. Luckily, Paige was pretty good during our session & Oliver was calm except for the very end where he was just screaming ha! We had a good laugh about it.