Photography Website

I know, I know...I always have a million things going at once. Here's the link to my photography website. I can honestly say I love doing photography! Let me know if you want me to take your pics! http://www.julphotography.com or http://www.wix.com/lvjuls/photographybyjul

Latest Photography Work

I've had a lot of fun photographing some friends and family. Here's some of my work:

State Fair!

I didn't have the kids on the day we went to the fair. But I had fun with the rest of my family!

Picture Happy!

I've gone just a bit picture-happy this summer. My kids are pros at posing by now. Not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing...

It's been a quite active summer! The kids passed out from exhaustion almost every night. Now we are in school mode (between Penny, Max, and me) and keeping busy everyday. It's been hard to get in a good routine since we live in Shelley and driving back and forth is too gas-consuming. I think we are figuring this out little by little. It's hard doing it by myself for sure. One extra adult makes quite a difference! I sure love my kids, and all of the effort is very much worth it!!

Oh man!!

I'm sorry everyone! It's been a heck of a long time since I have posted. Life has been soooo busy. Trying to get a routine down has been quite challenging. Here's what we've been up to:

Pics of our new place in Shelley:

Zoo Children!

We took the kids to the zoo today, quite fun, but by the end, the kids seemed to fit in quite nicely with the other loud animals...

I am surprised by the amount of animals that the Idaho Falls Zoo has, considering what a small town it is. Most of them were hiding out in their caves today, probably because of the hot weather, but we still saw quite a few.

We had a lot of fun and got a lot of pictures. Lindsay planned out the day since it's Brackyn's b-day. Today is his actual birthday, but the party will be held on Saturday. Happy third birthday little guy!!

Notice Max's blue eye through the mask... :)

Two chickens and one beauty in a nest.

Max, max, max the Explorer!

Beautiful Browning ladies.

Linz, texting at the zoo...guess the seal didn't impress.

The tiger was a little too hot to sit on, but they insisted on a picture, and settled for standing by it.

Those short legs don't help.

Buds

Bracky's B-Day!

I'm extremely excited for my nephew's birthday. It's crazy how fast these little chicks grow. I treasure these special moments with my nephew and my own kids. Maybe someday my sisters & brother will have lots more children to add to the family. Hopefully. Hint Hint...

Long Awaited Opportunity...

I was always planning on going back to school after I put my husband through school, but it looks like I'll be doing that sooner than later. I'm pretty excited to be getting back to school again. I got accepted to ISU! Like that was hard? hahaha. Unfortunately, I would rather stay home with the kids, but I have no option. I have to choose either work or school, and my feeling is schooling 100% is the right choice. Like there's jobs out there anyways, right? I feel like I have enough legal experience that I could probably find a job in that field, but why not do what I've always wanted to do? I'll be majoring in human resource administration. I had started in healthcare admin, but this degree is quite similar. I feel good about it! :)

4th of July Fun!!

Now, since the kids have two separate families, they had four straight days of fireworks and fun! They went to the lake with Mike and his family and camped and swam in the lake and fireworks that night. The next day they went to the parade with me and my mom, and the big fireworks that night. On Sunday, we went to more fireworks out at Heise with our neighborhood friends. Then on Monday, they were with the Maloneys again and went to the activities and fireworks in Menan. Geez, talk about spoiled children! The one drawback, they get bored too easily now when they don't have a lot to do. Asking them to sit and watch tv is impossible! Here's some cute pics from the holiday.

Why does she always look so suspicious?

Ya, ya, eat your pie!

Max & Gabe...chillin' with their like third piece of pie.

Of course, we've got a model on our hands. Can you say Miss 007?

Mom, enough with the pictures! I think that the parade this year threw the most candy I have seen since I was a little kid myself! Yay! Maybe the floats will start to improve and we'll see less and less trucks and tractors.

Trying to Get out of our contract ASAP!

Well, looks like I found a new place in Idaho Falls...just waiting for my application to get approved. It's really cute! Drawback, it's an apartment. I really hate apartments. But no one is living below...so maybe it will stay that way for awhile. My kids are quite the jumpers. It's very centralized and a lot closer to my parents. I am just waiting for my acceptance to ISU and for someone to take interest in my place for partial July through March 2011. It's competitive at $800 a month, so it should go soon. At least I hope. Here are some pics:

Crossroads

Okay, obviously I'm just getting the hang of this. Not a whole lot has been going on lately. The kids have been having a blast EVERYDAY in the sun! It makes me quite tired to be outside so often, but I do it for them. Playing both roles (Mommy and Daddy) can be quite exhausting. Mike was usually the one to hang with them outside. That was my break time or cleaning time. We are getting used to things how they are. Penny & Max get to preschool on Tuesdays and Thursdays and that gives me a little break to hang with Gabe. I really look forward to that time! But overall, not always looking for a break. I like hanging with my babies. They make me so happy and always make me laugh! :)

Right now, I am at a crossroads. Trying to figure out if I should go to school here in Rexburg or attend ISU at the Idaho Falls extension. I didn't submit a deferment for Spring Semester, and so now I am working on getting readmitted to BYU-I. It seems like I have to jump through so many hoops all the time here. That gives me the feeling that maybe we shouldn't be here. What I will miss about Rexburg if we move:

• My AWESOME Zumba class
• My neighbors and friends
• The fact that the playground is right next door to my house and I can see my kids playing outside from the window
• Being on my own and making my own decisions
• PRIVACY
• My ward (for the most part)
• Accessibility of every store I need nearby
• This is where I'm comfortable. I'm not very good with change.

Advantages of moving:

• My biggest support, which is my mom, near me at all times.
• No rent (I will still pay a little to help the costs for my parents)
• More childcare options if I do go to school
• No religion classes (expedite my schooling)
• Lots of areas for my kids to play (except I would need to watch them closer)
• Would need to get a storage space and have rental fees
• Make new friends...but really no one my age around

I'm weighing my options. I figure if I can't get back into school here, then I should take that as a sign. Really kind of dreading the whole moving thing again. I just don't know. Really, I would prefer not be have ever been put in this situation. Heavenly Father has a plan for us. I am sure of that.

FUN at Grandparents' House!! Finally! Summer in Idaho!