This week has been absolutely crazy!!  We finally got the keys to our new place...last friday at 5pm.  We got everything in and then my hubby left for 2 weeks for training in WA.  The indoor photos are nothing we would want to share at this point but here are a couple of the outdoors....

We have been waiting almost 2 years for the market to improve while living in one rental after another.  Every night my hubby would sit at his computer and look at home prices in certain areas, tracking what has sold and for how much.  He had been tracking the area we were renting and he found a few bank owned properties.  Well, one thing led to another and we made an offer we thought would surely be turned down.  To our surprise (and the realtors) they actually accepted it!

I can't tell you how excited we are to finally have our own place where we hope to grow old together in.  We have been absolutely blessed in our lives with two beautiful children and two careers that keep us running and smiling every day. 

There are few things more fun then shooting an engagement session on private property owned by the happy couple's family.  We explored every nook around the ceremony/reception site.  Here are just a few of my favorites.  I am so excited for the wedding day!!

 On another note, I have 2 more engagement sessions to post as well as 3 weddings.  However, our family will be moving once again next weekend.  I know we have only been in this rental for 6 months, but if everything works out it will be well worth it. 

We went to Tahoe this weekend with some friends of ours.  We played in the snow, went to the beach and saw a parade!  I love this shot of my little ones.  My boy wondering why he didn't get a lolly pop and my daughter looking at him like "I'm so not sharing".

Things have been beyond crazy this past month.  My son had an ear infection in both ears.  Both of my little ones had pink eye and of course gave it to my husband.  While taking care of everyone else these last 4 weeks I have had 2 episodes of the flu.  I am so incredibly sick and tired of being sick and tired!!

I have a couple of weddings to share and album designs that I have kept busy with.  Two of my lenses broke...one right before a wedding and one during a wedding.  How it's possible? I have no idea but one broke in half.  These two lenses (nikon/tameron) have broken before so I think it is time to retire them to the circular bin and buy some new glass.

I am slowly catching up on everyone's posts (my in box is just a mess).  I'm going to a seminar on friday.  I'll have to report back soon.  I do wish everyone the best!!

Jen

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