Dear Liz,

Being a mom has only made you even more gorgeous. Thanks for letting me take pictures of your beautiful family! More to come...

Carter Brett Barkdull

This sweet little guy was born on October 20th at 5:15 pm. He was 7 lbs. 4 oz. and 21 inches long. By the way, you guys were right...Little boys are so fun :)






PS. Jen Herem, if you ever decide to do a photography class, I am SO there :)

Baby Boy!

No, I am not pregnant...and let's be honest, I show WAY before 20 weeks. So there is NO way I would know what we were having and you wouldn't know I was pregnant :) But, my sister is having her baby today and I couldn't be more excited...or more nervous...what do you even do with a boy? We have been drowning in barbies and princess dress ups for as long as I can remember. I guess we will have to learn about trucks or this little guy is going to end up playing dolls until he gets a side kick :)

Summer fun

HaPpY BiRtHdAy MaCeY!

This is a little late, but Zacc's entire family has been in town all week and we have been extremely busy. Macey's birthday was on the 20th so we had a big family get together. We had cake and ice cream and she got spoiled rotten. It was so fun to spend her big day with family. I can't believe my baby is one :)

Busy Summer

We have had a busy summer and I have been a major slacker when it comes to blogging. We have been camping with friends, ran in the wasatch back relay and have been to lagoon at least once a week (Macey loves it). Her are some pics to catch up...

Too blunt? Maybe...

So, I was watching the news today and I saw a story about a family whose mother had been sent back to Nicaragua. She was an illegal immigrant living here. Her husband is also an illegal immigrant and might be sent back as well. The story was about how this family was being torn apart and was questioning the governments stand on immigration laws.

First off, I can't imagine being separated from my family, it would be horrible and I hope I never have to experience it. That being said, why is it the governments fault that this family (emphasis on the parents) chose to come to America, fully knowing that the were living here ILLEGALLY and could be exported??? I HATE that the media makes the government out to be the bad guy in this situation (I know, I know, I am totally close minded). I also get plastic sacks at the grocery store and will most likely never own a Subaru outback :) If the logic holds true that we shouldn't export illegal immigrants because they have a family, then we shouldn't arrest criminals who have families either. We certainly shouldn't put anyone in prison that has a family and surely shouldn't give anyone the death penalty that has children.

I realize there are a lot of flaws in the judicial and government systems, but I think the world would be a thousand times better if people started realizing that they are RESPONSIBLE for their own actions!!!

Sorry for venting, but come on!