Maddison Dale

Mother Nature

>> 1.17.2011

My goose will be gone for a few days and I have no idea what I'm going to do with myself. Is it bad to say that I'm looking forward to a little alone time? :) I'll probably just end up making a bunch of bows this week. Check out my photography blog to see how you can win this headband! :)

So, this happened like literally 5 minutes ago. I was sitting here at my computer and all of a sudden, it got really red outside. So I grabbed my camera and headed out for a few quick shots. These are all SOOC shots. I did not edit them at ALL! :)

Isn't Mother Nature just beautiful and amazing?!?!?! I'm so proud to live in such a beautiful state! :)

Cake and Pringles

>> 1.08.2011

Time seems to be flying by faster than usual. I seriously feel like Christmas is just around the corner instead of already over. Seriously.

I also feel like because time isn't going to wait for me to catch up, I'm missing out on all the little things with Maddie. So on my day off, Maddie and I had a day to ourselves!

She got a play-doh cake set for Christmas and she begs me to play with it EVERY.DAY. But it's a real pain in the butt to set up, make a mess, and clean it up. I don't think Santa thought that one through. But, nevertheless, it's her favorite so we had to play it.

mmm...yum!

And then she found the can of Pringles. I swear that girl is addicted to those! She can finish a whole can in ONE day!

She is such a silly goose!!!

I ♥ you Maddie!!!

A Very Merry Christmas!

>> 12.31.2010

To say we were spoiled on Christmas would be a huge understatement. Santa spoiled the crap out of us!! I wasn't even that good this year ;) Maddie literally hit the jackpot. She's got more toys than she knows what to do with! Here's a summary of what she got: tent that looks like a treecake play-doh setremote control carracecar trackTHREE babiesstuff for her babiesAriel (the doll)Toy Story 3 (the first movie she saw in the theater)food set (her aunt made her some play food out of felt)a new toothbrush4 or 5 new outfits (some really cute ones too!)new jammies2 pillow pets (the ladybug and the bumble bee)a letter learning gamea first aid kit (santa was thinking about the future!)some new booksand lots of other little things that mommy doesn't remember :) And guess what I got? a reflector3 movies (Wall-E, West Side Story, & Singing in the Rain)the Luxe Collection from Florabella!A new coat!a perfect picture of Maddie printed on canvasa polka dotted blow dryera gift card to Swanky Stitch!! I told you we were spoiled ;)

Thanks so much for a fabulous Christmas Santa! ;)

And I hope you all have a fabulous New Year!!!

Tis the Season

>> 12.21.2010

Ok, I admit it. I'm a bad blogger. But I have an excuse right? It's soooo busy this time of year, with photo shoots, work, and family Christmas parties. And now Christmas is less than a week away! Agghhh!! I'm not officially done Christmas shopping yet (yes, I'm one of THOSE people). So to get you a little caught up on what we've been up to.... On December 17th, Maddie, Kyler, and I went up to Heber to spend the weekend with our Papa and Mums. On Saturday, there was a Christmas party for the kids at Mums' work. It was sooo fun! There was face painting, balloon animals, cookie decorating, hot dogs, and of course, Santa and Mrs. Claus! Needless to say, it was a BLAST! First we started off with face painting. Maddie got a snowman :)

And then it was Kyler's turn! He's not the type to sit still, so the lady went quick and he got a little ornament.

Next, we headed over to the cookie decorating table. Maddie made quite the masterpiece :)

And THEN, we went to get Maddie a balloon animal! The line was pretty long so Maddie ran off and made a few new friends...

(I love how they've found such a comfortable spot in front of the port-a-potties!) It was finally Maddie's turn to get a balloon animal! She wanted a snowman, but they didn't have the right colors, so she got a bear holding a heart instead :)

And I bet you can guess what came next?

Yep, you guessed it!! She was so excited to sit on Santa's lap! She didn't look like it but hey, at least she didn't cry, right?

I'm so glad she had fun :)

The following week, I took Maddie to see the Christmas lights at the Christmas Village in downtown Ogden. It wasn't snowing, but it was getting very nippy!

She loved going up to each little house and seeing what was inside :)

I love going to see the lights every year! I hope to be able to do it every year, even when Maddie is all grown up! :)

Last Saturday, we had our annual Owen Family Christmas Party up at our Papa and Mums' house in Heber. It's soooo beautiful up there this time of year!! (ok, it's beautiful all the time, but it's especially beautiful in the Winter)

We started the party off with a snowman building contest and some sledding!

We totally won ;)

Isn't she the cutest?!

After sledding, it was time to warm up, dry off, and head inside for food and presents!

This photo amazes me because my nephew on the left is only 5 months old, and Avery (on the right) is 16 months old! And they are the SAME SIZE!!!! lol

I ♥ him!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Wish List

>> 12.03.2010

Tis the season right? I always get asked the question, "what do you want for Christmas?" Althought I know exactly what I want for Christmas, I always reply with an "I don't care" just to avoid having to explain it. So, this year, I've decided to just write everything down (or blog it) so I can remember and anyone who needs to ask me what I want, they can easily find it here. 1. A gift card to Swanky Stitch! She makes the CUTEST custom made camera straps! I ask for a gift card because I'm very picky and would rather pick it out myself :) 2. The Luxe Collection from Florabella. It's a set of actions for photoshop! They are to.die.for. 3. This floor from Photoprops Floors & Backdrops. Oh, and this backdrop! 4. A double sided reflector like this one. 5. A big girl lace petti romper in the color Burgundy (exactly like this one) 6. This ADORABLE top from Sweet Plume! LOVE it! :) oh, and this one :) 7. A gift card to GAP! (except I can't use my employee discount with a gift card, so cash would be fine) ;) Ok, that's all I can think of for now! I know, I know, a girl can dream right? Well, dream I will!! lol

SNOW!!

>> 11.28.2010

There was a blizzard blowing through town last week (although it wasn't much of a blizzard). I'll be honest. I was scared out of my mind! I think it was all the hype it was getting. They had warned that power may go out for a couple of days and state employees were getting sent home early to avoid driving in it. Now who wouldn't be scared?

To me, it was just a typical Utah snow storm. It started off VERY windy, but other than that, it just snowed all night. The next day was the worst because the streets had froze overnight.

I was, however, excited to take Maddie out in the first snow of the season! Unfortunately, I had to work for the next few days :( But when I did take her out, it was totally worth it!

Luckily I had just gotten her coat the night before the storm. She still had her snow suit from last year, but it's a size 18 months. It looked like it would fit her. I tried it on her at the end of the summer and it did! But fast forward a few months and it no longer fit her :( She's in a 3T now! When did that happen?

Her favorite part was throwing snowballs at me! What a little stinker!! :) She would literally crack up after she threw it at me.

We only lasted for 20 minutes outside. It was sooo cold! Maddie had been wiping the snow off her cars and her glove fell off. She came and brought it to me, but then continued to wipe the snow off with her bare hand. Moments later she came up to me crying because her hand hurt! Poor baby! lol So we just went inside from there.

Hope everyone else has been enjoying the snow!!