Daniel John Denning

I went down to Salt Lake Thursday because Lauren had her little boy. He is so cute. We had a great time taking photos of him. He has a little jaundice and has to have the bilirubin light on him for just one more day we think. He looks like he is brothers with James. 6 pounds 10 ounces. Congrats Lolly and Kip!

Forced Blooms

Some of the branches that I am forcing are blooming. It is so fun. It has really helped me to get through this last ugly month happily. I went and cut the branches from some local businesses. Kelly thinks I am a rebel. I didn't know that pussy willows pollinated? Weird

Dead Sparrow

I went out to the back porch to photograph my one pussywillow that is out and I found this dead bird.

Valentines Day Pj's

So my Dad said that the only thing missing from my blog are photos of Kelly and me. With that said I am posting another photo of Clara. I took it today. I have such a great time taking them of her. Taking photos is one of the only things I can do in the winter that doesn't involve money, a car, or/and being outside. Sorry about the redundency but it most likely won't be the last. Plus I really like it.

About Me

I got Tagged 3 different ones in the same day. Weird. I will do some of them when I get the incling. Here goes the first one.

10 years ago I was:
I was in the 8th grade, just coming out of that ugly stage. Before I had cheesy glasses, braces, big bangs. By 8th grade I had contacts strait teeth and long hair.

5 things on my 'to do' list today:
1. Make dinner
2. Fold laundry
3. wash the dishes
4. take care of Clara
5. pay some bills

Things I would do if I became a billionaire:
I would buy a house for Kelly and I, I would pay off my student loans. Buy a Toyota Tacoma and a Nissan Murano. I would got to Murano with Kelly, sorry folks, you just got back... I would buy our little family a whole new wardrobe. I would buy Kelly a new computer and me a large format camera, more lenses for my digital, and new furniture. Then I would donate a lot of it to the perpetual education fund and some to BYU-I photo department, Granite High School and Mill Creek Elementary. Then I think i would like invest it is the stock market and a lot of small businesses that need a jump start. I would put a lot of it away so we would be set for life. Then I would want to throw a family reunion in Europe. I could go on because a billion dollars is a lot of money but I think maybe after that I would be thoroughly prideful and not appreciate what I do have. Hopefully I can have most of those things in time and with a lot of work . Plus, I will keep my soul.

3 of my bad habits:
1. Sleeping in to late
2. not being very disciplined
3. spelling very poorly

5 places I've lived:
1. Panguitch
2. Cedar City
3. Iris Lane SLC
4. Melvina SLC
5. La Jolla Rexburg
6. Pocatello

5 jobs I've had:
1. Pride Cleaners
2. Photo Lab BYU-I
3. Title One
4. Great Harvest
5. Washington Federal

Something most people don't know about me:
I like Star Trek the Next Generation but I would never dream of going to a convention. I was way to obsessed with Harry Potter, I would get on HP Lexicon way before it was complete and any good and now that there over I don't think there as cool. White is my favorite color. I wish I could have majored in three things in collage, Accounting Economics and Photography. I did a two year degree in photo (should have done 4 years) and an extension in business (waste of time except the econ classes that i took and the accounting class. It wasn't a waste complete waste of time because as a result I found out I should have done something else.) :)

Valentines Day

Kelly gave me a dozen roses for Valentines day. I got him a soda mug that he wanted. Clara got PJ's. We all got new socks. We had a great evening at home. Blue Cheese Stakes, sauted carrots, salad, and potatoes, and mom and dads' grape juice. We also watched Senindipity. I love Kelly so much. I am so greatful for all that he does for me.

Spring

The first one is a pussy willow. The second I am not sure but I hope that it will bloom. I am so excited for spring to come so I can take Clara out on walks again.

Food Storage

I have been working on building up our food storage. I go to the dry pack cannery every month and buy all this wheat. It has been fun to explore different things you can do with it. Besides just makeing flour i have cooked it like rice, sprouted it and now I am growing it for a easter basket. I know it is a little early but I don't mind trimming it a couple of times. I am excited to dye easter eggs so I can hide them in it and use it as a display in Young Womens!

Young Women Mice

For Young Womens one of our girl's mother showed us how to make these Chocolate Mice. We had a really great time makeing them. They are a mericino cherrie diped in chocolate with a kiss as the the head and nose. The eyes are just black food coloring and the ears are peanuts. So easy so fun! Thanks Debbie and Tristin!

Curlers

Grandma Mary gave Clara these fabulous curlers. I had the greatest time putting them in her hair and then taking photos of her. We got nine in her hair. How many 7 month old babies can have that many curlers in their hair? Clara was sitting on my lap while I was looking at the photos and she started getting so excited! Bouncing and reaching for the screen. She loved looking at photos of herself! I know I am going to love putting them in there her hair all the time. Thanks Mom!!

Amaryllis

This is my Christmas Amaryllis. It is so fun to watch them grow. Over Christmas it went from being two inchs tall to twelve. If you take care of them they can bloom every year.

Double Take

I was going along cleaning and I saw this!!!

but all I really saw was this ...

I don't like spiders. I used to just kill them in a reaction of fear, now i just run and tell Kelly where it is.

Polka Dots

Aunt Jill gave Clara a new outfit for Christmas! She is so great and I think Clara looks so cute in it!

Grandma Clara and Clara

It was Baby Clara's 1st Christmas so I wanted to be sure to get some fabulouse photos of her with the gifts, family, etc... I took one photo (this one) and my battery went dead. When she grows up and asks why I didn't document every second of her first Christmas I will tell her that one is better then none.

Santa Lucia Day

Today is Santa Lucia Day. A holiday of Light. It is a Scandinavian tradition where the youngest girl of the home goes around dressed in a crown of candles and a white robe with a red sash. She wakes everyone singing carols and gives freshly baked rolls. Lauren had given me a crown and I made scones because they are quicker! If you have heard of the American Girl doll Kirsten, she celebrates it in Kirsten's Surprise. It is fun and a tradition that I hope to continue!

Christmas Photos

Tuesday Emily and I had the project of taking photo for Christmas. It was kind of a rough day for all. Emily asked if I took a class on photographing children. I wish I would have. I love the way children's skin glows. The oldest is Allison and then Dallin.

Toothbrush

This is the frist time Clara has ever fallen asleep with anything in her hand. Emily Keele gave her her first toothbrush and she loves it! Kelly says that he thinks she is going to be a Dentist.

Rice Cereal

This past week we started Clara on rice cereal. She liked it the first day but every other day she made lots of "this stuff is gross" looks. Maybe it was a novelty the first day? She has been interested in food from the time she could see it so I decided to wait no longer.

1st try at Night Photography

Any suggestion/opinions would be helpful.

Pink

I would say that Pink is Clara's color. With few exceptions, most everything in her closet has pink in it. I love it!

Fall

It seemed liked in one day all the leaves came off the trees.

Kelly and I took James back last night to his parents in Salt Lake after they got back from a trip to Italy. It was so fun to see him get so happy to see his folks after a rough day at our house. They brought back some cool stuff for us too!

More of James

We went up to the church to have James run around and get all his energy out but he just stuck to me like glue. He is getting used to the camera and is really interested in it. You can see the lens cap in his hand in the first photo.

How James is doing...

Kelly and I are watching our nephew James Denning, Lauren's little boy, while most of my family is on a trip to Italy. Watching him makes me feel apart of the fabulous fun they are having. He is a happy sweet boy that has a lot of energy. I am surprised with how tired I am and how enjoyable it is. He likes the tub and he likes pumpkins.

Faces

Clara has always been a looker. Looking around not missing much but now she is getting to be quite animated. These are some of her fun expressions.

Cupcake Hoodie

On Wednesday the 26th Clara learned to roll over! She can do a 180* and back. She doesn't do it all the time, just once in a while. They say when they start to roll over that is when they learn to sit up.

Locked out

I go on walks with Clara. One day we set out with my camera and a water bottle at around 11 am, planning to come back at 12, and didn't come back until about 5:00 pm. By the time Kelly came and got me from Aunt Non's I was very beat and very hungry.Clara and I had walked around the neighborhood and took some photos of homes. This is one of my favorite homes here in Pocatello. Even though I think it probably is small, I don't think I would mind living in that house.

New Outfit

Clara is getting ready for Halloween. She really likes the new outfit that Aunt Non got for her. The dress on the witch flips up to reveal orange shorts. Clara is likes to play with it.

GHS ' 02 5 year Class Reuion

On Saturday we had a Luau for our reunion. Is was sunny and hot. They roasted a pig and had a dancing contest. The pig was very good. It was fun to see people and help out. It is kind of funny to look back and remember what it was like and how people are different. I hope I am a little different too. I made some mistakes but had a lot of good moments and fun times. I had to take off early to take care of my daughter but Colette, Val, and Shannon (Left to right) came over for a little bit and talked with me. I was really glad I went!

Clara's Blessing Day

Last Sunday Kelly blessed Clara. Kelly did a nice job. In the blessing he felt impressed to bless her with a sense of humor that will help her through trials and to enjoy life. I think she will. Aunt Non was nice to let us have a party over at her place and worked really hard to get the yard and house looking really nice for us. The first photo is her waiting to get dressed and looking bored Kelly took it. She looked gorgeous and was so nice during the prayer. I was so scared that she would cry though the whole thing and I wouldn't be able to hear the blessing but the Lord was kind.

Clara and Me

This is after the funny photo shoot at the beach on saturday.

Ableskivers

These are what we Hatfield's call Ableskivers. They are balls of Danish pancake goodness! You can fill them with apples or other fruit but we prefer to just put maple syrup on them and gobble them up. Grandma Dorothy would make them for us when we would come to visit.