Traditions

We spent Thanksgiving in St. George with my family this year. It's so nice to be around all that reminds me of home and "me." I've spent the past 20 years living away from home, so I jump at the chance to be with my family. My kids however were very upset that we wouldn't be making gingerbread houses with the Murphys on Thanksgiving Day Eve, so I told them we would see about introducing this tradition to the Keyes side. My family embraced it, and we spent an hour or 2 in my sister's basement wrestling icing, gingerbread and candy. Thanks for the memories everyone!

seMi-retirement

I struggle and struggle with finding the time to do photos (the way I want--pursuing it and really doing it well), and being the best mom I can. I love doing photos, but I love my kids more, so I am thinking about putting the business away to pursue my family. I figure they are only little once; I don't want my memories to be clouded with guilt from time spent on the computer. I've taken November and December off and am considering a 1-2 shoot limit per month. For now this feels good, so we'll have to see what next month brings.

50 years!

These beautiful people (my mom and dad) have been married nearly 50 years. We spent Thanksgiving with them in Sunny St. George and had such a fantastic time. Thanks for feeding and taking care of us. We love you! Congrats on 50 wonderful years.