Albion Basin

I've lived in seven different states and three different cities in France. That seems like a lot of moving but I am grateful for each one. I've loved each of them for different reasons but I've learned that you can find amazing people no matter where you go and anywhere can be Home. One of my favorite things about moving a lot is that you get to see how beautiful our world is. The sunsets of Indiana, the hills and trees of Pennsylvania, the huge blue skies of Oklahoma... they are all gorgeous.

And don't forget the mountains and wildflowers of Utah! This summer we explored a bit at the Albion Basin. For a couple weeks each year, the basin abounds in wildflowers. It is breathtaking and looks just like a scene out of The Sound of Music. Unfortunately, I think we were about a week late because a lot of the flowers had already faded. I have big plans to spend a day hiking and exploring next summer during the peak of the beauty. But we found some amazing spots this trip, too! The kiddos were not cooperating quite as much as I'd like (when do they ever?) but I still think we got some pretty great shots.

PS: I made that dress! Maybe it deserves a post of its own because it turned out so cute! It's not really ideal for hiking, but great for posing in mommy's pictures!

I'm grateful to live in a beautiful place and explore it with family who lives close. And I can't wait to find more gems like this one in Utah!

Bubble Bath Photography

My sweet girl turned 11 months old this week. The first year is my favorite! There are so many firsts and so many cuddles. I love watching her explore her world and get excited about the things she sees.

Lorelei has started crawling this month! After a few months of some speedy army crawling, she's finally decided that crawling with her tummy off the floor can actually be easier. She zooms around the house these days and disappears in five seconds flat.

She LOVES to pull up on everything and is getting sturdier on her legs every day. There have been several times when she is so distracted holding a toy or watching something that she forgets to hold on to something and stands by herself for several seconds until she realizes it and grabs on.

We had to wrestle her big brother out of photobombing every other shot, but he's never too far away from his favorite little girl. When I asked him to smile for me, this cheeseball gave me this face:

Miss Mae grew her second tooth this month! Now she has two little teeth sticking out of her bottom gums for the cutest little smile you ever did see.

Our little sweetheart started waving to us this month, too! She likes to greet us with a little hand wave after naps and when Daddy comes home from work. She gets so excited to be around us and we kind of like having her around, too.

Happy 11 Months, Lorelei!

Photo inspiration came from this beautiful photo session. And, wow, I seriously mean inspiring.