The Mack's

The Alley

2009-02-15T15:20:00.000-08:00

Since we were taking pictures of Denny's family. I had to take some of my kiddos too. I think they turned out so cute. I had this first one stretched onto a canvas. It's awesome!!!!

The Other Mack's

2009-02-15T15:14:00.002-08:00

The other Mack's came and visited us this summer. We tried to take family pictures, but we had some tired kids and a sick Denny. This picture is priceless. Wendy says it's her family in a nutshell. I love it.

Kenna was not having the pictures.

But Dallin was all smiles.

This was probably the best picture I could get of Kenna. It's adorable!!!!!

Good ol' uncle Jason giving the kiddos a ride.

All I want for Christmas

2009-02-14T21:12:00.000-08:00

My Little Princess

2009-02-14T21:11:00.000-08:00

YUM!!!!

2009-02-14T21:10:00.000-08:00

Whatever I gotta do

2009-02-14T21:05:00.000-08:00

So the kids were taking forever to fold the clothes, and they were complaining the whole time. Sooooooooo, I made them put underwear on their heads and they couldn't take them off till they were done. They were not thrilled, but they picked up the pace and got the job done.

Taylee was not a fan of this hat.

2009-02-14T21:03:00.000-08:00

We moved in September. If only I had the pictures of our "before" house and our "after" house. I'll work on it.

Ouch!!!!!!

2009-02-14T21:00:00.000-08:00

Alyssa is a bit of a clutz. This little booboo was ginormous. I felt so bad for her. If only this picture could show the real beauty of it. It looks pretty bad in real life.

Where's the pumpkin??

2009-02-14T20:47:00.000-08:00

Aydrey and I went on the best field trip to the pumpkin patch. She was so cute. We had a blast.

Where's Aydrey????????????????

When Amber Came To Town....

2009-02-14T20:26:00.000-08:00

While Amber and her kiddos were in town, Brady and his fam came to town too. Since we were all together we decided to take some family pictures with my G&G Howard.

We really couldn't get everyone to cooperate.

I had to swap many a heads in this picture. But it ended up really cute and got to be sent out as Christmas cards from my parents.

We had such a blast when Am and her kiddos were in town in September. Leila kept calling all my kids Disney names. For example, Connor was Tarzan, Aydrey was Bella.

How cute are these two little girlies??

We decided to go down to the Beanery and eat.

We thought we'd let the kids get wet in the fountain.

Our Cute and Sassy Pumpkins

2009-02-14T20:22:00.000-08:00

Halloween pics

2009-02-14T20:16:00.001-08:00

We had a great time on Halloween. We started at the Great Grandparents Ward Trunk or Treat. This is the back of their Expedition.

Lab Rat

2008-11-21T19:38:00.000-08:00

Connor has eczema, asthma, and allergies. Not fun for him. So we had to go to the doctor. He got poked and prodded to see what irritated him most. The conclusion: Cats, sage, dust, grass, pretty much everything. Dust?? Grass?? How am I suppose to keep him away from these things? So we've opted to get him allergy shots. Supposedly it will get 90% better. So, I'm all for it. I would like to see him play in the grass and not have red eyes and a stuffy nose.

4th of July Fun

2008-10-30T21:25:00.000-07:00

We had a great 4th of July Party at the Harris'. Brady and Nichole came up and the Grandma's and Grandpa's came over. Jason of course had a blast playing with fire.

All Tuckered Out

2008-10-24T18:48:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I find Alyssa asleep in the funniest places. But this was hilarious.

Jason's Summer Toy

2008-10-24T18:46:00.000-07:00

There's not much else to say about that. :)

2008-10-24T18:41:00.000-07:00

Our t-ball night out. We had a blast.

Alyssa was our only fan.

2008-10-24T18:38:00.000-07:00

I have a lot of posting to do. So we'll start with the last day of school. Taylee saying goodbye to Mrs. Cochell. And Connor saying goodbye to Miss Armstrong. Both were such great teachers this year. We will miss them.

A day out with the girls - school prep

2008-09-21T19:55:00.001-07:00

The Saturday before school we had a DAY. One full day of lunch, shopping, getting beautified. Just me, Aydrey, and Taylee. We started with lunch with girls from school and their moms and ended with the best fashion show.

I meant to say Fashion show not talent show here. But you get the idea. Love you girls!!!

Birthday week

2008-08-31T10:21:00.001-07:00

Last week was a special week. Two birthdays. Alyssa, my baby, turned 3 on the 19th. And Aydrey turned 5 on the 22nd, which Jason likes to think they're on the 16th, and the 23rd. But don't get me started on that!! :) This week was also my busiest week of the summer. On Aydreys' birthday I had 2 weddings. Never have I had 2 weddings in one day. But hopefully we still made it special for her.

Alyssa sporting her birthday crown for her breakfast. And then walking the runway for her new clothes fashion show.

We spent a part of Aydrey's birthday at Alicia's (my cousin, wedding #1) luncheon.

And this is what we ate.

Our Bunny Friends

2008-07-30T13:24:00.000-07:00

Meet Lola, Sparkles, and Junior. How cute are they?? These little guys are THE BEST pets ever. Unfortunately we are down to only one little bunny, Lola. Junior, and Sparkles got dehydrated and their little bodies couldn't take it. It was so sad when they died. We'll never forget them. :) Connor with Junior

Taylee with Lola

Aydrey with Sparkles

Father's Day

2008-06-19T14:58:00.001-07:00

Here's a pic of the kids for Jason for Father's Day. I've wanted to take pictures at this old fire station cuz of the cool blue door. I just love it!

Alyssa's New Hair

2008-05-18T20:18:00.001-07:00

Taylee decided to play hairdresser to Alyssa. I was actually babysitting my friend's little girl and she came down with a big hole in her brand new dress. Jason went up to look and came down with a big wad of hair in his hands. He had found Taylee with the scissors and Alyssa as her client. So the whole situation was bad, bad, bad. But as you can see she came out with a pretty cute hair cut. But let's see if my friend brings her daughter over again! :)Dandelions are their favorite flower. They love to pick them.

This dog goes everywhere with Alyssa. It's definitely seen better days. It's quite worn out.I just love this look on her face. Not sure what she's doing. But it's so cute!!!!
Aydrey's such a good big sister. I love seeing them have fun together.

Phewwww!

2008-04-15T19:02:00.001-07:00

Well, I feel caught up a little. There's been a lot to happen in the last 4 1/2 months but I've posted a few to see. So, scroll down.

To recap what we've been up to. Jason is back doing mold again full time. From the little hiatus from the mold field, he's retired his hard hat and calculator and said good bye to his "Manuel labor" for good. (His words) Jason's life is great again. And of course, he's found a "gaming group" to play with. And plays every Thursday night. What happened to the every once a month group?? Not every week????

I have been up to my eye balls in photography. I have pretty much averaging one wedding a month. In May I have two. Which might not sound a lot, but when you tack on engagements, bridals, wedding, and reception. That's a lot of pictures and work. But I love it. If anyone wants to see some of my work as I go, I have a blog at mackphotography.blogspot.com. It's so fun!

Oh, I almost forgot about the potty training. Alyssa the easiest one of all. For a few days, she wanted the diaper and was a little attached but soon left it behind. I can proudly, yet with a little tear that I will never have to change diapers again! But wait that's all I've been doing for 7 years what will I do with myself???

The only person I haven't posted about is Aydrey. I feel bad. We do have 4 kids. :) Maybe she'll do something exciting here in the next few days. She's as cute as ever. She is and always be my little spit fire. Very firery that one. But so sweet too. She is very clear about what she wants and what she doesn't. But when you're not looking does something amazing. That's just her. Wouldn't change her for anything!

Bye, for now.

Taylee's 6!!!

2008-04-15T18:55:00.001-07:00

I can't believe Taylee's 6! My kids are growing up fast! We had a great "girl" party. A few girls got off the bus with Taylee and we had lunch, cake, and fun. We had a manicure party, painted nails. And of course, played with Little Pet Shop Animals.

Taylee is in Kindergarten and is doing very well. It's great that they are in an art school because that is all she likes to do. Ask her what she wants to be when she grows up and it's an "artist mom". Sounds good to me. She's such a good little helper just like Connor. And is always thinking of others. She's such a sweet girl.

Puppet Show Party

2008-04-15T18:49:00.001-07:00

This was a make shift puppet show the kids set up and put on for us. I'm not sure I even know what it was about. I'm not even sure if they knew what it was about. But none the less, it was cute.
Alyssa and Aydrey loving the show.
I don't think Taylee has grasped the concept that her head has to be covered. Look at her eye!!
Look at the characters they drew on lunch sacks. Very cute, I'd say.
Well, done. Great performance. THE END

Easter Fun

2008-04-15T18:38:00.000-07:00

For Easter we went over to the Great Grandparents (Tolley) for Easter dinner and an egg hunt. They have a great area in the back for an egg hunt. This is the kiddos with their little cousin Lucy.
I think Grandma Rae Ann, a.k.a. Grandma "Roxy" is going the wrong way, but she must see an egg.

Marker Mayheim

2008-04-15T18:36:00.001-07:00

How can you refuse to take a picture of this cute face? Even if it is covered in marker. Oh Lyssa, what do we do with you???

2008-04-15T18:06:00.001-07:00

We started off the new year with our favorite 2 boys' birthdays. Connor's was on the 23rd and Jason's on the 28th. I can't believe Connor is 7!!!! Where has the time gone??? Connor is such a great kid. Such a help with the family.

He is doing so good in 1st grade. He is going "above expectations" at school mostly with the way he can verbally express his ideas. Is the teacher secretly trying to tell us that he won't shut up in class??? Not sure, so we'll take it as good grades! :)

This is Connor for his birthday. First we had fun with the family at Primo's Pizza. Then him and his crazy friends got together for a little presents, cake, and pinata spearing.

Look at the anticipation in their faces.....

Alyssa's big bed

2008-01-27T18:58:00.000-08:00

We decided to rearrange the kids a little. And realized it was time for Alyssa to get out a big bed. My baby is growing up. :( So Jason made this super cute bed for her. It's not done yet, it needs to be painted. But we couldn't resist her using it.

Our Snowy Friend

2008-01-09T12:25:00.001-08:00

How cute is this guy??

christmas

2008-01-09T12:21:00.000-08:00

Here are the kiddos singing Rudolph at our Christmas Eve party.

Finally a Family Blog

2007-12-13T20:19:00.000-08:00

I can't believe we finally have one of these things for our family. For such a long time before anyone else had a blog I had one for photography. And now everyone has had a blog for their families but me. Well, not anymore!!!

And I know everyone has probably seen this picture but oh well. I have to start this thing with a good picture. And I love this one. So here ya go....