4 Year Anniversary

I posted all of our wedding photos on Facebook for fun, if anyone is interested. Todd & I agree it seems a lot longer than 4 years, probably because this January we will have been together 7 years! (That's dating for 2 1/2 years plus a 3 month engagement, good heavens). But I finally got him and he is wonderful. Happy Anniversary great husband!

Isaac's Room

I finally decorated Isaac's room a little with stickers on the walls & rearranged furniture. I like it but I really want to paint the walls(or the bottom half of the walls) a light blue or each wall a different light color & reapply the stickers. I definately need curtains though & some boy bedding for the crib.

Another project I am working on is a hard bound book of Todd & I with our wedding photos. Our 4 year anniversary is the 22nd! I have albums but I want to be able to design pages & add text & I am sold with online book orders from shutterfly, walmart & walgreens because the quality is so professional. I will probably post some of our old wedding photos here that day too just for fun:)

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School is great! I have business 1010, a photography/studio class, and two visual technologies classes, Internet development(build websites) & Communication Design(computer drawing, design & photoshop programs). Ideally I want to get my Bachelors Degree in Computer Science with a VT emphasis so I could work part time for a print or design business & still take wedding & portrait photos whenever. Todd will be going back to school(salt lake or logan) for his masters next year(fall 2011) so I only have 2 semesters here & i'm taking the classes that will most benefit a photography business. I hope to be able to complete a degree when todd finishes in 2-3 years. But for now I am learning so much in just the first 2 weeks! My schedule is MWF until 1pm & T/Th 2-4. Todd watches Isaac till I get home then goes to bed & Isaac and I play then have dinner at 6, go outside at 7, get a bath at 7:30 and bedtime at 8. That gives me 3 hours to do homework every night. So far, so great!

Udvar-Hazy Business & Computer Science Building

Where I spend ALL of my time:) And I love it!

Graff Building & Fountain

Eccles Performing Art Center(dance, theatre, music concerts)

Hansen Stadium

California Trip

Day 1: Isaac & I flew from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. My step sister Kate just moved there with the help of my dad & Olga (step mom) to start school at Western University of Health to become a podiatrist. Unfortunately, the flight was not much fun with an hour delay, then no air conditioning while waiting on the plane for 4o minutes to take off because of another delay and finally, California with a lovely breeze & a cool 70 degrees that day!

Photo 1:Day 2, Long Beach, we got there just as the sun was setting & the colors in the sky were so vibrant! My photos don't do it justice at all.

Photo 2: Beach Baby-first time at the ocean!

Photo 3: Ha! I did not know his shirt was up, but I guess this is the place to flaunt your stuff.

Photo 4: Grandpa, Isaac & the soothing waves.

Photo 5: Sore line was beautiful, and hardly any one there on such a perfect night.

Photo 6: Lights in the distance

Photo 7: silouette of a large hotel

Photo 8: Getting Late

Photo 9: Bay Watch

Photo 10: Day 3, Pool at Kate's apartment

Photo 11: Pier where we had dinner. Queen Mary ship in the distance, corner.

Photo 12: Day 4, on our way to the Aquarium of the Pacific

Photo 13: Tourist boat trips

Photo 14: Outside the aquarium by the shark exhibit, not my favorite tank.

Photo 15: Day 4, Universal Studios Hollywood

Photo 16: The shopping strip on our way to the theme park entrance.

Photo 17: Welcome to Universal Studios! Isaac is more interested in the girl on his right.

Photo 18: We survived Jurassic Park! Tyrannosaurus Rex almost ate us before we took the high, completely vertical drop to the bottom. Everyone loves this ride! I have never seen so many people soaking wet but laughing hysterically!

Photo 19: Marilyn Monroe & some handsome guy. I bet he's one of the producers:)

Photo 20: "TAXI!" I have no idea how to do this obviously.

Photo 21: I'm actually being arrested but everyone has to look nice in the theme park because there are children around.

Photo 22: Terminator 3D was awesome!!! The motorcycle ride was a bit bumpy.

Photo 23: Paris is so beautiful in the summer.

Photo 24: Hey baby, you must love paris to!

Photo 25: I just got a bike. Is it wrong to want this one too? In metallic pink please.

Photo 26: Krusty Land, I love you. My mom never let me watch the Simpsons so nobody tell her that 1. I am wild about this ride & 2. I have seen every episode, "HA HA!"

Recent Photography Sessions

This has been a busy month! I just posted three photo sessions to my business blog & sent out email blasts with links to view the photos. They are

Alton Lodge Getaway

Aaron & Lisa Portraits

Travis & London Wedding

To receive emails of my recent photography sessions,

email me at erignellphotography@yahoo.com

Why I haven't posted anything in a while...

What's been going on?

We recently moved! Just 10 minutes from st.george into a larger place & are renting a 3B/1.5B upper duplex unit. I love it!! Todd likes it to but has a hard time admitting it:) There is a big open lawn area & a city park and stake center next door. We are also just 3 blocks from the city library & the new recreation center. It's fast wherever we're going as we just jump on the freeway & also close to Walmart(is that a big deal?hehe) So Isaac has his own cute room, I have all my photo& design stuff in the office & todd's library, and lots of room, a pantry, closets and 2 toilets, AWESOME! Of course i can't forget about our master bedroom, finally some privacy again! We have been here since july 2 & I just barely got photos on the wall, deep cleaning done, Isaac's new crib assembled, the office completely organized, new address changed & internet setup! Woh, that still leaves me out of breath! But I've had fun too, I go to the city pool 3 mornings a week & have lost 4 lbs, I still love my bike, I play with little Isaac alot, we go on walks & I just saw Eclipse with Annie, Sweet! Oh, and I just had my big toenail removed, it hurts like heck without my 800mg Ibuprofen- Hahaha good stuff!

What's coming up?

The end of the month is really busy and exciting! My step-brother Travis is getting married the 30th & I have a few projects to do for him, and my family will be staying with us. Then monday the 2nd Isaac and I are going to California for a week with my Dad & step-mom to help my step-sister Kate move. August 23rd my classes start & I'm looking forward to learning a lot of visual techie stuff, but I will miss all the time with Todd & Isaac.

So, I will have lots of fun photos to show & things to tell coming up:)

8 Months. Portraits from Sears