lately.

                                        saved the best for last. (above pic)

 which is sexier...

modern day ken?

or

retro ken?

gosh..such a toss up.

jenni, this is going in my book of funny memories.

how fun was this? haha..

xo.

janika

p.s. sorry for taking such a long break from blogging.

ive been very busy..i hope you can forgive me and still visit my blog.

i promise to entertain you.

sunday.

i hope you were outside this sunday.

if not, you surely missed out and i better help you imagine it.

warm, but not HOT.

sunny enough to smile.

air, fresh enough to eat.

lighting, the best there is.

smiles, with complete truth.

allergy season, but no reaction.

bugs, everywhere!

misquitos, didn't see one.

told you it was perfect.

we walked around outside sunday for a few hours, photographing.

i have been super busy editing pics, and dancing lately..

i needed to get out and get some fresh air!

it helped.

xo.

lately..

as we all know...the jazz didn't stick it out to the end. they let the lakers defeat them. this doesn't change the way i love them though. they worked hard, they just need to work even harder next year right??
  summer is almost here, i can't wait another second! i need it. i'm exhausted and there is something about the smell of summer that is keeping me slightly impatient at the moment.
 i perform in a week, the ballet Coppelia! it's such a fun ballet. i'll have to post some pics.
but wait, can you believe it's summer already?? i swear i just did my 101 things of summer. oh no, i'm not planning on doing it again (countdowns are extremely stressfull) i'll just "go with the flow" and be really good to post my adventures.
                                            the weekends here!!

the utah jazz pretty much rock.

so does this poster...

my brother mike and ryan attended the jazz game with this

awesome poster above last night.

lets just say, they got more than their five minutes of fame.

if you were watching the game, or read the paper..

i'm sure you saw this haha!

clever jazz fans is what they are.

happy belated earth day.

it's feeling springish now..

even though i was ready for spring WEEKS ago.

i'm so glad the past 3 days it's felt "springish"

also, i hear saturday is going to be in the mid 70's!!

woot woot!!

i did yard work saturday.

it was so refreshing and fun being outside.

i like pulling weeds and playing in dirt i've decided.

the best part was my brothers helped too.

when your whole family is serving together,

it makes things a lot more fun.

the only flower in our yard right now.

my favorite color!! (well, one of my favs.)

me and my mom are doing the yard this year.

i'm excited!

spring colors + clothes. i likey a lottie.

started eating "better". (no more sugar)

total weekness of mine.

allergy season. can't wait! oops, i lied.

still love the green though!

susie w/ fake chicks. random i know.

she would eat real ones!

well, got to go..

this beautiful weather is calling my name!

so is my hungry stomach.

did i mention..i discovered something.

did i mention the time when i went to the park with all the grandkids?

i didn't??...........

well, it's a silly story actually. i discovered something. you see, i thought by going i would have so much fun, i would feel like a child again. my mind would burst with all these memories of my younger days, and i would indeed enjoy all 5 foot 9 inches of my adult body going down the once "big" red slide i slid down several years ago.. 

the "thoughts" i had, failed.

lets be real. i didn't feel like a "child again."

i wasn't full of overjoyment. the red slide was rather akward and uncomfortable actually. those childhood memories and "good old days" had their time.

it made me realize,

i like being an adult.

it took me a while to face this fact, since "what i want to be when i grow up" had finally arrived and i wasn't sure i was ready for it.

i think i am, i'm ready for what life has to offer as an adult. i like the respect i have now from other adults. i like being one of the examples for my nieces and nephews and all the little ballerinas i teach. i like the fact that i can make my own decisions. you see, being older is wonderful. i am more creative, more knowledgable, more independant.

i finally feel like i know who i am.

i just needed a simple day at the park to discover this.

...and you know what

i liked it.

i got to photograph a beautiful wedding all day and night saturday. loved it. wittnessed true love.

today was crazy to say the least...

but it still brought me pure joy and true laughter.

the day felt long, and well lived.

here is how it went (summerized of course)..

-woke to a flat tire.

-dad took car to shop for tire repair.

-then, my car wouldn't start.

-battery died at shop. repair men rescued again.

-got to drive dad's truck instead.

-photographed a ceremony.

-got goosebumps.

-continued with luncheon.

-photographed some more.

-laughed a lot (hilarious groomsmen)

-drove a golf cart.

-ate some cake with the worlds smallest fork (so cute).

-rushed to UVU for a dance performance.

-ran out of UVU, drove back to reception, walked in, started running upstairs..

realized my shirt was on backwards (can't believe all the people i had seen, not one said a thing haha.)

-ran back down stairs, reversed shirt.

-sweat running down my face.

-made it back in time for cutting cake, dancing, sparklers, & balloon infested car.

-biffed it, running UP stairs (minor knee burn) risking my body for my camera.

-chewed 10 pieces of bubblegum because at the end of the day, i deserved too.

     

      all in all, i loved every second of this crazy day. i live for days like this, really. very productive and not only that but i gave my time to someone else for their big day. i didn't have time to think about myself (not that i shouldn't.) i really smiled. i honestly laughed. i didn't care about the calories i ate. i just was there, capturing nothing but positive, happy moments.

i think i could get use to this, yes indeed.

xo.

a little, lot of denim.

found this good looking group of kids laying around the house.

i'm the little girl in this pic.

favorite things in this picture for sure have to be..

one. ryan's (my little brother) "bowl hair cut"

two.  the total lack of denim. there could have been more don't you think?

three. ok, ok, the whole photo is my favorite.

xo

we all have these days..

but honestly...

          i don't think i look half this adorable when i'm having a bad day.

         (i don't think following her around with the camera helped much...)

                             

                                or did it??

                          oh myyyy. i love her.

lesson learned: when someone has a bad day, it doesn't always have to bring everyone down around them too. just following this little one around...

 and capturing her anger...

made me smile and chuckle a bit.

(she then caught on, and laughed along too.)

oh, the stresses of being small... i'd take them any day.

xo.

p.s. i still don't even know why she was upset. (she probably doesn't either)