Bella Photo Treasures Unveiled!

Just wanted to let you know that if you would like to visit the blog for Bella Photo Treasures click here. I will be posting photos from my shoots there if you are interested. By the way Chris got transferred again!! He is now in the city of Tampico. That's about all we know for now. He was supposed to have a baptism in a river on Oct. 4 but now he is on the move again. We will update you as news becomes available.

What's New?

OK so I guess that last sentence threw a lot of you! Maybe you thought McKayla was getting engaged or something . . . thank goodness no, lol! Really it is not that big of a deal for anyone else except for me. . . I got released from the Young Women program in our ward yesterday. I have been there for 5 blessed years and I have loved every minute of it! So for me it is a major change. I know that change is good but it is hard too. This week has been kind of an emotional roller coaster as I thought about how much I will miss the girls and the leaders that I work with. For those of you who work with the Young Women you know that there is an extra special spirit there as well and I think I will miss that the most. It has really been such a blessing in my life and has strengthened my testimony and my relationship with my Savior so much! So thank you to all the girls and the leaders who have been such an inspiration to me, I will miss you! Throwing out a big hug to you all!!

I have not received another call yet (although I am still assistant stake young women camp director. . . say that 5 times fast! haha) but the bishop hinted that it won't be long. So that is the "changes in the works" that I was referring to.

Transfers!

I wanted to fill you all in on Elder Carter's status. He was transferred this last week to a little town called Abasolo, Mexico. He was in Poza Rica for the first 4 months of his mission which is at the complete other end of his mission. He had to take a nine hour bus ride to get to Abasolo!!! There are only about 15 to 20 members in the branch there so I am sure that he will speaking in church quite often. . . so he is really going to be thrown into the fire now. He kind of lucked out with his last comp. because he could speak English so they always spoke English in the apt. But his new comp. doesn't speak any English so I am sure it will be an interesting experience for both of them. There is only one paved road in the whole town and he will have to hand wash his clothes (that's a scary thought). I am a little nervous for him but Mike says those are the best places to be for missionaries so I am trusting him on that one. . . Thanks to all of you who have expressed interest in my up and coming photography business... It is going quite well, I even have my first wedding booked! It's just a small wedding (thank goodness) but a wedding nonetheless! I am loving it! I will be making a seperate blog for Bella Photo Treasures soon so I can post my work there instead of here. . . I guess that's about it for now . . . A few more changes in the works but I can't say what yet. .. so I will have to leave you hanging on that one!

5 Free Sittings

Congratulations to those who made my list!!! I am so excited to work with you, and I truly appreciate your willingness to help me build my portfolio! I can't believe how fast I filled those spots! For those of you who are still wanting photos, I still need to build my portfolio and I would be more than happy to accomodate all of you. I will have some prices posted on my website within the next few days and then you can let me know if you are still interested.
1. Steve and Michelle
2. Dawson T.
3. Stephanie and Mike
4. Cherie B.
5. Steve S.

Free Photo shoot opportunity!

Hey all,
I know that you are all going to think I am crazy because I do so many different things! But this has been a dream of mine for some time and since I have a little more time on my hands and now the proper tools (woohoo!) I would like to start doing some freelance photography. Here is what I am offering. Because I am lacking the experience, I am offering a deal to help me get started and gain experience. If you are one of the next 5 people to contact me I will do your sitting for free plus you will receive a CD with everything that we photographed. If you would like to purchase prints I will have my prices listed soon on my website. Because I do not have a studio, most of my work will be done on location. I know lots of great places throughout the Salt Lake Valley that are especially good for photography and we can discuss that when you call me. I can also take photos of children, singles, high school seniors, or babies, in and around my home or I could come to your home if that works out better for you. This is the perfect time of year for families, with Christmas right around the corner and the colors of Fall are awesome to work with! If you would like to take a look at some of the photography that I have done over the years you can go to my website: Bella Photo Treasures Most of my work is of my own family but they make especially great subjects! I will have the a list of the five people that have signed up on my blog so if you interested you can keep checking back to find out if I still have space. If you think you might be interested or know someone that might please contact email me wendycarter_01@msn.com Or call me (801)557-4123.

Thanks for all your help and support.

The big dance!

Let me start by saying that I am so glad that Saydie has a wood floor in her room! She got asked to homecoming over the weekend! She is very excited. The guy who asked her is a really good friend of hers. His name is C.J. So here is how he asked her. First of all he called Mike to make sure it was ok with him that he take Saydie to the dance (so cute), then he asked him if he could come and decorate her room. Of course, that earned points with Mike (smart kid)! So he came over later that day and took what seemed like about 10 boxes of Lucky Charms cereal and dumped it everywhere in her room (see pic). Along with a bunch of balloons. It was such a mess! Then he left a poster that said "I would be the luckiest guy in the world if you would go to homecoming with me". It was really cute but, then Saydie couldn't find anywhere that said who it was from so she was popping all the balloons and looking in the box of lucky charms that was left on her bed but never found anything. So after guessing for a while, Mike finally told her who it was and that her friend from dance was with him when he came to decorate. So she called to see if it was him for sure and she said that the name was on a tiny piece of paper inside that box. I guess we missed that one! Kind of funny. So now she has to figure out a cute way to answer him back so if you have any suggestions let us know!

Labor Day celebrations

We traveled down to St. George for a final vacation of the summer. It was Mike's cousin's daughter's wedding so we had an extra excuse to get away. The wedding was beautiful and the couple looked really happy. I cried when the mother of the groom danced with her son. It made me think of Chris and realize how much I miss him. I had to walk away before my emotions got the best of me!
Then the next day we drove into Zion's National Park and did a hike. It was kind of overcast that day so it was perfect weather for the hike. We invited Cody's cousin, Nick to go with us. We had a great time goofing off and taking pictures. Mike even fed a squirrel right out of his hand. It's good no one caught us because later we heard there was a $500 fine for feeding the animals. . .yikes!! Seeing the beauties of nature reminds me of the goodness of our Heavenly Father. He must think that we are pretty special to bless us with all of this beauty! I am so grateful for all of the beauties of the world we have to enjoy every day. I wish I had more time to spend exploring what we have been given. We are so blessed!

This is the Bride and her dad.