Postma Wedding

Today my little sister got married!

The had a beautiful outdoor ceremony, short and sweet.

You can watch that Here: https://youtube.com/mikeandme

Then there was a wonderful reception with dancing, smores, tons of friends and family, and a sparkler send off!

So many people helped us pull off this amazing wedding, working behind the scenes and finding ways to make every detail special. 

Congratulations to the new couple!

May your love last a lifetime!

Sam's Bachelorette Party!

Today we went out to the city and celebrated Samantha's upcoming wedding with her bachelorette party!

We got a hotel and some card games.

Then we went out for a couple rounds of Top Golf. None of us had been before but it was super fun!

After which we went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse and they gave us free ribs!
All around a great way to do your bachelorette!

Less than 2 weeks before she says "I Do!"

Kesley's Maternity Shoot

One thing I have always missed when I was living in North Dakota, is getting to be around for the big moments. And having the opportunity to do photos for my friends and family in these big moments.
I wasn't around for the pregnancy or birth of Kesley's first 2. But I was so lucky to be able to move back and be here for this last pregnancy.
Kesley has always supported me in my Photography endeavors, even when I wasn't that good. And she let me be the one to take her maternity family pictures! 

 I think they turned out great, her cute little family all matches so nicely.

She told me when I showed her this last one of them sitting that when they were posed she felt weird and like it wasn't going to turn out good. But then when she saw it she loved it. lol Sometimes I know what I'm doing.

I'm so glad I was able to take these and be part of something she will cherish her whole life. And I am super excited to be around when this baby is born.

Freedom Festival at Flaming Gorge

Today we went to the Flaming Gorge Freedom Festival with my family. 

They had a classic car show up at the Resort.

 Michael and I both wore blue and matched by accident. So we looked very unified. 😅

 My mom and dad also matched with their sun hats.

 This was Dylan's favorite car.

 This was Evans favorite.

 The boys both liked the low riders best.

 Dylan got to ride a horse.

 We had a nice picnic lunch at the resort and then went to the Gorge to swim.

 I told mom and dad that they look like a Pepsi Ad.

 I dared Dylan to do a belly flop and he did not disappoint 😂

At the end of the day we went to Dutch John for the firework show like we did 5 years ago for our first date 💕

It was the perfect July day with the family.

Antelope Island

Today we were driving back from Idaho and I told Michael that something that had always been on my bucket list was to see the Great Salt Lake. I have driven past that area for years but never gone over and actually seen it. So we made a quick detour on our way home to check it out.

It was different than I was expecting. Still cool though.

Michael is a true "Instagram Boyfriend" 😂 He always does a great job of making sure I have pictures of me doing these things too. 

He is a pretty good photographer!

Also he is super cute 😉

 It really is super cool to see the water touch the sky. It's the biggest lake I've ever seen. And the closest thing to the ocean I've been too.

 Next time we come out this way I want to bring the kids and go swimming here. I hear that the salinity makes you unable to sink. So for once in my life I might be able to swim 😂

 As we were walking out on the island hill I noticed these little cobwebs across some bushes, but I didn't think much about it. Probably just dust webs or normal garden spiders, I wasn't too worried.

We get clear out on this rock and Michael looks down and notices a large crack between two rocks that was covered in webs and huge ass spiders!!! They were crawling around and dropping down around between these rocks! 😱 

I freaked out! And then quickly, yet cautiously rushed back to the safety of my car. Avoiding touching Any bushes or webs.

So I marked that adventure off my bucket list, and I'm glad I got to see the Great Salt Lake. But I was relieved to get the heck out of there!

And on the way home we stopped and watched the Sunset over Strawberry Reserviour.

Fourth of July Festivities

We took a quick trip up to Idaho to spend the 4th with our family out there.

For a small town, they really know how to celebrate Independence Day right!

The morning starts out bright and early with cannons firing down the main street and echoing through the town. And the explosions don't end until late into the night.

Michael watching the fireworks.

 Spending time with Grandma Bettilu. It was so sweet to see Michael try to paint her nails and entertain here.

 Hyrum wanted to make his last High School moments memorable and 'go out with a bang' so he set up a Grand Finale firework show of his own. 

 We went to the city firework show and got to enjoy the show up close from the comfort of our warm car. It was a little rainy and surprisingly chilly for July.

And then we finished off the night watching Hyrum's firework finale, which was the best 'at home' fireworks display I've ever seen! 

Im really glad we were able to come out here for the celebrations. The 4th is Michael's favorite holiday and it was really nice to get to spend it with his family.