Setting Out

This is one of my favorite images from the whole year! I saw this random shopping cart on the side of the road, (Yep, Tooele again...the home of the bizarre.) it looked like it was just about to take off on a journey through the field. I took a few minutes out of my busy day to shoot our intrepid explorer. It's images like this that make this project so fun! I probably would have passed it by if I didn't have the obligation to make an image every day. Hooray for The Project!

Night Train to Kathmandu

I had a wedding today and simply didn't have time to shoot anything til I was just about to head home and realized I hadn't taken anything. I thought a moving TRAX train would be fun since the shutter would drag on its own from lack of light. It turned out nicely. I was going to play a bit more with it in PicSayPro but I was exhausted. What an amazing wedding, though!

(Disclaimer: This post has actually NOTHING to do with Kathmandu, the title of the post comes from a random memory of some of my high school friends renting a movie by that name and losing it, incurring quite a hefty fine...you know who you are.)

Car Seat Rolls to go with Chubby Baby Rolls { Newborn Baby }

She's so LITTLE! You always forget just how little newborns are! I took this the first time we put Olivia in her seat. She makes the seat look huge. I can't believe Hannah was ever this small! (She was actually smaller by about a pound and a half.)

OLIVIA ERIN WOODBURY, Welcome to the World! - { Newborn Baby }

This is why we take pictures. All the technical aspects aside, this photo is priceless. This is my new baby girl, Olivia Erin Woodbury, born August 2 at 8:04 PM. I am tearing up just thinking about it. I look at her little face and imagine all the little details the future holds. There will be about 5000 diapers and who knows how many hours of crying or how many sleepless nights but that one time she runs up to you and gives your kneecaps a spontaneous hug and says, "I love you, Daddy" none of that matters. I honestly feel bad for those who have made the choice to not have any children. Sure, they have every right to do so but they have no idea what they are missing. They will never know just how much they can love something. They will never know how frustrated they can get. They will never know true unconditional love. My first daughter changed my life and I am so excited to meet Olivia and get to know her. I love her already.

The Epidural

Yes, my wife was smiling while the epidural went in. Who wouldn't? Something that was so painful just a short couple of decades ago is now a fairly pleasant experience.
I haven't talked much about Lori on the blog so far...and I'm sure she's perfectly comfortable with that. She's always been content to sit in the background despite a dynamic, fun personality and above average social skills. ;) It would be so easy to just take my image of her every day and call it good but that wouldn't push me much, now would it?
Lori is amazingly, bafflingly positive and supportive. She is intelligent and sensitive beyond the scope of mere human ability. I love her so much. She is an incredible mother. She has the ability to boil down a complex situation into child-sized pieces so Hannah understands and can make the right choice. I an constantly humbled by her innate parenting skills. I am honored that she is the mother of my children and my love...and she's very patient to allow me to take pictures at times like this. I love you, babe.