Meet me in St. Louis

I had a killer weekend in St. Louis. I met a friend there and we toured around, took pictures, ate way tasty food, visited the farmers market, saw a play, enjoyed 2 museums and walked and walked!! As promised here are the photos of the arch. Did you know the arch is the tallest man-made monument in the United States.

We visited the farmers market on Saturday morning. It put the SL farmers market to shame. If you can imagine, this place is filled with a very wide variety of smells. We decided to try boiled peanuts. Not really something I'd recommend. This was such a fun day!!

I've never seen so many peppers!!

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This is my new addiction. I can't get past level 6!! Ugh!! I know if I was a little more committed I could probably do it. Joel at work got to level 8. Wowsers!! My goal next week is to put a few more hours of Travel Pod. No need to be mediocre!! I'm off to Saint Louis today. It's silly how excited I am for this trip. I know all of you will be on the edge of your seats all weekend waiting for pictures of the arch:) Have a great weekend!!

Hendrix Craig Shigeyuki Parkin

Meet Hendrix!! He was born on Friday at 7am (just 5 days old) 6lbs 13oz, 20 inches. I totally deserve credit for his birth. I introduced Holly & Taylor and 3 years later baby Hendrix. Auntie Em Forever!!

Baby Presley is almost here

Could my brother's family be any more gorgeous!?!! Baby Presley will be delivered on Aug 30th. Katie's got her room all ready and it's just darling. In the 3rd photo Katie & Lia are sitting in Lia's new room. She has a big girl bed and everything. She's also wearing big girl panties-she's totally prepared to be a big sisters. I love my growing family.

Nicole's Birthday Party!!

This is Darling Nicole. She turned 9 this week and had a killer celebration. I took photos of her with her friends & cousins, then got them edited and printed quick like and sent everyone home with a little collection of photos from the party. I had a blast and they all loved it!! (isn't her short hair super cute!!)

The Sorenson Kids

I had such a great time this morning shooting Tyler & Kimberly's kids. Kimberly is the sister of Donald, who I dated years ago. Kimberly was one of Donald's best assets. I would definetely advise him to introduce all his girlfriends to her!! I put a little extra thought into having similar shots for both Kenedy & Jack. So that they could create wall hangings like the one you see above. Here are 2 more sets. Thanks again Kimberly. So fun to get caught up!!

Laugh Out Loud

This is so hysterical!! YouTube is so great. What would I do at Marriott without it:)