The Hotness....

I normally don't share too many photos on here from my photography blog, BUT, I am too proud of these images not to share!! I had the opportunity to mentor with one of my favorite photographers of all time while I was in CA over the 4th of July. Kamee June is one of the coolest chicks I know. Super genuine and a teacher at heart. She has already helped me so much both with the business side of things and with pushing the envelope and trying to get better images with every shoot I have. 

This is just one image from our time spent together...

You can see lots more (with even more coming) if you go HERE!!!

Movin' on UP!

I am so excited to share that after waiting patiently...I FINALLY have a new job at Novell! YAY!

I will be working in a sales position and I couldn't be more excited! I get to stay at this great company with fabulous benefits, work close to home and get a raise! Holler!

Mickey Mouse Bday Party #1

Brady is ONE lucky little boy! We had not one but TWO birthday parties for our little guy! We of course had to celebrate the milestone with all our friends in UT and then go celebrate some more with all our family and friends in CA. We are so lucky to have amazing friends that came to have fun and get their Mickey Mouse on! I had an crazy cool party package made from a girl I found on ETSY, who does UNREAL work! Check out Dimpleprints.com for anything creative you could possibly need! First up...pics from our Utah party! I will let the pictures speak for themselves but we had a wonderful time and Brady LOVED his cake (like there was any question that he wouldn't!) Thank you everyone who made our day and Brady's Day so special! We are so grateful for all of you!

Brady Michael Bakken is ONE!

One year ago today I was snuggled in a delivery room holding my 8 lb. 2 oz. baby boy Brady Michael Bakken. He has been the most amazing blessing in our lives this past year. He is such a fun loving and crazy kid. It has been one wild ride, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. The first few months were quite an experience to say the least! Brady had colic and oh boy does that test your patience! But we all made it through in one piece  After that was over Brady was a different baby! He was laughing and giggling and EATING! The kid loves to eat. We have yet to find a food that he turns down! I love that especially since I love to cook, hopefully one day he will appreciate that.

Brady is honestly such a ham and it’s hilarious. He knows just hot to light up a room and put a smile on your face. He is constantly active and always doing something. Whether that’s chasing the cat, chasing her up the stairs and trying to catch her tail, or squeezing the juice out of the watermelon and watching it drip down his belly! I love watching him climb the stairs at church, or crawl under the chairs, and watching the surprised faces when he smiles at them like he knows he is a stinker!

Brady LOVES Mickey Mouse, and so does mom! When Brady is fussy or upset, it’s Mickey Mouse to the rescue. I have no idea what it is about that mouse, but he loves him! So, of course, we had to have a Mickey themed birthday and photo shoot for his big day! 

I seriously can’t believe my baby boy is already ONE! We LOVE you to the moon and back big boy!

You can see more of our favorite boy at BrookeBakken.com :)

Get Our Mickey Mouse ON!

I seriously can't believe our little guy will be one next Thursday!! We will be celebrating this weekend in Utah and gettin' our Mickey Mouse on! This kid is obsessed with Mickey, so we have embraced it!

I MIGHT have gone a little overboard with decorations and food but oh well right? I guess your first child only turns ONE once, so we are gonna do it up BIG! I have been planning this and preparing for almost a month now, so hopefully one day Brady will look back at these pictures and know how much his mommy loved him because this has been WORK! More pictures later from the big bash :)