Dear Family & Friends,

Many of you know that I have decided to pursue my love of photography. I tried once to be an avid blogger and have a family blog and business blog. Despite my feeble attempts to be superhuman and do everything. I just cant. At the end of last year I quit posting on this blog and switched everything over to one blog.

On my new blog I post about my photography, things I'm working on, crafts and recipes I've made and my personal life with Craig. I post several times a week and have a good mix of all types of posts. As I check your blogs I notice that many of you still have this blog in your google reader/blogroll. I am hoping that you will update your address for our family to this new blog address: www.belindaolsen.com/blog

In updating your readers I am also asking for your help, love and support in spreading the word about my photography business. I know that I'm not a good fit for every person who is looking to have pictures taken! (that's why I share a lot of my personal life on my new blog. I want to find clients that are a good fit for me and I for them.) I am trying to develop my business to where I want it to be -- at the point that I am doing it full time. I figure who else to better ask for support from: My friends and family!

With much love,

Belinda

I am not a prolific blogger. Anyone can tell you that who checks my blog and sees the lacking posts. I have decided to make my life a little bit easier and combine my family blog with my photography blog. I am starting to get with the times and have subscribed to the blogs that I can through google reader and the ones that I can't I have marked in my favorites :-) I am doing much better blogging there and will start to integrate a little bit more about my personal life there. I am also hoping that this integration will help me carry my camera around a little bit more. Visit www.belindaolsen.com to check out the update on how we are doing and read my funny story from today at the laundromat.

Recently I was called to be the enrichment counselor in my relief society. For one of our enrichment activities we learned how to decorate cakes. I had a lot of fun! I can't believe how hard it is especially after our beautiful teacher Jocelyn Samuelson made it look E-A-S-Y! All growing up my mom made such fun cakes for birthdays and a special occasions. My favorite cake she made when I was in kindergarden and had the chicken pox. She made a cake that had chicken pox (red hots) all over!

Craig and I were invited by my parents to go with them on a drive to see the salmon spawning.  There were zero fish to be seen running up stream.  As we were walking back to our car I saw this thistle and fell in love with it! I think that so often we pass through life, and its challenges in autopilot. I know I am often guilty of this.  I loved the opportunity to leave my cell phone and spend some time with family and just enjoy life. It really is the simple things that bring a smile to my face. =)