Family Mug Shots

Brayden, Colin, Tanner	Aunt Chris	Uncle Dick
Brett	Quinn	Cass
Chad	Krystle	Jeremy
Maggie & Paige	Carly	Tate
Eleece	Chad	Whitney
Blake	Brian	Tasha
Blake & Avery	Grandma Snowball	Mom & Chase
Cindy aka Mom	Sara	Dave aka Dad

All about Chad minus Chad

Here are some photographs from Chad's homecoming, ironically without Chad.

Brayden's tongue

This group picture just kept getting bigger.

Paige time!

Before 9am

Our daily routines are chartered by the sun.  Everything we do gets done before 9am.  This summer has been a record breaking heat wave.  It is not unusual for the temperature, even at night not to drop below ninety and during the day temperatures soar into the hundred and teens... so we get up early eat breakfast and off into the burning morning sun.  But no matter the time of day, Maggie loves being outside, even in a hundred and fifteen degree weather, there is nowhere she would rather be than outside, exploring.

Supermodel Natural

I imagine what it is like being a supermodel.  Frequently people stop me to say how adorable Maggie is and I imagine this is what it is like being a supermodel.  Although, you might think it is easy photographing a supermodel, it is actually the opposite.  They are very demanding and difficult to work with.  There are only three things she will stop to let me photograph.  Well, I guess if I were a supermodel I would be the same way.

climbing or near a precarious edge

playing with sharp objects

eating rocks

31 Street

Sara's birthday/birthweek was like Christmas in August. Thanks for everyone that went out of their way to make it fantabulous!

The Torgerson Clan

Just a few of the family pictures after Chad's homecoming.

Sunset Beach

Maggie loved the beach. She played in the ocean until sand was in every crevice and her lips were blue and shivering, yet she still wanted to be swallowed up in its blue foaming waves.

Fierce

Another Cousin Playmate

Michelle gave birth to a little girl last week... so we made a road trip to see her. We also got to celebrate Sara's Birthday. Anyway, I had to get these pictures up. I am running behind a few months with the photo log. Pretty much the photos sum everything up.

In Father's Arms

Payton Comes Into the World

Being a Supermodel, Yawn.

Princess

Baby Feet

Nap Time

Dress Up

Dipples

Hey Favorite Uncle!

Baby's Room

Roomful of Children

Hey whose Birthday is this?

Chilaxing

Mother & Daughter

Miss Maggie Moo

Oh how I love this girl! She is almost 17 months and a whopping 30+ lbs! She loves to be out in the Las Vegas heat, more so than her mom and dad. The minute the front door opens she bolts towards it and is out picking up rocks (and throwing them), looking at the plants, and jibber-jabbering about the world in front of her. She loves to go to the park in the mornings and would rather explore her surroundings than play on the equipment. It's rare that she'll let us hold her for more than a few minutes.

This little girl knows what she wants & if she doesn't get it - oh watch out! She has mastered the art of throwing a fit. Sometimes I wonder if the terrible twos have joined us a bit early.

What I love best about Maggie is how happy she is. She laughs and giggles and will just look at you and smile. She will sit on the floor and pull up a book and "read" through it and laugh and point and move on to the next page and do it again. She also loves to sing. Whenever there is music on the radio or Stanford and I start singing, she joins right in. I love it!

It is fun to watch her learn and grow. She is one independent girl. I can't wait for her Uncle Chad to come home from his mission this week and meet her!

Richins Family Reunion

We had a record turn out at our family reunion. All of the siblings and cousins were there except Shandra, Steven and Zack. We got together for a little barbecue in St. George, Utah. Clarke drove in from Missouri. Tonya drove down from Washington. We drove all the way from Vegas! Michelle drove in from California. Jonathan drove drown from Salt Lake. Mom of course hitched a ride with Tonya. It was great fun and of course I took a picture of it.

Zion Narrow 2010

I have been down the Narrows at least a dozen times but for most of our group this was their first time. The water was high and weather was perfect. We got a late start and arrived at camp site #7 just before dusk. We were exhausted but we mustered up the energy to cook dinner and crawled into bed. It was one of my favorite hikes through the Narrows. We had a great group. Everyone carried there own and helped with those struggling. We were all sore but it comes with the territory.  Tod was the hero of our trip for constantly helping anyone that was straggling or alone. We were all glad to hike out the second day. The slipper rocks and the heavy packs slowly wear away the body.   But we survived and I think everyone enjoyed it, despite the toil.