River's Log -- Star Date: Birth (32 weeks 3 days)

Our Biggest Adventure arrived via c-section at  3:09 am October 24.

We're excited for you to meet our miracle baby 

River  Christian  Briggs

3 lbs 4 oz   16 inches

River was born at 32 weeks and 3 days. His is a story of miracles from the beginning, and at his birth we felt the power of generations come together to get him here safely. 

Yes, it's a dramatic story . . . and I hope to share it one day, but for now just know that Heavenly Father sent his angels to attend us. Heavenly angels, a team of angel nurses and doctors, whom we love and appreciate, and my Angel Mom, Margo, to whom we are forever indebted.

Here's some cute video Sky made of River shortly after he was born. :)

          To our son,

Always Believe in  a God of Miracles River, because You are One of His.

Retro-Adventure : Monterey Bay Aquarium

So here's the first of many Retro-Adventures (post of Adventures gone by, but that still rock in their awesomeness). 

Last year while Skyler was going through his uber training for work, he was in California for almost a whole month, so I flew out for a weekend visit and we explored the coast of Northern Cali.

First stop, the Monterey Bay Aquarium. SPECTACULAR! It was huge and the exhibits were awesome. We loved every minute there and spent the entire day watching the marine life swim under water. 

Did you know that it was my childhood dream to become a Marine Biologist? That is, until I watched the movie jaws. After that I couldn't get into a swimming pool or any body of water with out the fear or what lurked beneath until I was like 16. I love Oceans, but deep swimming still freaks me out a bit. 

Skyler has a deep love of sea turtles. I think they are his favorite animals. He's told me that if he ever strikes it rich he's going to open a sea turtle sanctuary just so he can swim with them whenever he wants. 

5 years flies by when your having Fun

Yesterday Sky and I celebrated 5 years of being happily married to each other.  Time flies by so fast when your having a blast! 

I'm so lucky to have found the person that was truly meant for me, in every way. I frequently find myself overwhelmed with gratitude to God that He has blessed me with such an amazing blessing. And I try to make sure Sky knows how much i love him everyday, just like he makes sure to make me laugh and smile everyday. 

Skyler is my Constant, my Rock, my North Star in shifting Skies.

He's the one I want by my side as we make this journey through life -- together.

I am truly blessed to have found this love. 

Happy Anniversary Sweetheart!!

Looking forward to our future adventures together! 

**photo credit to my sister-in-law Cari, who snapped this for me while I was taking My Family Pictures at our awesome Stevenson Family Reunion in Idaho Last week! Thanks Cari. You did a great job!**

Tuesday marked 4 years of Martial Bliss

We've been married 4 years!! Woohoo! 

I'm so lucky to have such a wonderful and fun husband. He's so cute when he wakes up in the morning with his hair going in every direction. I can always tell how he slept just by looking at him. 

July was a busy busy busy month of moving, weddings, and also a family reunion in Idaho, but on our way back from the Cabin, we spent to night in Casper Wyoming and Celebrated our anniversary right with a steak dinner during a torrential down pour. :) {i had to look up the spelling for "torrential" but now it makes sense how to spell it}

I love thinking about the fun adventures we've had together during the span of our marriage and it makes me excited for what lies in our future.

I love you Sky. You're the bestest friend and adventure buddy I've ever had!

xoxo

{the pictures are from one of our visits to the Rocky Mountain National Park, that's literally up the street from where we live,. It's only a short drive up a beautiful and curvy canyon}

So, I said there were a lot of changes coming and this is the biggest. 

We're moving to Colorado in the beginning of July. 

Sky has a wonderful job and part of it is moving to the Rockies. So we're packing our bags and jumpin' east over the mountains to see what adventures a wait us there.

We're sad to say good bye to our beautiful families, friends, and home here in Utah. 

We love it here so much, and so this is a little bitter sweet, but God seems to has some other plans for us. 

With my sweet Skyler by my side, I know this is going to be a BIG and Fun adventure! 

What's great, is Colorado isn't that Far away, which means 

 I'll will continue providing photography for all my wonderful clients that I love here in Utah.

I've added a new "Travel Section" to the Top of the Blog so you can see when I'll be in Utah and when we can schedule your next family or portrait session. 

I will make special trips for weddings so please contact me about your wedding date by phone 801.635.6371 or email lindseybriggs@live.com

I just think of it as expanding the business into Colorado. 

I've been feeling a special kinship with John Denver lately, I lovingly refer to him as Johnny- D. 

"All my bags are packed,
I'm ready to go,
I'm standing here,
Outside your door,
I hate to wake you up to say Good Bye.
But the dawn is breakin', It's early morn`,
The taxi's waiting, blowin' his horn.
Already I'm so lonesome I could die."

-Leaving on a Jetplane

Merry Christmas from our Family to Yours

We Want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! We hope that 2010 was wonderful and that 2011 will knock your socks off!!! (in a very good way)

My photo friend Jen Wheatly Snarr took our family picture. It's always so fun to have such talented friends to trade work with!

Needed this

"Patience—the ability to put our desires on hold for a time—is a precious and rare virtue. We want what we want, and we want it now. Therefore, the very idea of patience may seem unpleasant and, at times, bitter."Nevertheless, without patience, we cannot please God; we cannot become perfect."

Dieter F. Uchtdorf