LaRee Payton

LaRee is Tim's grandma on his Mom's side, she passed away on Monday. She was a wonderful woman and I wish I would have been able to know her better. Just from the short time that I knew her I could tell how kind and loving she was. She always seemed to be happy no matter what. It is easy to see how much she touched the lives of her family. We will miss her very much. It makes me so grateful to know that Heavenly Father has a plan for all of us and that families can be eternal. I am grateful to have known LaRee even though I have only been in the family for a short time. LaRee Payton
LaRee (G) Payton 1941 ~ 2009 "The Definition of Mother" Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother LaRee passed away Monday, July 29th, 2009 from head and neck injury caused by a fall in her home. Born August 30, 1941 in Kanab, Utah to Grant and Zelpha, LaRee is the fifth child of seven. She was 67 years old. LaRee's early years were spent in the red rocks of Kanab where she developed a love of nature. Pre-mature death of her mother caused reinforced extended family bonds, before moving to Provo at 10. There she eventually met the love of her life LaMar (Wilbur) Payton, married December 19th 1958 and later sealed in the Hawaiian LDS Temple December 15th, 1962. LaRee was blessed to be the mother of four children, the loves of her life, oldest and youngest born in California and the second and third in Hawaii. Family outing with her husband and children to beaches and mountains provided memorable family stories told over and over. Two support systems furthered her tight family values. Primary support came as a member of the Church of Latter-day Saints, where she faithfully served in various functions from Den Mother to Young Women's President. Secondary, as a naval wife she developed strong life friendships and experiences as the family moved around military bases. LaRee is survived by her children, Dennis, Stephen, Karey and Angelia. LaRee was blessed by added loves of 11 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, numerous close nieces and nephews and many friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and brother-in-law. She is loved by all and will be greatly missed by all who loved this beautiful mother, wife and woman. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 2 p.m. at Lindquist's Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Road. Friends and family may call Thursday one hour prior to services at the mortuary. Interment, Lindquist's Memorial Park at Layton, 1867 No. Fairfield Road. e-mail condolences to the family at www.lindquistmortuary.com

A little of what I've been up to lately....

Lately I have really been trying to learn all I can about photography and get as much practice as I can get. I have actually even started a new blog that is just for my photography. There is not much on there yet but I will post more as I go! You can check it out at patchworkphotos.blogspot.com. Hopefully in not too long I will have a real website! There are more pictures from the sessions below on the blog right now so make sure to have a look!

I was able to do a fun session with some cute cousins. They were 5 kids under the age of 7! I was a little nervous at first but it turned out so great!! These are just a couple from that shoot.

I think this picture is so cute, even though little Gracie on the end looks a little terrified!

A couple of weeks before that I got to practice on my cute nephew Hunter. My sister is always willing to let me use her children as models!

It's probably time for a new post,,,,

Well it has been quite a while since I blogged last. Even though we haven't been up to much lately I thought there were a few things we could catch up on. On Wednesday my little brother Mathis left for a 2 year mission to Madagascar. We were able to go to dinner with the family to Tepenyaki on Tuesday for Mathis' last dinner before he left. It was a lot of fun! Afterwards, we went to my Dad's house where Mathis was set apart as a missionary. We are sad to have him leave for so long and will miss him. We know he will be such a great missionary though and teach a lot of people about the gospel.

After Mathis' farewell a couple of weeks ago

Mathis enjoying his yummy dinner.

Wednesday was my Mom's birthday so I went to her house for some cake and ice cream that night. Tim was unable to come because he had a soccer game. I have a great Mom and I am so grateful for her!

Happy Birthday Mom! Love you!

As far as things go for me and Tim, there hasn't been much to blog about. Tim has been playing soccer like crazy still but that should slow down a bit until about August. I have been really trying to work on getting into photography and will post some pictures pretty soon here. We are just hoping the rain will stop coming back so we can enjoy summer!

Soccer TIMe!

A few weeks ago Tim made the soccer team at the U. I am so excited for him! He had his first game on Saturday, and won! It was way fun to watch him play and he had quite a crowd. His parents and sister came and so did my mom and stepdad. Here are a few pics of the game...

My Mom and Stepdad

Karey, Amy and baby Dylan

After the game, I went with my sister to our grandparents house to make freezer jam. It was the first time I have ever made jam and it turned out pretty tasty!

My sister Ashley

My grandma Colleen

This is just the beginning of all the jam we made...

A lot of Easter!

It has been a long time since I have blogged last and I feel like I have a lot to catch up on. We (more like I) had lots of fun this year doing some cute Easter crafts. I really don't have any spring decorations so it was fun to make a couple of things. A couple of weeks ago, while Tim was at priesthood session, I was able to make this cute Easter tree with his mom and sister. It was super fun and turned out way cute!



The next week we went to my Dad's house and made panoramic Easter eggs. They were so fun to make because there are so many different things you can do with them and they turned out pretty cute!


We spent a lot of time Easter weekend hanging out with my side of the family and it was way fun. Saturday night we went to my dad's house for a delicious dinner. My stepmom is great at planning fun things for holidays and always goes way out. Easter day we went to my mom's house for dinner and more Easter fun with the family.


We also had another exciting day last week. Our anniversary was April 7!! That's right, we have been married for 2 years now. Boy does time fly. It sure has gone by fast but at the same time it feels like we have been together so much longer than that! We celebrated by going to PF Changs (our favorite) for dinner, nothing too fancy but it was great. I just feel so lucky to be married to such an amazing guy! I love you honey, you're the best!!

Photo shoot #2

Last weekend I was able to take some more pictures of my adorable niece Brinley and my sister. It helps that they are both so beautiful and makes my job much easier! The photography is certainly not perfect but it has been way fun to learn new things. Thanks for being my subjects Ash and Brin! Here are a few of my favorites...

Madagascar?

So my younger brother got his mission call today and we are so excited for him! We are also pretty shocked... he is going to Madagascar! Now, if you are like me you are like me you may not know exactly where Madagascar is. It is an island just off the coast of Africa. He will be speaking French, which I thought was a little weird... We were glad we got to be there for him to open it and way excited for him, he will do a great job! He will leave for the MTC on June 24.