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that's what i call a great afternoon

March 13, 2011




Last Friday, the kids were at school and the babies took a nap at the same time {YES!}. Add Cadbury Mini Eggs, some fun fabric and plans for new projects, a movie that I love, and that's what I call a great afternoon.

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Hello! I'm Heather.  Illustrator, photographer, and mom of five.  I also love to plan a good party!  Here I share what I'm doing, creating, and loving at the moment. 

Transformed my front room into a studio today - blasting David Bowie and having the best time! #productphotography #flatlay Senior Homecoming!! {These also count as Ben's back-to-school pictures 😉}. He had a super fun night out with our favorite girl {who just happens to be the drummer in Hannah's band} and a bunch of their friends. Can't believe how big my kids are getting. 💗 HOMECOMING!! This post covers Hannah's first school dance, her first date, her sixteenth birthday (a couple weeks ago), and since I never got a back-to-school picture for tenth grade, these cover that too, right? Isn't she the cutest?? Hannah just SHINES. ✨ So happy for the amazing group of friends she went out with tonight! @namelesshannah.x "As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others." - Audrey Hepburn 💗 So happy I could tag along and with Clayton, his co-workers and do some work with United Way today! There were about 100 of us, sprucing up three run-down homes in South Salt Lake. We painted, cut overgrown tree limbs, pulled weeds, laid pavers, spread grass seeds, etc., and filled four huge dumpsters with trash and overgrown bushes. Each homeowner has had their share of struggles and it was wonderful to see their reactions as we got so much work done in so little time! There's something so refreshing and almost magical about service ... it gets me out of my little world, away from my first-world "problems," and puts everything in perspective. I love how it helps me realize how blessed I truly am! 💗 Working, working, working to make my art shop perfect as can be!👌🏻Can't wait to show you everything!! #sneakpeek #somuchtime #somuchfun Heard this at church today and LOVED it. Sometimes it's easier to see the negative, especially with all the craziness in the world right now, so this was definitely for me! 💗 "In all of this, I suppose it goes without saying that negative speaking so often flows from negative thinking, including negative thinking about ourselves. We see our own faults, we speak—or at least think—critically of ourselves, and before long that is how we see everyone and everything. No sunshine, no roses, no promise of hope or happiness. Before long we and everybody around us are miserable. I love what Elder Orson F. Whitney once said: 'The spirit of the gospel is optimistic; it trusts in God and looks on the bright side of things. The opposite or pessimistic spirit drags men down and away from God, looks on the dark side, murmurs, complains, and is slow to yield obedience.' We should honor the Savior’s declaration to 'be of good cheer.' (Indeed, it seems to me we may be more guilty of breaking that commandment than almost any other!) Speak hopefully. Speak encouragingly, including about yourself." - Jeffrey R. Holland Heather Tycksen Photography is celebrating TEN YEARS!! 🎉🎉🎉 I’ve brought back mini sessions for the special occasion. Whether you want a great family shot for Christmas cards, or just need updated pictures of your kids (or parents), headshots for yourself, or senior pictures, this is the best time to do it. We work quickly, have tons of fun, and get a variety of images you’re going to LOVE. Thirty minutes, 20-25 edited images, $250. Various dates and locations available mid-September through November. Please message me to schedule your session! Today is a pretty big day for me. It happens to be the first day in nearly EIGHTEEN years that I haven't had at least one little one home with me during the day. As of today, ALL FIVE kids are in school ALL DAY. It feels extra, extra quiet ... and extra, extra exciting!! After driving the last two kids to school today, I walked in through the front door and said out loud, "I DID IT!!!" 😭😀😅Of course I wouldn't trade the last eighteen wonderful years for anything, but I feel I am finally ready for this next phase of my life! 🙌🏻 #bigplans #lotsofthem #peaceandquiet It had been awhile since I had read the Book of Mormon all the way through. Then in June our bishop issued a challenge to read it, cover to cover, by Labor Day. I had never read it that quickly before, but I did it! So happy I did. Some days I read, book in hand; other days I listened on my phone while hiking or running errands. Either way, at such a fast pace, I connected with the people + stories in the book better than ever before. Fears have been replaced with faith. Life has felt happier. The Book of Mormon truly is another testament of Jesus Christ. {If you've never read the Book of Mormon, but would like to, message me and I'll have one delivered to you!} 💗💗💗 "We live in a time of great trouble and wickedness. What will protect us from the sin and evil so prevalent in the world today? I maintain that a strong testimony of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and of His gospel will help see us through to safety. If you are not reading the Book of Mormon each day, please do so. If you will read it prayerfully and with a sincere desire to know the truth, the Holy Ghost will manifest its truth to you ... I implore each of us to prayerfully study and ponder the Book of Mormon each day. As we do so, we will be in a position to hear the voice of the Spirit, to resist temptation, to overcome doubt and fear, and to receive heaven’s help in our lives." - Thomas S. Monson A spoonful of sugar 🎵 (or several spoonfuls, in this case!). #ikeacandy Livi's fairy has brought tiny gifts all summer (wooden keys, sea glass, bells, animal stickers). Liv really decked the place out today, in hopes of another little treasure. ✨ Party at our place with Clayton's super fun family!
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