What I've Been Up To . . .

Hey everyone!!! I thought I'd post a few photoz to let you all know I REALLY AM STILL ALIVE!!! I am just enjoying my BREAK from my business and having FUN with my family!! This first photo was taken by my AWESOME friend, Natalie Park. You can see her work and MORE of my family photoz here: http://www.natalieparkphotography.com/blog/the-harper-family-part-one-saint-george-family-photographer/. We traveled to St. George to have these done. I wanted something different and LOVE how they turned out!! :-)I have had a TON more time to spend with my family, especially with my Cowboy helping with the cows. This stupid cow, that's not even ours, got her head stuck in this barrel and Matt helped her get free! Too funny!! I was just sooo GLAD she didn't run into our truck!!

I took this random photo of my girls out one day checking the water to our cows. I LOVE it and LOVE them!! I LOVE it even more because it's just THEM!! NO fancy clothes, no fancy hair dos, just THEM!! :-)

This is Miss Oaklee. She helped me out on a photo shoot that I did in August and I HAD to snap a photo of her!! I still can't believe how OLD she is getting!!

These two are Matt's cousins. I took this at a family reunion. Aren't they GORGEOUS??

Mindy with her precious little girl after her sister's funeral. This photo to me is PRICELESS and I'm sooo happy Donna asked me to take photoz at Merity's funeral . . .

This photo CRACKS me up!!!

My cousin came to visit with his fiance and new baby, so of course I snapped a photo of them for my scrapbook and for my Grandma's wall.

Ryan Kay asked me to take photoz at the Demolition Derby this year and I told him NO because I am on a break and just really didn't want the HUGE responsibility, but I snapped a few photoz of cars that I knew the driver . . . here's Tyson Ashworth. I took his wedding photoz, so I thought I'd take him being a Demolition car driver!!

And of course, I HAD to get some of Ryan!! :-)

Here's my good friend, Merity Blackett. I took her family photoz just TWO weeks before she passed away from having a seizure in her sleep. Such a SAD thing for her family!! My family is VERY close to Donna, so this photo means the world to me. I was actually "just getting my light" when I snapped this so it's NOT posed or anything, but it's one of the last photoz of Mer . . . Such a PRICELESS photo!! Miss Mer will be missed!!! I'm soo happy that Scott put his arms around his mom and sisters. He did NOOT want to do it, but he did, and they are sooo happy that he did!! Photoz are sooo precious and you just NEVER know when someone in those photoz will be taken from you . . .

Taylor at the ATV Rodeo . . . have I ever mentioned that I LOOOOOVE the Juab County Fair?? Well, I DO!!! :-)

And then it was the Ranch Rodeo. Oh how I LOVE the Ranch Rodeo and couldn't help myself . . . I took a lot of photoz at the rodeo!!

I LOVE to take actions shots and rodeo photoz are my FAVORITE!!! This is my nephew, Tate, running the poles. He's sooo AWESOME!! I just wish I was takin' photoz of my girls, but not sure that will EVER happen, so I take photoz of my nephews and my niece!!

This is Lady, we lost her in August. We also lost our other dog in February, so we're not doing too good with dogs around our house. We've had her for 11 years, so I guess it was time for her to go. We just were NOT ready for it! I'm just sooo happy I take photoz of our "other" family members!!

There ya go, what I've been up to!! I'm still taking a BREAK and NOT scheduling photo sessions right now!! I am having too much fun scrapbooking, spending time with my family, and just being on a BREAK!! Thanks for your continued support!! :-)

A Promise . . .

Because I made a PROMISE to my precious little girl . . . This is my precious little girl. She just had surgery one week ago! She's doing FABULOUS and if you know her medical history, well, you'll know this is surgery number TWO for her (and yes she's only SEVEN years old!)!! She's one of the BRAVEST and STRONGEST little girls I know when it comes to medical stuff!!

THE END . . . Love, Rayni :-)

My Family :-)

This is my newest family photo taken by my AWESOME friend, the closet photographer!! ;-) Thankz so much for taking these photoz of me with my family!! Matt will be putting his horse, Smokey, down soon, so I wanted photoz taken with him!!Riley, MaLayni, Oaklee, Me, and Matt

I LOVE this photo of our boots!!!

LOVE this one!! I'm such a DORK!!! :-)

One of my favorite family photoz!!

Oaklee . . . she's a dork, too!!

Me and Matt . . .

Miss MaLayni Jane or "Dennis" as we call her :-)

Oaklee wanted her very own photo shoot the other day . . . she did her hair and picked out her outfit. She's getting way too old!!

Oh MaLayni Jane, she's too funny!!! Love her!! :-)

My girls . . .

NEVER a dull moment with MaLayni around!!

Oaklee with her doll, Sarah . . .

Visiting their brother . . .

LOVE this one of my girls walking up Levan Canyon!!

Family is EVERYTHING to me!!! Photoz are EVERYTHING to me!! LOVE them!!! :-)

Russ and Ashlee Married!!

Can I just say how much FUN I had at Russ and Ashlee's Wedding!!?? I had soooo much fun and let me tell you, it was ENTERTAINING!!! :-) Here's a preview of their GORGEOUS/RUSTIC wedding . . .

Getting her boots on . . .

I LOVE this one Ashlee's parents getting ready!!

Susan helping her son get ready . . .

I went to take this photo of their NEAT decorations and Russ got in the photo and I LOVE how it turned out!! :-)

Russ anxiously awaiting his bride . . . entertaining the crowd, might I add!! :-)Ashlee took HIS breath away!!So GORGEOUS walking down the aisle with her Dad . . .LOVED their decorations!!!I sooo LOVE this photo!!! LOVE the emotion that it shows!! Ashlee's Dad was moved to tears and look at how excited Ann is . . .A hug from Tuffy :-)Exchanging rings . . .

First kiss as Mr. and Mrs. Garrett!!! Look how EXCITED Tuffy is!!! LOOOOVE this!!! :-)For Hailee . . .Such a neat photo of Grandma with her Grandsons . . .Ashlee's GORGEOUS flowersRuss with his guyz . . .And well . . . see why I was entertained the WHOLE night long hahaha :-)Ashlee with her galz . . .LOVE this!!Ashlee's flowers and their rings . . .

LOVED the Udderly In Love sign over their cow cake!!Me and Ashlee in Russ' sunglasses . . .More ENTERTAINMENT!! ;-)The AWESOME band . . .I can't believe how HIGH Ashlee Garrett jumped to snag the bouquet!! So AWESOME for her!! :-)Some more entertainment . . . this was too funny!! :-)Their first dance . . .And I had to END with MORE ENTERTAINMENT from Tyson and Taunya!! Oh how I LOVE this photo!!! Too much FUN!!! :-)

Thankz again Russ and Ashlee!! I had a GREAT time at your wedding and hope that you two live a LONG and HAPPY life together!!! Thankz for letting ME capture YOUR special day!! :-)