Christmas!

Can you say spoiled? lol

Lise's pose

Lise and I, her sister Bradi and husband Cory.

{ It's been too long }

Wow!! It has been way to long since my last post and so many things have changed!! Life is so crazy busy that i can barley keep up { hence no posting since MAY} My photography business has really picked up and I couldn't be more thankful for the wonderful opportunities it has provided for me. I am also still crazy busy teaching dance and loving every minute of it... we are headed to California to compete in April so the studio is a little bit of a mad house!

As for my beautiful family we are growing and changing non stop. Ellie is now 17 months old and basically runs the place. She is addicted to gummy snacks and is talking non stop. She loves to dance and will drag me to the radio just to get her groove on... i love it and can't wait for her to start dance in the summer :) Cj is busy with work and providing for the family. I am so lucky to have someone who works as hard as he does! Hopefully you will be seeing more posts and catching up with the kelsons, but until then love ya!

This past weekend we went to Shalise's Cousin Kolby's wedding and reception down in SLC. They had the reception at the new Zion's Bank building in downtown SLC across from the Temple and it was on the 18th floor, had a awesome view from up there. It's been a long time since we've posted anything, we've both been pretty busy with work and the day to day life. Ellie is getting so big, walking & running, starting to talk, she's like her mom and loves SHOES! She wants them on first thing in the morning once she's out of bed. We are getting to our favorite time of the year though, with Halloween upcoming, then Thanksgiving and the fun, fun time of Christmas. We'll be sure to post more often our upcoming fun holiday events! Hope all is well with everyone!

{ 13.1 MILES }

Thats right i just ran my first half marathon on Saturday and it was amazing! My mom, dad, me and my mom's work office has been training since February to run this 13.1 mile race in provo. I have to say that am not a runner at all but i was so excited to challenge myself with this race. The race started at 8:00 in the morning and the weather was FREEZING...while running the race we endured hail, rain, snow, wind, and a tiny bit of sunshine. But by the time that came out our clothes were soaked and freezing to our skin. I have to say that i am really proud of myself and the race i ran. I beat the goal i set for myself and was so proud to watch both my parents cross the finish line. I can't wait to run my next race and hopefully beat my time.... I am in a ton of pain after the race but my heart is so full with accomplishment!! If you want to check out some fun races that will be taking place this summer go to www.run13.com

I finished!!!

If i build it.....i will be so proud :)

Cj and I have been wanting to buy an entertainment center so bad for our house but everything is so expensive and too big for our town house so after spending a week looking at all these " Girl Power...Do it Yourself" websites i have decided i am going to try and build my own :) I know it's going to be hard but with some help from my grandpa i am going to attempt to build this entertainment center...wish me luck and if you have any tips let me know!

The Zoo!

We took Ellie to the Zoo on Friday for her very first time! The zoo is a totally different experience when you take your own kids! She loved looking at all the animals and being pushed around in the stroller all day like a queen! There was a special little monkey that loved playing with ellie...she would slap on the glass and scream at him and he would just sit and watch her and then put his little hand up on the glass! We also got really lucky to see the Giraffes up close..one of them was eating right next to the fence so we were literally 2 feet away from him, ellie loved it! Cj and I had so much fun showing her all these new and exciting things, and Ellie loved it too!

{ Win a Mommy & Me Shoot }

Win a FREE Mommy & Me shoot by entering the contest on our blog!

Mommy and me shoots are so fun because it is like a little date with your favorite buddy and it's so fun to have pictures of you and your child playing and enjoying what you like to do together, and not just the traditional "posed pictures" although we grab a few of those too just to have! For contest details go to www.glamcontests.blogspot.com

Birthday Shoot

Check out the fun photo shoot i did for my nephew for his birthday!
www.twicetheglam.blogspot.com

p.s. i will be making the blog private the first of next week so if you haven't given me your email hurry and do so!

Going Private!

That's right i am finally making our blog private...after much thought and a few weird things i have decided that it is time! if you want to keep up with the kelson's just leave your email in the comments or email me at shalisepetersen@hotmail.com!

Thanks :)

{ My modeling monkey }

Seriously i love this monkey so much and i can't stop taking pictures of her! The other day the skies were so blue that i grabbed my camera and dressed up my little model to grab some fun little pictures! She is getting to the point where she gets sick of taking pictures so she will ignore me no matter how hard i clap my hands or whistle..lol Here are a few of the fun pictures we captured. The wind started blowing really hard towards the end and i thought little ellie was going to be picked right up!! She loved it :)