Almost 7 months Pregnant...

Well I guess it's time I put up some real belly shots! You know how they say the mechanic's car runs the worst? That's how I sometimes feel about capturing my own moments and family moments. Ideally,  I would have liked to take these a few weeks ago before I became as ginormous as I am now. But we couldn't have asked for a more perfect day to do this. Oh, and I do feel strange posting pictures of JUST me. Which is why you get a few extra at the end. :)

Some people ask me if I am trained or self taught with my photography (if you don't know, I have a business, Kendal Jessup Photography). I am self taught, but the truth is I was kind of trained by Cliff. I got into photography just a little in high school in a journalism class. It was film age, and we developed it in the dark room. Though I loved it, I didn't stick with it. Cliff, on the other hand, had a great interest in photography. While we were engaged, we attended BYU-Hawaii as visiting students (we were full time students at the main campus in Utah). We had some fun with photography there, but it wasn't until he was in law school that I became completely obsessed with photography. Cliff and I got serious about it together. He'd come with me on some shoots, and help at some weddings. We learned Photoshop together. It was his creative outlet during his rigorous law school routine, and I became addicted. Before I knew it, I had a full on business.

So we ended a PERFECT Saturday with a photo shoot at a beautiful location. It was stormy off and on all day yesterday. In between the storms, we somehow made it to a trail to bike, run, and walk as a family. Between the next set of storms, we made it to the pool and then out for some prime rib for an early Father's Day celebration. Luckily it had cleared up completely, and we made it out to take a few shots.

So these, friends, were taken by Cliff.



We tried desperately for a photo with the kids, and well, this was the best we got....


While I was changing, Cliff got this awesome shot of the kids. They posed themselves. Cliff just shot.


And as far as my pregnancy, things continue to be great. Still teaching my fitness classes, and still at the pool every day with the kiddos. Great videos and underwater shots coming soon. Stay tuned!