Day in the Life // A Photoblog by Joel Jenkins

Farm Country

February 2, 2019

Today the winter weather was warm enough to warrant a trip to Thanksgiving Point for a visit to Farm Country to see the animals and go on a pony ride. It’s always a fun time for the kids.

Emmett smiles while sitting at a toy tractor

A view of Utah Valley from Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point

We had a fun opportunity to spend a night at a cabin up in Kamas with Alicia’s family this past weekend. A huge winter storm had just wrapped up before we left so we were greeted with several feet of snow up there. It was so beautiful! And so cold. And so fun.

It was cold. It was snowy. It was a cabin in the mountains. What else could you ask for in January?

A long exposure on a cold winter night. — I was really hoping for a clear sky so I could get some really awesome star photos but alas, it was overcast and even though I took this long exposure in the dark of night it just looks like the afternoon.

I saw some cars coming down the road so I quickly set down my camera for along exposure. I thought it had finished and picked it up. It hadn’t finished.

Putting a kid-sized table around a support pole is a pretty great idea.

These two played with each other all weekend – so cute! Here they are wearing their backpacks and going to school together.

Puzzles are a fun business for Laura and Kate.

Puzzles are serious business for Alicia and Jen.

A snowy morning on the banks of the Provo River in Kamas, Utah on the way to the Wolf Creek Pass — On Saturday morning I got up early with the sun rise and went for a walk down the road alongside the Provo River.

Saturday morning found us all outside playing the snow, climbing around getting stuck, and having snowball fights.

Sunday Morning Breakfast

January 20, 2019

Emmett and Elle eating breakfast on their little table.

Snow Cold Sunrise

January 19, 2019

This weekend we spent a night in a cabin up with some family up in Kamas, Utah. The day before was a winter storm that dumped a ton of snow, so we were surrounded by 3′ of fresh snow. It was so beautiful. This morning I was up early and went for a walk down the road alongside the Provo River. It was quiet, cold, and quite beautiful.

Winter Morning

January 7, 2019

A snow covered street early in the morning in Orem, Utah

Costco Sunset

January 4, 2019

A vivid blue and orange sunset in Orem, Utah — I was leaving Costco the other day and the sunset was on fire. I had just bought my iPhone Xs a few days earlier so I now had the 2x lens. If you frame things just right you can hide the fact you’re in a bland parking lot.

Morning Portraits

December 23, 2018

Emmett poses with Cow in a rocking chair — Emmett loves his little cow stuffed animal, and that haggard blanket has been by him since he was a little kid. So cute that all kids just have favorite blankets.

Elle smiles in a rocking chair — Elle loves fashion, at least the fashion in her drawer. Today she wanted her super soft panda sweater … and orange basketball shorts. Great combo!

Show Time

December 14, 2018

A smiling Elle laying on the floor — She is so cute

Elle laying on the floor watching a show on an iPhone

Happy Birthday Alicia 2018

December 11, 2018

Emmett putting candles into a birthday cake. — Emmett avoided all the norms of the correct amount of candles and just put in whatever he wanted. The nerve!

Bricks and MiniFigs

December 2, 2018

Emmett and Elle love to go to the Bricks and MiniFigs store nearby here in Orem. Emmett just loves to find all sorts of useful pieces for his trucks and trailers. Elle isn’t quite as skilled as Emmett is, but she definitely enjoys putting the blocks together.

Emmett showing me a LEGO he found at Bricks and MiniFigs in Orem Utah

Elle playing in the bulk LEGO box at Bricks and MiniFigs in Orem, Utah

A Day in the Life

A Photoblog by Joel