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Hailey Mabey June 15, 2017

Their family began here where they said, "I do".  Eventually two children were born and then this spring, Tony (the father), graduated from Medical School.  With the bitterness of goodbyes but the excitement of a fresh start somewhere new, they said goodbye to where their journey started.

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Hello!  Welcome to my family and photography journals.  Here you will discover my love for motherhood and family, God, art, wildflowers, sugar, human connection, and the simple moments in life that pull on your heart strings.

Our long story short:

Jordan and I met up on a blind date in the BYU library and quickly fell in love.  We got married and finished our Bachelor degrees (me: Music Dance Theatre, him: Public Health) had a baby (Myra), drove across the country for Med school in florida, and then added Max to the mix.  We love living here in the sunshine state and when we aren't busy, you can usually find us at Disney living up the small amount of time we will get here. Next year we will head off for another adventure in another state unknown. 

(above family photo credit: Jessie Alexis Photography)

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Jordan and I have been working SO hard in our yard the past few days... so hard the kids have not had the attention from me that they normally have. Yesterday max spent the majority of the day climbing in a dirt pile in our driveway in his underwear cause his pants kept falling off and I think they had a few squabbles I was unaware of. But last night I had a huge “ah-Ha” moment as Myra was saying her prayers. Perhaps it’s good to sometimes let them just figure things out and to not have someone telling them they made a mistake every time they make a mistake. Humans and even young children know where they are lacking and we are all just trying our best... I need to try harder to remember that and not point out flaws and mistakes my loved ones make when they make them. As I laid with Myra in her bed she began her prayer like normal... saying the things she was grateful for...but then it started to change and her tone of voice was never like it had been in a prayer before. She literally started having a conversation with Him, “and I know that sometimes I splash max and bite him when I am frustrated....and I’m really sorry and I promise I will try to not do that anymore.” Yep, que my hormonal tears. It made me weep. How many times do we say prayers (or just wish) that the people around us could change and be better. Certainly max provoked her biting... but in her simple, young mind she didn’t once ask for him to be less annoying. Nope, she recognized HER faults and asked for forgiveness and a chance to try harder to be better. In Matthew we read, “Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” As a mother, i am learning more and more everyday the reasons for that verse. I hope I can be more like my little Myra... recognize and work harder to change my faults and downfalls rather than focusing on the faults of those around me. I’m eternally grateful for that little girl and her daily example to me.
OUR LOVE STORY: PART TWO ( If you haven’t read part one go to #haileyandjordanourlovestory ) Two weeks later… Through an awkward phone call we had determined to meet up for a date on campus after we had finished classes for the day. I was dreading it all day long and just minutes before we were to meet up I escaped to one of the voice practice rooms in the Richards Building on campus. I sat myself down in front of one of the mirrors and attempted to fix the mess that was my face. It was blotchy and red from just having an emotional breakdown on the phone with my mom. Emotionally I was not in a good place and was not at all in a mood to go be chipper on a date with a boy I didn't know. I took one last look in the mirror. Good enough. Let’s just get this over with.. *** I walked into the library where we were to meet up and suddenly got nervous. I looked around for that face with dimples I had seen on Facebook and spotted him talking to one of the security guards. My heart skipped a beat again… He is SO cute! I started to walk towards him and we locked eyes. Jordan: “Are you Hailey?"... Me: “Haha.. Yep, are you Jordan?" We awkwardly shook hands - clearly he had just returned from a mission - and we headed out the door. Jordan: “Let’s just not make this awkward, ok? We’re going to have fun." He opened the door for me and we stepped out into the cold February air. I stuck my frozen hands into the pockets of my long red coat and looked up at him. Hmmmmm maybe this date won’t be so bad after all. We walked off campus to his apartment to grab his car and then headed to Zupas. He kept it simple for that first date. Just a short dinner in case one of us (or both) became miserable on the date. But we sat there in Zupas eating and poking at our panini's for far longer than it takes most people to eat. We ate carefully and just couldn't seem to stop talking to each other.
Easter Sunday 2019 🌷
“Wherever He walked, wherever He taught wherever He healed... He changed everything, then everything changed. The man they called Master Messiah, friend, was gone. But the greatest miracle was yet to come. He is not here. He is risen. He lives. And because He lives, If you reach out, call out, cry out, He is here. Then. Now. Always. He is risen. During the good, bad, the in-between. He is here no matter who you are or were. He is here. No exceptions. No lost causes. At all times, in all things, He is here. He rose the third day. He lives today. Find Him.” #becausehelives
Jordan and I have been working SO hard in our yard the past few days... so hard the kids have not had the attention from me that they normally have. Yesterday max spent the majority of the day climbing in a dirt pile in our driveway in his underwear cause his pants kept falling off and I think they had a few squabbles I was unaware of. But last night I had a huge “ah-Ha” moment as Myra was saying her prayers. Perhaps it’s good to sometimes let them just figure things out and to not have someone telling them they made a mistake every time they make a mistake. Humans and even young children know where they are lacking and we are all just trying our best... I need to try harder to remember that and not point out flaws and mistakes my loved ones make when they make them. As I laid with Myra in her bed she began her prayer like normal... saying the things she was grateful for...but then it started to change and her tone of voice was never like it had been in a prayer before. She literally started having a conversation with Him, “and I know that sometimes I splash max and bite him when I am frustrated....and I’m really sorry and I promise I will try to not do that anymore.” Yep, que my hormonal tears. It made me weep. How many times do we say prayers (or just wish) that the people around us could change and be better. Certainly max provoked her biting... but in her simple, young mind she didn’t once ask for him to be less annoying. Nope, she recognized HER faults and asked for forgiveness and a chance to try harder to be better. In Matthew we read, “Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” As a mother, i am learning more and more everyday the reasons for that verse. I hope I can be more like my little Myra... recognize and work harder to change my faults and downfalls rather than focusing on the faults of those around me. I’m eternally grateful for that little girl and her daily example to me. OUR LOVE STORY: PART TWO ( If you haven’t read part one go to #haileyandjordanourlovestory ) Two weeks later… Through an awkward phone call we had determined to meet up for a date on campus after we had finished classes for the day. I was dreading it all day long and just minutes before we were to meet up I escaped to one of the voice practice rooms in the Richards Building on campus. I sat myself down in front of one of the mirrors and attempted to fix the mess that was my face. It was blotchy and red from just having an emotional breakdown on the phone with my mom. Emotionally I was not in a good place and was not at all in a mood to go be chipper on a date with a boy I didn't know. I took one last look in the mirror. Good enough. Let’s just get this over with.. *** I walked into the library where we were to meet up and suddenly got nervous. I looked around for that face with dimples I had seen on Facebook and spotted him talking to one of the security guards. My heart skipped a beat again… He is SO cute! I started to walk towards him and we locked eyes. Jordan: “Are you Hailey?"... Me: “Haha.. Yep, are you Jordan?" We awkwardly shook hands - clearly he had just returned from a mission - and we headed out the door. Jordan: “Let’s just not make this awkward, ok? We’re going to have fun." He opened the door for me and we stepped out into the cold February air. I stuck my frozen hands into the pockets of my long red coat and looked up at him. Hmmmmm maybe this date won’t be so bad after all. We walked off campus to his apartment to grab his car and then headed to Zupas. He kept it simple for that first date. Just a short dinner in case one of us (or both) became miserable on the date. But we sat there in Zupas eating and poking at our panini's for far longer than it takes most people to eat. We ate carefully and just couldn't seem to stop talking to each other. Easter Sunday 2019 🌷 “Wherever He walked, wherever He taught wherever He healed... He changed everything, then everything changed. The man they called Master Messiah, friend, was gone. But the greatest miracle was yet to come. He is not here. He is risen. He lives. And because He lives, If you reach out, call out, cry out, He is here. Then. Now. Always. He is risen. During the good, bad, the in-between. He is here no matter who you are or were. He is here. No exceptions. No lost causes. At all times, in all things, He is here. He rose the third day. He lives today. Find Him.” #becausehelives
 

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