life and photos in a random way

It's June 22nd.  That's crazy to me.  That means 4th of July is next weekend.  Seriously, where does the time go?  I want this summer to go sloooooow.  There's no need for it to hurry on by.  I don't know why life does that.

So far summer has been great.  Sun everyday.  Swimming in the pond everyday.  Turning white skin to pink skin to hopefully tan skin everyday.  I love it.

I'm finally getting around to sharing photos from when Tricia and family came to visit.  I love it when family comes to visit.  I honestly never want them to leave.  Do you hear me family?!  Come back.

caleb likes to eat.

Ava doesn't really like to eat, she just likes to snack.

I love this cute boy.

The little cousins.

Tricia and her sweet belly and baby.  Baby boy #2 coming in August.  

Two of the most amazing people I know; my mom and dad.  The way they live their lives so full of grace and Christ's love is such testimony to me.  I can only hope and pray I bear the fruit of their godly example in my life. <3

The other night we went to dinner out at Roche Harbor.  It was a glorious night... the most beautiful light.  I wanted to take photos of my 3 and I had a spot in mind; I've been driving by it for days.  I wanted to use Stella's fabric banner and the beautiful quilt I got from my mom...well the spot had grass as tall as a house so it didn't work.  We made our way to English camp instead, but by the time we got out there the sun was fading fast and so were their cheerful happy faces apparently!  ha! 

I love these three.  If I could freeze time I would, like a year ago.

So I'm painting my kitchen/living room.  I'm trying to find a gray.  It's a disaster.  Every wall is a different color and I don't like any of them.  Picking out paint is for the birds.  

I'm taking photos of some pretty cool handbags.  They make my house smell so good; all that fresh leather smell.  I'll share more about that and where to find them later.  (notice the gray shade of the walls in the pic??  yeah, it's not going to stay that way for long.)

Last Saturday we went to the west side for a hike.  My kids call it an adventure.  It was fun.  Jonah had to be in the front the.entire.time.  Such a boy.  When we got home Ava, without saying a word, went straight upstairs.  After like 5 minutes I went to check on her and I found her like this.  It made me laugh.  The girl likes her naps.  She asks for them.  I love her.

I ordered a new little toy from photojojo.  It's a wide angle/macro adaptor for your lens.  I tried out the macro here.  It was fun to focus on the tiny details without spending major $$ on a macro lens.  I'm glad I caught her little tongue hanging out.  I'll never forget how she licks her sheets to fall asleep. :)

Happy Summer, friends!

xo