Lucas and Annie!

Lucas LOOOOOVES doggies and still is completely fascinated and excited by Annie. Annie loves Lucas (and the
food he drops) :)




This is from a recent trip to our favorite bookstore (Book People) where Lucas zeroed in on a big stuffed dog that looks like Annie. Weee!

Baby Photos Part 2

Still catching up...

Feed the Daddy

Aunt Karen's Visit!

I've got so much catching up to do with these blog posts! Laith went on a guys' mountain biking trip to Durango, CO in mid-September and I felt a little apprehensive about taking care of Lucas all by myself for 5 days. Soooo, in comes Aunt Karen to the rescue! We had a great time catching up and spending time together and Karen was a big help to me in managing Baby. She also got Lucas one of his favorite stuffed animals- Pretty Petunia the Piglet. Lucas likes to chew on her tail and poke her in the eyes. True love. :)

Today is Laith's Birthday!

Laith awoke this morning to a crown and cape with a birthday cake cut-out attached to the back of it! He was so excited to wear his new outfit as you can see in the photo. I told him he had to wear his getup to work because all day was Superhero-Birthday-Laith-Day but somehow he forgot it at home! If only he had remembered it, his coworkers wouldn't have taken him out to lunch at the Quickie Mart Gas Station and instead would have treated him to a meal much more fitting for a SuperHero Birthday Man. When he got home we had cake and crying baby to finish off the celebrations. :)
Actually, tomorrow night we'll be going out to dinner at a fancypants restaurant sans baby. Annie will be babysitting Lucas while we're gone (just kidding- we got human sitters). I love to celebrate Laith's birthday because it's a day all about him and I appreciate him so much and I'm so thankful that he's in my life and is my husband! Happy Birthday Laith!

Baby photos part 1

Catching up with Lucas photos...

Happy Birthday Ryan!

Today my brother turns THIRTY! For some reason, I didn't feel old and un-hip when I turned 30 but now that my younger brother has reached that milestone year, I feel like we've now joined a different generation. The 20s are fun and fancy-free, (I know your 30s and 40s and 50's etc can be that way too, but still) and the 30s are definitely grown-up. Ryan's made some big accomplishments in his 30 years on this earth and I'm so proud to be his sister. Happy Birthday Ryan!

Bend, Oregon!

Well, it's been a month since our family visit to Bend to see friends and shoot a wedding but I've been behind on photo editing and wanted to catch up there before posting here. We had a magnificent time with beautiful weather (jackets and long pants in the morning!), deeeelicious food, farmers markets, playing with Otter the doggie (Lucas loved her), and of course wonderful hosts. We stayed with my friend Kari from grad school and her partner Kate in their cute little bungalow on the side of town where all the cool kids live. :) We rode cruisers (I wish we had done that more.... next time!), went hiking, relaxed, and took lots of naps.






The wedding was beautiful. Susan and Rich kept their celebration very simple, personalized and low-stress. When their pre-ceremony cocktail hour location was blockaded, Susan nonchalantly said, "oh well, I guess we can just hang out somewhere else then!" Another cool thing was that they decided they weren't going to adhere to many traditional american wedding customs. Susan wanted to wear something more "her" than a big white gown so she picked a cute little green dress that was very flattering and fun and she can wear again! And after the ceremony was over, Rich surprised Susan with a private serenade on the other side of the pond away from the guests. He had been practicing a song on the guitar just for her and it was another sweet moment (that I snuck up on and photographed) that made their wedding so special. Congratulations, Rich and Susan- the rest of your photos are coming soon!