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a couple weekends ago we headed out to the oregon coast w/ some of our favorite peeps. it was a sleepy little town called neskowin that had one cafe and one country store. it’s biggest attraction was the beach- which was really nice. garvey had many holes to dig- and dig he did. then we got to retreat to our place that not only had a hot tub on the deck w/ a view of the ocean but also an indoor sauna. oh vacation- i just can’t quit you.
i recently came across this photo of my dad and my niece, alex. it must be at least six years old- back when she was all cheeks. it’s one of my faves of the two of them- it was taken in downtown poulsbo and i want to say that they are looking into the window of a toy store but i’m a little fuzzy on that part.
i got to hang out w/ the schiller crew last weekend. i hadn’t seen dawson in awhile and now he’s almost one- crazy how that happens. christopher is one of the sweetest ten year old boys i know and it’s fun watching him goof around with his dad- they are both total characters. they are taking taekwondo class together and they showed me some of their new moves. cross your fingers for them because they have a belt advancement test coming up soon.
and i think you can see why- i mean, really, could you resist this mug? i met up w/ my buddy garvey last weekend and we went to the dog park w/ mom and dad. he’s got it figured out now and knows when they are just a few blocks away. then after a short cat nap in the car, we took a few family pics back at the homestead.
i got to hang out w/ my folks and my niece last weekend. they came to pdx and first up was brunch at mothers (yum- i’m already thinking about how i’m going to get the french toast next time). we strolled through the farmers market and then headed to powell’s bookstore. then it was time for more coffee at stumptown and last but not least the rhododendron garden. it was so pretty- i had no idea- it’s kind of a little oasis in the middle of the city. mad props to my folks for going along w/ my kissy face idea. i kind of crack up every time i look at my dad’s pic- somehow his fishy face is just so good. right after he said, “when are we going to see these? oh wait, i bet it’ll be on your blog, huh?” yep. hee hee.
i got to hang out w/ my friend’s new baby last weekend. he is such a love mixed with all that spastic puppy energy. so much to chew on and so little time.
i took some pics of my sweet, easy going and fun-lovin friend sami yesterday. it’s hard to believe it but she turns three today. she couldn’t be more excited that her dad is making her a rainbow cake for her birthday party today. wish you could see her mom because sami is most definitely a little mini me of my friend sarah.
i got to hang out w/ this love over thanksgiving weekend. the first set is him in his pajamas while we were waiting for his mom to get ready. i believe the puppy is “the good guy” and the bear is “the bad guy”. he has some big ideas for such a little guy- something about how boys are on santa’s good list and girls are on the naughty list. his big sis wasn’t too crazy about that one. now he’s back on the east coast (so far away) and i miss him already.
my blog will be back in action next week. still working out a few kinks from a software upgrade. note to my sittings from last weekend: posts are coming soon and i’ll email you some pics in the meantime. see you next week!
so i had this thought that it would be fun to see all the kiddos in their costumes this year so i’m going to have a little photo booth set up at my place on halloween from 1pm to 4pm. it will be a simple set up- a white background for cute pictures of your kids in their costumes. pictures are free but i’m also going to have a donation jar set out for soulumination, which is an amazing non-profit here in seattle that does some very heartfelt work, so i’m hoping to be able to send some change their way. please let me know if you might be interested in coming and i can send you directions. i would love to see you all.
