happy summer

i got a chance to break out my new camera this weekend. 

i am in love. 

i still have lots to figure out, but i still had fun anyway. 

we had a fun filled weekend in san diego. 

the weather was absolutely gorgeous, summer is totally here. 

E & C

i think i have fully adjusted to having all three girls home with me.
don't get me wrong, i absolutely love the fact that they are all under my roof. there is just something so comforting about it.
but it can make for some long days. these girls love to be constantly doing something and that doing something always requires mommy involvement.
with daddy getting home late i do my best to busy their little minds using the television as a complete last resort.
i am going to enjoy every second of this summer knowing that come september two of my babies will be in school full time.
how in the world did that happen?

in other news i am the owner of a new dslr. this one to be exact...

please pinch me as this has been a long time coming.
nonetheless i must practice patience as i wait for my lens to come in. two to three weeks they say. its torture!!
for now i will put away the iPhone...okay not really...but it's time to bring out the big girl camera in full force.

i love these two crazies.

my deep thinker. the little wheels are always turning. 

we are in that stage of wanting so badly to be able to read. she is ready for you miss keen!

the getaway {insta style}

i love this app. 

i admit it has become a bit of an addiction for me. 

but sometimes its just so hard to pull out that big camera, especially when it is just two of you and asking completely strangers to take photos of you to document the trip is not an option. at least not in my mind. 

so here it is. our trip insta style. 

{happy anniversary}

{let's fly away...}

{the great northwest}

{a race car? yes please.}

{spending the day with my bestie}

{an addiction}

{windows down, sun shining, wind blown hair...perfect}

{proposal point. i would say yes all over again}

{cream cheese ice cream. i think so.}

{so in love with you}

{missing our girls. guess it's time to go home}

{mr. cranky pants stuck in the middle seat. again.}

{happy to be back}

{10}

10 years. 

i can't believe how fast the time has gone by. 

i feel so blessed to say that i am more in love with barth than i was a decade ago. 

he is my best friend, my biggest fan, my better half, my soulmate, the daddy to my three precious girls, an amazing man of God. 

not one day goes by that i don't thank my heavenly Father for bringing him into my life. 

we are back from an amazing weekend getaway to the great northwest. 

it was the perfect surprise. 

i couldn't have chosen a better place to celebrate. the salish lodge & spa at snoqualmie falls. 

it is where he proposed. i got a romantic guy on my hands. 

here are a few snapshots of our trip...

the lovely car we got to drive. an upgrade from the car rental cause it was our anniversary. looks like a senior photo shoot right?

 i can neither deny nor confirm that we frequented this place more than once during our quick trip. i crave this fast food more than i should. 

so a little story behind the dress i am wearing. when barth proposed i was wearing a black dress. being the romantic guy he is, he went shopping all on his own and found me this cute little black number to recreate that incredible day eleven years ago. so cute right?

 perfect weather the entire time. very unwashington like. 

barth...

thank you for the past 10 years. they have been incredible. even the hardest days are bright just cause i get to share them with you. i am so madly in love with you. i can't wait for what God has in store for us in the many years to come. i love you to the moon and back. 

love, your baby

♥

good bye {first grade}

school's out!

good bye early morning wake ups, 5 minute breakfasts, rushing out the door, drop off here, drop off there...

...hello long summer days, swimsuits, popsicles, staying up late, all my girls home...

i love it. 

and i love this girl and am so proud of her. 

good bye 1st grade, hello 2nd grade! 

my pride, my joy & my happiness. 

and here is a comparison. 

picture number one was taken the first day of school. 

picture number two today. 

why do they have to grow up?!