one day without shoes.

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everybody cool is doing it. finn's doing it, i'm doing it... i'm working on bryan :)

cute family.

i had the pleasure of hanging out with this cute family this past weekend.

julie, doug, jacob & their newest addition abby! i did a session for them when jacob was just a babe! ( julie is my insurance rep & she is amazing!)

here are a few of my favorites:





and the sweet baby girl. she was hungry/tired, plus mom had mentioned she had a doctor's appt & well, she wasn't excited about it. abby is one month old... and soooo tiny & sweet.




tehee. mom was right there to grab on if we tipped ;)


sweet big brother.


jacob has the coolest toys.


i love his lil tongue in this shot. giddy up.


i love this one...


this one is soooo cute! all the smiles... tickles, happiness.


we got jacob & mama & daddy happy here, but now abby wants attention!


this tree was just too cool.


this face. is too. cute!


sweetness.


& here is my favorite family shot! we're all in & looking good!


jacob sharing his num num (ice cream bar!)




childhood. yum.


& now some of ms. abby. happy girl.


mama!


much better.


night night little one.


congratulations on the arrival of your new sweet pea!

ah the desert.

so it's time for a personal post!

this past sunday we had an awesome day. we walked the tempe arts festival & i bought a new cup from my bird lady, village clayworks. she's so awesome.

then, while looking at a booth with amazing embroidery of landscapes (they looked like photographs from a distance (we were soooo close to buying one, but the one we both loved was $3000!)) bryan said "i wish we'd gone hiking today" so, we booked it home, packed our stuff & headed to the superstitions around 3:00 pm. a little late in the day, but we're in full blown wildflower season here. everything is green. it's magical.

it was by far one of my most favorite local hikes we've ever done. thank you art, for inspiring us to get out!!!

we let the dogs off the leash so they could splash in the pools.




finn LOVES hiking. he is completely captivated by the wind & trees.




















my boys.


see... green!!!!


favorite detail.








the girls love hiking.




I LOVE THIS. thank the lord for the timer option. we're getting a canvas of this one, for sure.


this one makes me happy.


yeah, for pictures of mama & finn together.

my sweet, sweet kylie. skye couldn't be bothered to go over there with her- she was chasing bugs or something.


bryan & the moon.






on the way home we stopped by a mom & pop's pizza joint. we love finding little holes in the walls. we got home around 9:30 with finn passed out in his car seat & we quickly crashed after.

such a lovely, lovely day.