Sunday, July 31, 2011

The Fun Part

I am currently reading a book called "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin, and I ran across a quote that I just had to share!

On waiting for the arrival of happiness:

"The fun part doesn't come later. NOW is the fun part."

So true!

Sent from my iPhone

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Shiloh is 1!!

Birthday party pictures to follow soon, but here are a few portraits that we took of Shiloh on his birthday. I love that Buddy so much!!










Friday, July 29, 2011

New Kicks!

Well, I've been wearing the same pair of old-school burgundy Pony running shoes with hot pink laces for about 6 years now, and they finally kicked the bucket! Once I noticed how clearly you could see the giant hole in the back of them in pictures, I decided it might be time to pick up a new pair of shoes! But I was super-sad, because I sooooo loved those things!





So anyway, I got myself on over to Journeys and found this pair on sale!





I LOVED them! Similar feel, and an even better color scheme to go with the bright, happy clothes I have found myself drawn to lately! I wore them yesterday, and thoroughly enjoyed them, but it just seemed like something was missing. Then it dawned on me: These shoes need some neon laces!

So this morning I pulled out the boring gray laces and strung them up with these guys!





Now they feel just right, and the picture above assures me that the shoes are even Jason-approved. Perfect! : )

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Spreading the Sophie Love!

At just 1 day shy of 1 year old, Shiloh has mostly abandoned his adoration of Sophie the Giraffe for other pursuits including, but not limited to, stair exploration, outlet investigation and obsessive toilet seeking! But not to worry, our love for Sophie (not our poor grimy Sophie, but a fresh new one) has now been passed on to sweet baby Elle! Jamie apparently acquired one somehow and sent me this iPhone photo today!





It made me smile! I love that baby girl!!

Monday, July 25, 2011

IT'S A MIRACLE!!!

Okay, we may be having frozen pizza for dinner, there may be a mountain of laundry from our trip in the living room, and we may have 4 crazy children who seem to think they live in a zoo, but MY JEANS FIT, so I just don't care!! : )

Ray-Ban-Tastic!

I am so digging the J-Man's new Ray-Bans! Here's an iPhone photo I snapped out in the yard. Love it!!



5 Years of Wedded Bliss!!

via The Hudsons blog




On July 16, Jason and I celebrated our 5-year anniversary. In honor of the occasion, we took a 2-week trip to Crested Butte, Colorado, to enjoy some downtime with our family. Well, by "downtime," I actually mean some time mountain biking, rafting, horseback riding and ziplining (what we were gearing up for in the above iPhone self-portrait!), but it was a great break for all of us! And it turns out that spending a couple of weeks in a cabin in the mountains can be a romantic anniversary getaway even if you do have your kids with you!! : )

To "mark" the occasion, we also got tattoos of each other's names on our arms. They are really simple and beautiful and are very special to both of us. Pictures of those to follow when the healing process is through!

I can't believe it has already been 5 years! That sounds like a long time, but I feel like it was just yesterday that we were walking down the aisle at A Little White Chapel in Vegas! I guess time really does fly when you're having fun!! : )

For a little trip down Memory Lane, we figured that we would post a few of our favorites from our wedding. Pictures are obviously very important to us, so we were very picky when it came to choosing our photographer! We definitely made the right decision, because we still absolutely love looking at every single picture AltF Photography took on that day. Here are a few of our favorites!












Below are some of my bridal portraits that Jason took the day after our wedding. We ventured into the Nevada desert in the blazing 114-degree heat for these, and the rocks Jason had me lay on for some of them were hotter than you can even imagine! I had the welts on my back to prove it!! But it was definitely worth it.












So now that we're back from our magical getaway in the 70-degree paradise that was Colorado, it is business as usual around here! We will be in the office all week working on galleries, print orders and coffee table books and playing hardcore email catchup!

Drop us a line if you need anything! We love hearing from you guys!!

Happy Monday, everyone!