summer in the circle.

just a couple for the grandparents so my name is not mud.
and i promise some of hayden this weekend after the all city swim meet.
love you!

griffin.

rewind.

so, rewind to just over a month ago.
the night before we left for alaska,
i had dinner with my friend leslie. and her whole family.
oh, and we took some pictures.
her boys are adorable.
it was the perfect way to start vacation.




i can't tell you how much i wish i had a picture like this with my grandma.

worth a thousand words. at least.

they say that a picture is worth a thousand words.
i don't know, i felt speechless while i was here.
i felt like my camera would be useless to show it's beauty.
easily the most beautiful place i have ever seen.
our boat left seward and traveled through the kenai fjords national park.
we won't forget how blue/green the water was.
or the fog over the mountains.
or the humpback whales.
or orcas. seals. sea lions. puffins.
or the glacier.
and the sound it made as large chunks of it heaved into the ocean.

the first picture is my favorite of the whole trip.
it's out of focus, impromptu and taken by a total stranger.
but i was more than happy to hand my camera over to capture us in this place, together.

plenty of good luck.

it was the perfect wedding.

in their place.
on their river.
with their families.
and friends. and dogs. (yep, dogs.)
with their words.
and their pauses. (and our tears.)
and their laughs.
so many good wishes.
so much good luck. (rain)

it was pretty incredible.
and at the end of it all,
we ended up with an amazing
new member of our family.

love you both.
wouldn't have missed it for the world.

one.

so happy that even though we're missing her real birthday,
we didn't have to miss celebrating her first birthday with her.
happy birthday to our sofia-pia.
love you, baby. xo