car

its amazing how much stress is relieved in life when you have a reliable car you dont have to fill up with water everyday. let me tell ya! Im lovin my new durango baby! ya!

..to bumper sticker or not to bumper sticker , now that is the question...

here comes the sun!

My hot man

Hello Sunshine! We have been waiting for you!

The last few weeks have been jam packed with bday parties, playdates, & bike rides! im loving life. feels so good to just be focused on the kids, cooking, cleaning, and nothing else *sigh

Ill have to take some pics of avery & his friends at the BMX park next time. it was so cute!

HW

welcome to the next 10-15 years kiddo.

SYKES hot springs!

happy bday to me!

I was so Syked to go to Sykes!

Here are a bunch of pics

It was seriously the most amazing trip.

i love you guys so much!

"I'm as calm as a fruit stand in new York, & maybe as strange "

fishits & puffy

this weekend was so so awesome.

woohoo!! 20 miles later, and im still alive. lol.

It makes me want to backpack more.. really push myself. see how far I can go. see how much my body can take. I want it to be easy someday. someday soon.

aaaah these bloody blisters & aching knees are so worth the beauty we saw this weekend.

highlights..

real friends

hot springs

harmonicas by campfire

wizard cupcakes

sulfur smell

bats

love

the light of the moon

the sound of the river

lets go niners!!!

oops! this was sitting in my unpoblished blog folder.

Here's us at the niners game. it was so fun!

field trip

dude, the new instagram app is awesome!!! these are all mobile uploads from my phone. Anyways.. We took the day off to hit up some of our fav spots along the coast.

Who would have known.. thats where the sun has been hiding!

The tide pools were wonderful at Slide Ranch. Here are some pics & more pics, from a diff trip there. ( I did miss my real camera this time) . Thinking of driving out there in the summer for my kids to go to camp. Im in love with the place.

It was a beautiful day. So beautiful that we actually basked in the sun outside eating lunch in Stinson beach.

The gloom crept in late afternoon.

Brandon found his first whole sand dollar. he was .. um.. PUMPED! it was so cute.

then up the coast a bit more to Tomales Point to see the Tule Elk.

& back to marin for dinner at Marin Joe's. (my moms fav restaurant ever.)

Yum.

We saw& learned about the state bird, sir francis drake, high/low tide, sharks, whales, elk, dairy farms.

Got it all figured out. For today at least :)

southern sour

woodford reserve

southern comfort

tuaca

sweet&sour

and a slice of orange.

thats right. thats how you get er done.

holy crap i take so many pictures

my computer is getting sloppy . Not diggin iphoto anymore. So I have stuff all over the place! But I love mobileme. hmmm. what to do .. what to do..

Fall Festivities can be found HERE

aaahhhh winter

i love you & your frost covered mornings.

i used to be a summer person.
But with brandon and I working a lot in the summer,
well, we have become extreme sledders, expert cuddlers, and bad ass cider brewers .

I look forward to every day.
I love that brandon doesn't work 12 hours 6 days a week. And I love that when he comes home, I dont have to get on the computer and edit photos. we get to open a bottle and cook together!
Its kinda like one long vacation.
we may be broke in the winter, but i dont care!

I relish a our trips to the mountains, hikes in the rain, chilly park dates, rainy day coffee dates with friends..

i love this time of year. =) soaking soaking it alllllllll up! thats one of my New Years resolutions. Soaking in the current moment. being present. well hello winter here i am.

enjoying

I have been loving taking time with sessions with cute kids and fun people in these slow winter months. The sessions are relaxed and wonderful. Bellies , babies, and ballerinas.

Its lovely. and i am reminded of how much I really do love to take pictures of life.

um, hello fabulous din din

we took a jaunt around the block tonight.. gonna try harder to get some exercise in. we were doing so well for a while there, but work got the best of us.. With winter upon us, & work slowing .. there are no excuses. we eat too much brie cheese and bread. =) So, ya.. not gonna quit doing that. so, the only other option is earning it. here we go! wahoo. 1 mile in 12 min.(for me that is., Brandon is faster) not too shabby to start.

so true

good quote i heard today..

"people in glass houses should not throw stones"

funny though, they are always the ones who do.

second best quote of the day...

"hurt people , hurt people"

oh, and..

happy thanksgiving (pics) too! haha. finally clearing out all the chips!

=) Lori

Happy New Year!!!!

Rung in the new year New York style @9 for the kids! Ny pizza, poppers & sparklers & cake & apple cider! It was fabulous! Then we of course partied it up with good friends after the kids went to bed.

New Years eve marks our "first kiss anniversary". We love eachother more and more each year. its pretty awesome. Im pretty lucky.

And, I made it till midnight! haha!! good times. with good people. Cheers to a new wonderful year!