leysin... christmas 2011

i think im ready for my first white christmas... whos with me!?

be married.

as i was sitting in my best friends sealing, the advise that echoed in my head was "be married". there are times that i find myself cleaning up dirt and saw dust and maybe having a little bitter attitude. but at the end of the day i love being married and all the little hang ups just melt away. even when i find a band-aide on the shower floor.

little sisters.

when theres 7 kids in your family you may sometimes be referred to as the "little sisters", even at 22 and 19 we are still the "little sisters". bethany and i have a very UNIQUE relationship that can best be described as our other term of endearment "salt and pepper", meaning we are very OPPOSITE in a lot of ways. beth is dark, organized, and likes control in her life. I am well... VERY fair, VERY messy, and usually EXTREMELY out of control. But one thing we can agree on for sure is that mike is the one for her, and im soooo excited to have him in the family!!!! congrats you two!!

and thats when i knew...

this man is crazy. and i love him.

happy in july gloom.

yes i got to go home for two weeks! and frankly i enjoyed the cold weather it was a nice change to wear jeans and sweaters. during our time at home we did a ton of things like weddings, dance parties, museums (i love you toulouse), surfing, bachelorette party (thank you fun poles), lots of family, and lots friends. however i chose to only photograph only the most important of events.

like ghirardelli (best sundae ever)






and our mother daughter date. thank you susan and jaclyn!

pause.

its been a while since pat has hit up the skatepark what with his knee and all. heck even i miss skating. good thing michael schoneman is in our lives. he did this little project during winter semester, and it makes me real happy. enjoy.

child's play.

i love being with my family. especially my little nieces and nephews.

our niece ellie got to come out with beck and mike, she may have been a little shy at first but once you get that girl on a quad she goes wild.


last week i got to play with some other cuties in santa barbara. after a long day at the beach bella jason and i decided we needed a little down time in the hammock.


isnt jonah the stinkin cutest ball of love youve ever seen!!



i didnt get to spend much time with queen pheobe but she did share her crooked smile and toothbrushing skills with me.