Goofballs & Chelsea's Bday

okay, i know i promised to dedicate this blog solely to artsy fartsy stuff, but i can't help myself sometimes :)
...was my little sister's birthday, so we all went out to celebrate...
and by "we all", i mean a group of whimsical, sarcastic goofballs i call my family. auntie Lacey found herself a new man ...and i still got mine :) ...with a mouthful of water pictures are ALWAYS better when you don't know someone is behind you doing the 'over-done-but-still-somehow-funny' bunny ears for some reason, when we're all together, life isn't serious...i love that this is the firstborn goofball who started it all (and her husband who nurtures that silly spirit) these silly genes continue to run in the fam so glad

grandma's sun room

...beautiful flowers in my mom's sun room. something about these new, fresh flowers growing up against the old weather-worn wood makes me love this room even more. so pretty. and the view is even better.

even bryce loves it.

First Official Photo Shoot

Okay, it's not really official, but I can pretend :) I love photography. Always have. Always will. Oh the things I would do if I just had a good camera! In the meantime, my little Kodak somethin' will have to suffice. I thought it'd be fun to snap some pics of the baby who is unfairly, growing too fast. Actually, my real motivation was to try and win the Kodak baby contest, but when I went to submit, they closed the contest early. RATS! Oh well, I'm sure I wouldn't have won, but it was fun and I got some cute pictures out of it anyway...