Happy Birthday, my love!

Z turns 30 today so I'm celebrating by 

sharing a few photos of his earlier years.

A big thanks to his mother for sharing these with me!

Give Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's hard to believe that it's been over a month

since we were in NC for 

Z's brother's wedding.

We loved getting to see his family, 

especially our nephew!

We've been traveling a lot this past month, 

and were lucky enough to visit

with these wonderful people. 

I love candid shots like this.

My aunt, Granma, and mother.

Z & me, Granma & G-pa

My mother & precious niece.

Colorado getaway

We recently stole away with my parents to a 

vacation house near Fairplay, CO. 

It was wonderful!

Colorado summer

Since we've been back in Colorado

after our Cali & Chicago trips, 

we've had plenty of summertime

going on.

Like racing,

Fireworks with friends at the lake,

mountain biking,

hiking,

and enjoying some time with family!

CHICAGO!

Around California

A sampling of our California travels this summer:

Griffith Observatory, 

Los Osos/Morro Bay, 

Manhattan Beach, 

Pasadena,

San Gabriel Mission

Find more photos from Cali here.

The Huntington Gardens - Cali 2013

Z & I recently took a little

vacation to California. 

Here are some photos from 

The Huntington Botanical Gardens

(one of my very favorite places).

Happy cactus with goatee.

There's plenty more where these guys came from!*

The Huntington 2013!

*Because I'm incredibly shutter-happy.

Happy Birthday, Mama!

Wishing my precious mama the

best birthday!

She is the most beautiful woman I know, 

and I'm so grateful to be her daughter.

Catching up

It's been way too long since I've posted here, 

but I have no real excuse. 

Life got busy, 

and I've been spending my 

free time doing other things 

like taking pictures, 

reading, spoiling Mr. Wilson, 

and getting back into running.

It hasn't left a lot of time for

blogging, 

but I'm going to try to be better

about posting my photos again.