Christmas in Coulee Dam

My handsome bearded nephews.

 Egg-periments with Pops.

 The Grand Coulee Dam

 Another dam picture

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 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!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my big brother!

I love you much and wish we could be with you to celebrate!

Christmas festivities! (NC holidays)

For Christmas, we couldn't decide 

if our niece was a better stocking stuffer...

Or present (she's pretty cute either way).

She figured out the unwrapping pretty quickly, 

and loved helping everyone with their gifts.

As is normal for us, things got a little wacky...

It was a little too much excitement for Shelby.

NC Holidays (a birthday party!)

Since we don't get to see our niece & nephews very often

it was great to be in NC for one of our nephew's 4th birthday party.

Birthday candles are pretty exciting.

But apparently our rendition of "Happy Birthday" was lacking.

4 year olds are pretty silly.

Horses!

A Slinky!

A harmonica!

Play time with Uncle Z

Then time to sample the Spiderman cake 

(complete with multiple rings)

Brothers!

Holiday Road Trip! (Pt. 1)

Z & I both got some time off for the holidays

so we decided to drive to NC from CO

to visit as many family & friends as possible...

I know. I'm not sure what we were thinking, either.

Regardless of the seemingly endless miles in the car, 

getting to see so many special folks

was truly a gift.

We'll start off with family photos, 

including a visit from my great-aunt Quaidie

and a trip to TN for my cousin's wedding.

The wedding venue even included this amazing tiger print

to get Z pumped up for the Clemson bowl game!

Parental Visit

More fun was had on the second day of

my parents' visit.

We started at the Farmer's Market, 

where we tasted delicious treats

at nearly every tent.

Then we headed over to 

Pearl Street Mall

to people watch and

admire the gorgeous tulips!

Go to April Visit to see all the photos from their visit...

there were just too many to choose from!