raspberry picking

If you remember from this post, Buena Vista is my favorite place on earth. I love Mt. Princeton, my grandpa's house, the family nursery, the little streams, and of course, all the memories. One of my favorite things about going to B.V. in the summer is the raspberry picking. I am sure that it is mostly nostalgia of going out with all my aunts and uncles to pick raspberries by the gallons. We would take the buckets into grandma's kitchen and she would begin her magic of making the best jam and syrup I've ever tasted. We would also end just about every meal with a small bowl of raspberries covered in cream- heaven in a bowl.

Although there are not as many rows of bushes now as there were when grandma was able to use them, grandpa has kept a few rows which still yield buckets of plump red raspberries each day. I loved taking the little kids to enjoy picking them in the evenings and got a little teary eyed as I saw my cousin, Autumn, helping little Keadryn scout for the ripe ones. I love this tradition and that we get to pass it on to the next generation.

girl time

I love these girls. I love getting to know them better, I love watching them play with my kids, I love that they will be here- no matter what, I love that they are all women I learn from, I love their quirks, I love how they all fit together to form our family. I just love them.

yep....

still her bff

nifty 50

After reading this article I decided to go with the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II and I love, love, love it! It is a great bang-for-your-buck lens for this newby. If you are just getting into photography, or if you have kids- get one!

all the pictures were taken on family vacay in colorado. many more pictures to come.

i married a rockstar

so this week was birthweek- that's right- birthweek. Why only celebrate your birthday for one day? Drew planned something special for each day and it was amazing.

monday- sonic and new lip gloss and chapstick. (one of my favorite things)
tuesday- more sonic, an awesome new waterbottle
wednesday- gerber daisies and breakfast waiting for me when I woke up, thai pepper for dinner
thursday- mcalisters for lunch and new shoes
friday- breakfast date and farmers market
saturday- morrocon tea glasses and green tea
sunday (my actual birthday) peace o' cake cupcake, (seriously the best cupcakes in town- try them!) lunch with friends, a massage, dinner and a movie...oh yeah- and a new camera lens.

I am SURE Drew went over the budget for the birthday this year- but I can't pretend that I mind that much. He's awesome.

painful?

I love this face kead makes when chewing gum. She is trying extra hard to chew the gum without swallowing it.

0 for 3

me: Keadryn, do you want to go play in the back yard? (which these days almost always means playing in the kiddie pool/sprinklers)

kead: Yup! I need my baby-soup (i.e. bathing suit) and my man-bopper (i.e. spider-man swimming diaper...they were on sale) and my sub-cream (i.e. sun screen).

I have to really pay attention these days to catch what she's saying.

lollipop, lollipop

oh lolly lolly lolly- lollipop, lollipop oh, lolly lolly lolly

lollipop, lollipop oh, lolly lolly lolly



lollipop *pop* ba- dum dum dum.

lately

Here some of my favorites from the last couple weeks...

calling all muggles

if that title doesn't make sense, this post isn't for you, but if you have ever:

• craved butterbeer
• said "That store looks like it belongs on Diagon Alley."
• Wished you could ride the Hogwarts Express
• Thought about going to where the visitors entrance to the Ministry of Magic would be while touring London (I'm serious- I really wanted to do this, Drew said no.)
• giggled at the relationship between Ron and Hermione.
• wished you owned a Marauders Map
• felt like you've lost a friend when you finish reading the series...for a second or third time...
  

Then, friends, you are probably as excited as I am that the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie is coming out tomorrow! This is my favorite book of the seven so I can't wait to see the movie. I tried to convince Drew to go to the midnight showing with me, but again, got turned down. He doesn't share my H.P. love.


I must admit that part of my absence from the blog world has been due to the fact that I re-read the entire series over the past month. Just like last time, I am now having withdraws and Drew is ecstatic that its over.

I know this post is super nerdy...I don't care. I just love H.P.

UPDATE: I did get my way and we went to the midnight showing. It was my favorite movie yet. Go see it.