flagstaff weekend number two.

finn is such a rockstar. he has now been camping twice & this time it was real camping, not just in someone's back yard! flagstaff was fantastic this time, it reminds me of a tiny version of boulder. the weather was cool, even a little chilly at night & sprawl won the tournament. i think, didn't you bryan? anyways.

these pictures were all taken with my brand new 5dIIs. it's an A...mazing camera that i should have bought right when it was released. it's amazing. i love everything about it.

enjoy the pics.

we rushed friday late afternoon to head to flag so we could get there by dark & find a spot. we got there late, had dinner & started our search for a campground a little after dusk. both of us were pretty annoyed after about an hour and a half of searching for something that would work. i started on the air mattress which would over heat every few minutes & turn off while bryan started with the mansion. while the pump cooled off i'd help while holding finn. we finish the tent & bryan helps me with the mattress. he begins to blow it up himself. the thing is almost full when the valve gets stuck & all the air comes wooshing out. bryan was pisssssssssy after that. getting even more annoyed we start wondering why in the hell we wanted to get there that night.

we fell asleep without even a goodnight kiss.

this photo was taken around 5:45 am the next morning. bryan woke up pretty early & started to make breakfast. finn & i stayed inside the warm tent & fell back asleep. bryan woke us up once the oatmeal was ready & we looked at each other & said gently "this is why we rushed here" it seems like a lot of work to do this stuff with a babe & two dogs, but it's so worth it. so amazing to disconnect & be. our small family alone in fresh air. it doesn't get better than this.

this is how we sleep while camping- him on my chest.

finn honestly loves being outside. he loves the breeze & the noises -all of it.

love from papa.

happy baby.

sweet kylie.

this is my favorite photo of the two of us. it's been my desktop image since the trip.

liddy, a friend's daughter, was such a big help with finn. isn't she beautiful?

the tents set-up. saturday night most of sprawl joined us at the site.

our friends, sarah-anne & stan, took a cute picture like this while they were camping & it was so cute, i wanted one too!

achoooooo! finn has the same funky thing as his father... when they look at the sun they sneeze. he wasn't looking at the sun here but i love his squenched up face.

i love this next series. he is happiest when he first wakes up.


can you hear his giggle? it's pretty amazing.

skye on the way to the fields. how cute is this?

stoli & his beautiful daughter, emma. stoli is a temporary stay at home dad- we are supposed to start mommy(tehee) & baby yoga with them this friday but we're missing it bc we'll be in new york.

melissa, emma's mama, was my play date but she's gone back to work :( poor finn got his first sun burn during this weekend, but he was covered like this most of the time because it was a lil chilly & i had sun screen on him. dang sun.

i think this is soo cute.

the boys after a huddle.

i love this dog. winston is so funny.

daddy taking a break to hold his babe.


i'll end with a family photo- our first with all 5 of us!
have a great week.

colorado.

wow. really a month? a whole month? sorry about that folks. it's been a little crazy here. we have been moving around a bunch. our trip to colorado, georgia for erin & andrew's wedding, kentucky to meet family & to shoot a wedding! we're back. YEAH!!! it's so nice not sharing my baby with anyone. there i said it. i love how much you all love him, but i want to hold my baby for more than 10 minutes without your guilty looks :) but seriously. we loved seeing so many of you and apologize we didn't get to see everyone.

but we're only here until thursday because finn & i are heading up to new york for another wedding at silver bay!

so onto the pictures. we had a great time visiting colorado again, but this time for an ultimate tournament. extra bonus- our friend ashley now lives in denver. so she came & crashed sarah & ted's house with us.

here's the awesome view at the fields. mountains are the other way. guess i should have shown those, huh?
check out finn's super cool patagonia shirt! sarah & finn.

see cute sun hat! my little paddington bear.

saturday night the four of us decided we wanted to order some freshly baked cookies. this awesome company in downtown boulder will deliver fresh baked cookies & milk all night long. so we of course ordered a butt load & felt sick later.

look at how many we ordered!!!

ashley & vijay are from bryan's oklahoma days. two of our favorites :)

how freaken cute is this? let me tell ya: real freaken cute.

ah. the fam.

most of the sprawl guys are smitten with finn. it's pretty cute.

sprawl plus finn.

bryan doin his thang.

rare spotting of teddy! ted, the big fat jerk, had tickets to all four nights of the phish concert. SO JEALOUS. (jk teddy. love you!)

bryan, finn & i spent about 2 hours at the rei store... very cool & then walked about 3 or 4 miles back to ashley's place. i about died. that was the most exercise i'd had in forever. my legs were shaking by the time we got there.

group shots!!!!

with sarah & ted.

& then ashley

i could visit that place every weekend. love, love, love it. yes teddy, it's still on our list if we ever move :)

miss you three!

camping!!!!!

three weekends ago bryan's ultimate team went up to flagstaff for a training of sorts & finn said "mom, i'd really like to get the f.... out of this heat." i have no idea where he learned that word, but he seemed pretty passionate about going. so we went too.

a few months ago we bought a new tent for our family, it's hugemongus. we're calling it our mansion. we were going to attempt camping... we left friday afternoon & headed for jerome. a cool, old mining town.

our car is a bit small for all 5 of us to be in it at the same time. i sat in the back with finn & skye, while bryan & kylie had the front all to themselves.

so happy.

the view from jerome of sedona. oh la la.

see our mansion...! we set up shop in our friend's backyard. the first night there was a bed open & we thought it would be silly to pass it up- but it was very warm & a little uncomfortable, so the next night we for real camped out. it was much cooler outside. finn loved being bundled up & sleeping on my chest to the sound of leaves whistling in the breeze.
finn was fascinated by the trees.

at the fields watching papa show off his skills & captaining'

the boys.
finn & owen, his best buddy!

hammocking...

on sunday before we headed home we decided to play in flagstaff. we seeked shelter while watching a decent little rain shower.


on the drive home the skies were beautiful. does anyone else see an angel flying low in these clouds?

god light. so purty.

purtier.


we actually just got back tonight from another trip to flagstaff. we love that town. bryan's ultimate team had a tournament there & they won!!! yeah sprawl :)

craziness starts this tuesday. finn & i fly to atlanta & bryan follows on friday. we will be out of town 8 out of the next 10 weekends. we're NUTS, i know!!!

2 months.

it has been two months since this angel child of ours entered the world. what i don't understand is how that can feel like forever. i know i had a life before him, but it wasn't nearly this full of laughter or happiness...

i'm so very lucky & grateful for this little man.

i wanted to post some cute pics of him- but we worked at the gallery today & didn't do a photo session... so instead i'll post a funny picture. on finn's due date mom & i went with bryan to his ultimate practice. we both needed to get out of the house & i thought i'd walk around the field a bit to see if i couldn't get things stirring.

one of bryan's teammates gathered all the guys for a photo with me & they all

"pushed the eject button"

this is what finally encouraged finn to come out. i'm convinced. not the acupuntcure or the eggplant parmesean or the massage or the pedicure or the miles & miles & miles of walking or me pleading pathetically or my mom giving him her pep talks. all we needed to do was hit the eject button. why hadn't i thought of that before?

hope you're having a great tuesday!

miller's

my mom's youngest brother david was out here on business with his family so they stopped by to meet finn. they bought him his first wooden train set :)

i use to babysit for these kiddos when they were tots & now they're holding my tot. life is weird.

michael, kate & ryanne

the "i think you're alright" test from skye. if she ends up between your legs, you're golden.

finn can't wait to meet the rest of you crazy miller's, resch's, meyer's & paris' in two weeks!!!!

on a serious note.
today is the anniversary of my grandmother's passing. i love & miss you grandma.
on that same day, four years ago bryan moved us out here with our uhaul...