{meet} ridley rose

Last week my lovely sister Sarah had her little baby girl, and we are all smitten!   I snapped a couple pics at the hospital (minus the one of me holding her....my sweet little sister took that one). She is only hours old in these.

*The image with text above is a simple birth announcement I put together for my sis to share with her friends and family.

Below is a pic with her Grandma.  She is such a precious little thing she didn't even cry.....

Ridley snuggling with her Papa:

And below falling asleep with her Mama.....(I'm the proud aunt with the blue hair above ; )

I also took a couple updated pics of Harper Rain that same weekend, so I'll be sharing those here soon too.  We are all in baby heaven here!!!  XO

A couple posts of baby Harper:
Meet Harper Rain
Harper Walking

{photo journal} long beach | part 1

Ahhh....memories of Long Beach, WA : ) I recently decided to edit most of what few photos I took during our road trip to this romantic beach over Valentine's weekend. Some of the pics are from my DSLR and the others are from my phone. I took most of them, and my mom and sister took a few too. I didn't take photos of everything, but I did also shoot a little video. The video is pretty cheesy and my hands shake a bit, but it sure reminds me of how much fun we had.  (I gave my mom the Secret Life of Walter Mitty Soundtrack as a Valentine's gift so we could listen to it on our road trip.  The song in this video is one of my favorite tracks.)

Lots of driving along the longest beach in the world. Soaking in the outdoor hot tub, staring at the multitude of stars (and even pretending to name a few). Blue sky and sunshine one minute, and crazy rain and wind the next. Exploring Astoria, OR for the first time and feeling butterflies as we walk closer towards the Goonies house.  Playing with my new Diana F+ camera.  Exploring, exploring, exploring. Watching a bald eagle relax and fly around us in the sand.  Feeling the salty wind in my face as I sit on the window ledge while we cruise along the water.  Pink cheeks.  Lots of smiles and laughter.  Laser tag.  XO