Take me away.

I want to walk and not run.

I want to to skip and not fall.

I want to look at the horizon and not see a building standing tall.

via Michelle
I want to be the only one.
For miles and miles.

Except for maybe you...and your simple smile...

(and daddy's too of course)

Oh it sounds SO good to me.

It's been a rougher week. This city can be challenging to say the least. Feeling oh-so-happy that tomorrow is Friday. This girl will be flying high as she can into the wild blue...

Our Weekend.

Oh riiiiight.....NOW I remember why we live here!




















Look...no hands!

Being outside is so totally better than being inside.

It's all in the details.

...and boy were the details abundant at the lovely wedding of Miss Diggy-Dehn and Ryan last weekend.

Every little darling, nautical detail was planned out and executed to perfection. Diggs spent all year planning...and her labor of love paid off. It was perfection.

And even when the weather couldn't make up it's schizophrenic mind (sunny, drizzling, absolute monsoon downpour, thunder, back to sunny...) it didn't matter. Their wedding weekend at Alderbrook was not only a weekend for celebrating their love, but a weekend at "summer camp" with old friends and reminiscing.

Weddings are always special. I love the love. But there was just something extra special about this one it seemed...life is busy these days, and full weekends surrounded by many of your closest friends are not common place anymore, so to bask in company of everyone, including the kiddos made my heart very happy.

So happy in fact I busted out my craziest dancing shoes ever EVER. Wow. My back is still hurting from some of the moves...is this a sign I'm getting old?!

Oh...and Miss Teresa here? Well, she has really upped the standards for Maid of Honor speaches. One of the best ever, bravo.

Thank you Diggy and Ryan for getting married and for creating such a wonderful weekend for us all. Someone really set the day on perfect.

I spy...

with my own little eye...

a sleeping girl with her bum in the air...cutest little tushie I ever did see.

and is that a curl?! Nicholas had some waves when he was little...could our girl be so lucky??

Let Freedom Ring.

I've always been a fan of the Fourth of July...but this year really seemed to take the cake. The family all gathered at Auntie and Peter's compound on Samish Island and it was a little piece of heaven all weekend long.

Lawn games...

Lots of good food...

Family time...

And a trip to Boom City, which proved to be quite the entertainment for the little boys and big boys alike.

This was our first Fourth where we were able to attend the much talked about Samish Island parade, and it did not disappoint! In all it's small town glory, we watched as homemade floats passed by with the band leading them all.

Some caught candy...while some of us napped...

And some of us even participated in the festivities...




Oh how I love small towns...




I'm thinking this may become an annual gathering...so until next year, let freedom ring baby.