california part one

so, last thursday, i woke up very antsy.

i texted tyler: "lets do something! the zoo, 7 peaks, something, anything!"

he replied: "i think i am sick..."

boo.

about ten minutes later my mom calls: "we got a mini van (rental)...want to come?"

(to Mikelle's graduation)

15 minutes later, we were on the road!

(i packed next to nothing for me, and tons for her lol)

anyways, we drove alot.

but we saw alot too.

here's the beach day we did in santa cruz.

if you know me, then you know that i believe the sea has special powers.

and i want nothing more then to let my baby have the same expiriences i did by the ocean growing up.

look at those eyelashes.

i have always felt, like i could tell how a person feels about the subject their photographing, based on their pictures.

can you tell i'm madly in love with this little lady?

and super nostalgic about how big she is?

i come close to tears on a daily basis lately.

(could be due to the extra amounts of hormones coursing through my body. yes, that's right, that IS an announcement.)

isn't she a beatuy though?

there is freedom next to the ocean.

there is room: to run, to play, to dream, to let your hair and everything else just BE.

oh benissimo. "mom, there is SAND all over my FACE!"

so shocked?!

you put your face IN THE SAND lol.

these two...

i can't explain it.

it's a brother/sister bond that i would do anything to keep together.

i hope that they always love eachother. and that they remember these fun memories that they shared together.

my baby, soaking up the sun and sand.

just like her mama.

(which is her new name for me as of late)

she is my heart.

have you ever felt this way?

that my heart, is on the outside, running and playing and growing.

that's how i feel about this little person.

not many things in life compare to

beach+corndogs+icecream cones

love.

the grand finale!

the wave wins!

the girl is stunned!

(cold water)

only a few tears shed!

part two will consist of the graduation.
and san fransico.
and all the car rides in between.

tyler called me today: "coming back to reality sucks huh?"

me: "no, i actually really enjoy my reality too"

and that is the truth, one hundred and fifty percent.

also: my new favorite lynleyism!

air condition = breath

"mom, will you turn the breath on."

"i'm cold! i don't want the breath!"

hahahaha

could be one of her best ones yet.