we can't wait.

Taking the J's to see the babes. We can't wait! Sebastopol, here we come!
(super cute pics of my mama. love her.}

come sail away.

1 devoted, loving, adored dad. 1 groupon found the morning of. 3 excited J's. 1 kiddo who can sleep anywhere. 1 photography lovin' mama. Which lead to 2 perfect hours crusin' newport bay in honor of our favorite guy.

{1 slightly out of focus, self-timer shot balanced on bowl. but hey, we're all in.}

pulling it all together.

The school year has come and gone, we now have a 5th grader and two 2nd graders in our house, The school year flew by, and we are SO proud of our J's. They are smart, funny, inquisitive, and keep us on our toes. We LOVE them to the moon and back.

Open House Mania:

JIlly and "The Best Hero" Auntie Shan.

And probably our best "find" as first year teachers, back in the day.

Happy Summer!

Little Buddies.

their daddies have been buddies most of their lives and now our kiddos are following in their footsteps.  lazy days of summer are almost here. can you feel them? i can. xo

Team Toy Story.

Quite possibly the CUTEST talent show act ever. I may be a bit biased of course, but who cares. Thanks, Sara, for putting this all together and to all my "mama" friends, your prints are on their way. xo

Team Carlson.

13 years ago today.

Happy Anniversary Craigers! I love you just the way you are! Thanks for being the CAPTAIN of our Team. I (we) love you to the moon and back Babe. xo