ten photographs, taken over ten hours…
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here were a couple out-takes. from around noon & around 4-ish…
while most of america was watching football today – i was out in a glorious sunday taking pictures of this adorable family… i couldn’t resist posting some tonight. these little boys have the biggest and brightest eyes. and when you see the sweetness, calmness, and grace of the mom & dad – you can see why. 
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we were like little groupies today, driving out to a vineyard about a 1/2 hour away to go to a hullabaloo concert…. it was totally worth it. fun music, the beautiful setting, the farmers market, the quaint old farm equipment, & fun friends… a good morning for sure.
the concert:
farmers market:
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after we shared a kids cone from baskin robbins, we went to find treasures. we both got caught up in taking pictures and only found a few pine cones as treasures to take home at the end. gavin didn’t seem to mind… he actually was having so much fun taking pictures as the sun started to set on this january day.
thank you gavin for letting me take so so so many photographs of you. it is one of my favorite things to do.
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i had (have) so much to do today, get ready for company, make a sample wedding cake, laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning, errands….. i threw it all to the wind a bit and went on a quiet solo walk through the lagoon on this summery-winter morning. it was all worth it. all the chores can wait. i’d much rather be outside.
beautiful morning, beautiful day. i don’t think that cake is going to get made today….
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i hung some new prints today around the house. these two just make me smile…
bottom photo by: stacey winters, thanks stacey!
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you too are both so talented! I love the captures she got of you guys, your family is gorgeous! missing you friend!
he turned three.
yes, this is our life as our gavin gets older – lots of kids’ birthday parties. i actually LOVE them. i love the games, the excitement, the cake, the balloons. i love it. i really do. 
happy birthday grayson, fabulous party.
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having visitors always is a nice excuse to see where you live with a new lens… and in my case, to fall in love with it allllll over again. my aunt and my cousin’s daughter are on a trip of a lifetime from kansas: over two weeks vacation including the ventura/santa barbara area, hawaii, and then down to us. here was just monday….. we missed the daddies while they were working, so gav just went with the girls.
stop #1: refugio state beach
stop #2: nojoqui falls (little hike & picnic)
stop #3: a santa barbara county organic farm
stop #4: solvang
a stop into the mission
stop #5: santa barbara (the drive from solvang to santa barbara through the back mountains is spectacular – but gavin and i napped most of it, i did wake up to see the glorious ocean view from the top of the mountains, but then went back to sleep…… we saw more of santa barbara – but as erika said as we were on state street, “somethings you just can’t get with a camera” – i agree, and sometimes it is nice to rest the camera and enjoy the moments.) 
but i did get a lot of the beach time we had. since erika plays volleyball in high-school in kansas, we surprised her with bringing a ball and playing beach volleyball as the sun set.
stop #6 & #7: the pier and mexican food… what a day!!
they are on the flight to hawaii now, and i am soooooo jealous. but looking forward to them taking the train down this way next, when they get back from hawaii.
visitors sure are great. anyone want to come visit
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