this picture makes me happy

i took this picture awhile ago, but found it when i was going through some old files.  it makes me smile.

stephanie

i took some pictures of my cousin stephanie (and her "it's complicated") for her senior year ... here are a couple ... so, so, so much better than a year ago.  i've had a lovely time climbing the very steep photography learning curve ... i figure i'm about 10% up it at this point.  just wait until ten years from now.

 

is summer over yet?

please don't remind me in june that i said this in september, but i'm SO ready for summer to be over.  i feel like we haven't stopped moving for three months.  we're enjoying nice indian summer weather and have been swimming most days for the past two weeks.  all the same, i'm ready for weather that requires us to stay put for awhile.  seriously, i'm embarrassed to write this.  i'm not sure why i'm sharing.  i'm going to stop.  yosemite in july sometime:

johnism (yes, i said john)

just a clarification on this post, as some of you have expressed confusion ... john was looking for me to reciprocate his compliment.  when i didn't, he simply filled in what his reply would have been to the compliment.  hopefully you can now find the humor too.

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john: "amy, thanks for putting up with me..."

amy: (ever so brief a silence)

john: "...and you're welcome"

amy: (laughing and laughing some more ... still laughing as i type this)

funny guy.

love these guys

colorado cousins

john's cousin got married and we headed out for the festivities ... here are some of the pictures of his ginormous family.  i guess when your mom is one of twelve kids, that's what happens ...

jackism

... changing his diaper after his nap ...

"i so proud of you mommy"

"really jack, why are you proud of mommy, what did she do?"

"i just love you mommy & i so proud of you"

ahhh ... terrible twos?  not him ... so sweet!  (in some other post i'll list his "are you fricking kidding me??" personality traits)

camping ... months ago ... i am procrastinating