sandy face

i love this picture for a number of reasons. first because i love messy, beachy, sandy hair, and i also love it for the sand on her face. if you just looked at this picture without it, it could have been taken anywhere. but the sand on her face tells you exactly where we are. and the smile that goes with it is a perfect expression for how she felt about seeing the ocean for the first time.... two words: hay day! girl went nuts. got lots of good pictures of our time at the beach that i will share later this week. but this one was by far my favorite. i had to share today.

where were we, you ask? well, we made the trip to portland this weekend to see my baby brother get married. to an awesome chick i might add. the wedding was beautiful. like, really beautiful. it was awesome. and after it was all said and done and the happy couple had left for their honeymoon, we headed over to the west coast in search of some good scenery and a beach to play on. we found both. and have since vowed that we'll get back there again soon, now that we have kids (rephrase: A kid) that is old enough to appreciate and enjoy it.

so, relatives near coastlines... here we come!