.scouting it out

At our ward fund raiser dinner last spring I auctioned off a family photo shoot (because, why not) and a bunch of families bid on it. The Ord’s had the final bid for $(insert amount here?). I was super excited to take their pictures but then our awesome lens broke (When I dropped it on cement. Who’da thunk). It FINALLY got repaired and shipped back a few weeks ago so we booked our shoot with the Ord’s, and it went pretty well (I’d post pictures, but some people might not like their pictures plastered on my blog).

The evening before the shoot, Air and I went out to the Strathcona farmer’s market for a date night to scout out our location (We are so pro). We had a nice night and took some fun pictures that I thought I’d share.

These are they:

.insta-vine

 

Hey guys! I’m really behind on posting the pictures and videos from our phones. Excuse me while I dump these on the blog. There are pictures here from Ames’ birthday… from Utah… and even some pictures and videos that I never posted on instagram or vine. That means never before seen footage!  Enjoy.

↓↓↓a froggy we found in our driveway//Ames almost smashed it↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓this nice pond in the field behind our house dried up//Ames helped me decorate for his birthday party↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓birthday boy getting spoiled//on the road to Utah (on our anniversary)↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓we stopped in Nanton to check out the candy store//Ames’ first time swimming in the hotel pool↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓my favorite Utah shakes//new windshield↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓showing Dad how to use his new ipod touch (YAY FACETIME!)//Sunday cuddles

 

↓↓↓Ames’ bed in our hotel room//the fish tank at Bass Pro↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓These girls asked for a picture of my car for their scavenger hunt?//my wedding ring and baby monitor↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓we babysat Rhys//they loved their wagon ride (thanks for the wagon Nikki!)↓↓↓

 

 
↓↓↓the best Aunties ever//comfy clothes from his great-aunt Tracey↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓amazing comb over at the park//Ames knows how to get comfy↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓first bike ride//the boy loves sticks↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓at the shops on Whyte Ave//fire engine↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓new fan of Olive Garden’s breadsticks↓↓↓

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Ok, and here are the videos:

↓↓↓being silly with daddy↓↓↓


↓↓↓he loves playing grandma's piano↓↓↓


↓↓↓trying to contain Ames at church can be challenging↓↓↓


↓↓↓we had to tell him it was a bath to get him to stop crying↓↓↓


↓↓↓we love the tunnels↓↓↓


↓↓↓Ames has been sick for a few weeks now, he lazes around a lot↓↓↓


↓↓↓He lives for these evening walks↓↓↓

.Glacier National

We got to take a day trip through Glacier National Park with Aaron’s family. We met up with them in Helena Montana and stayed the night in a hotel. In the morning we were off to Glacier. Air and I have a picture in this post from a few years ago in this exact spot ↑↑↑ We love that we finally have our boy with us on these trips.

↓↓↓We stopped at this huge beautiful dam before we got into the park. Wow, breathtaking↓↓↓

↓↓↓Tessa and Tiana took turns riding with us all day, and we had walkie-talkies to communicate between cars.↓↓↓

I sat in the back a lot since Ames decided to kibosh his nap schedule for the day.

↓↓↓Here’s his mirror and his baby shows—his two favorite things to look at besides the trees and mountains out the window. He loved that too↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓We stopped at some waterfalls and hikes↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓We love the winding roads that go up up up the side of the mountain. Its exciting to see the enormous cliff right beside your car with the breathtaking views↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓everyone thought that these tree roots looked like Tiana’s curly hair↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓This is what happens when you tell Air and his Dad to hold hands for a picture↓↓↓

 

↓↓↓This is our favorite waterfall on the “Going to the Sun” road, you drive right over it on this little bridge↓↓↓

↓↓↓goldfish were a life saver on these long road trips and I love Amesy’s chubby legs↓↓↓

 

We had so much fun, so glad that Aaron’s family was in Montana at the same time as us. We made it to Lethbridge that evening and stayed in a ghetto hotel room that we had booked online for cheap. It was a little scary, but just one night didn’t hurt us. It definitely made us appreciate our own home more when we arrived here the next night. In a way, it’s nice being home again isn't it.