i didn’t do any sewing last weekend – we were with my side of the family (mom, dad, sisters, brother-in-law, a boyfriend, a friend, and nieces) at our go-to family summer vacation spot: sunriver.  it’s located in central oregon, east of bend, where the mornings are cool but the days are hot and sunny, the air smells like pine, and the days are spent bike riding, swimming, and barbecuing.  early morning trips to get doughnuts are the norm, as are end-of-the-day hot tub soaks.

sunriver trips are a family tradition.  i looked through my baby book, and i think a good third of the photos in it were taken there.  here’s me, my mom, her parents, and her sister in 1983:

and me with my sisters and grandparents in 1985 and 1987 (that’s baby laura about to go through the railing – grandma protected her!):

and my dad, rockin’ a moustache in 1990, keepin’ me safe from the sun while my baby sister lilly chilled out on a beach blanket (dad was a proponent of under-swimsuit t-shirts even before rashguards became the norm – so ahead of his time!).  i’m also sporting a swimsuit sewed by my mom:

i learned to ride a bike there (with my dad in 1988):

this year, we played soccer on that same field:

baby hair lightened in the sun, bellies were filled with Goody’s ice cream:

deer paid a visit before breakfast (i’m pretty sure there were four in that photo, but i can only spot three now):

Em’s two-and-a-half year old cousin C took a pony ride, but Em was scared, so she observed:

we played games, and had a birthday party:

on the morning we were set to go home, Em said “i want to live in a house like this,” and though the house itself was great, i think she really meant she wants to live with her grandparents, aunts, uncle, and cousins, spend her days skipping naps in favor of visits to the pool, get hauled around in a bike trailer while munching on fruit snacks, and stay up late to talk and eat pie.  i wish we could’ve stayed a few more days, myself…

 

 

 

 

newborn me with my mom

6-month-old me with my mom (same rad couch, different living room)

to all mothers, mothers-to-be, and mothers at heart, i wish you a loving and peaceful mother’s day.

we’re all in this together, gals!

now that i think the blog is up and running well enough, i’m going to go sew something, then get my daughter to model it at some point. that’s the hard part. she’s very into dancing lately, and photos are hard to get…

let’s do this!

bye.