memorial day at multnomah falls.

I'm know I'm still way behind sharing these outings with you, but here was our Memorial Day. I think this was actually the Saturday before Memorial Day, but whatever day it was we spent it hiking around Multnomah Falls. A few things to note:

- My husband dressed cuter than me... (I thought we were hiking????)

- The sites were breathtaking. It was so lush and green it reminded me of Hawaii.

- This was Greyer's first time in the Ergo and he was absolutely distressed about it.

- This was my first hike. I think that is an accurate statement and I think that means I'm finally a real Oregonian or something. 

And to answer a couple random questions I've been getting:

- No, I have not yet found my wedding ring :( I've been wearing a replacement ring with a quartz stone.

- The sale of our house is pending. We are currently negotiating repairs. We do not have a house to move into since the one we wanted sold to someone else. We plan on moving into the apartments we were in before this house : ) 

family portraits.

We are so blessed to have such talented friends that offer to take pictures for us. And Bethany is one of them. This was our first photo shoot since Greyer's newborn photos and he was much more squirmy this time around. It seems like every time the camera comes out he freezes, or at least stops doing that cute thing he was doing a minute ago that made you bring your camera out in the first place, lol! But Bethany handled him very patiently and ended up capturing some adorable expressions. I am so happy with the result of these pictures. I love my boys so much if you can't tell from my perma-grin and googly eyes pictured above! 

To see more of Bethany's work visit her website.

And for those of you wondering about my outfit: Shirt, Skirt (mine's thrifted but that one is identical), Shoes. Greyer's sweater, Leggings from Children's Place (similar), Freshly Picked Moccasins. 

3 songs i have issues with.

Sunglasses: Urban Outfitters, Tee: Target (similar), Belt: Thrifted (similar), Skirt: Kohls (similar), Shoes: DSW

The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars, Here's to Never Growing Up by Avril Lavigne, and C'Mon by Ke$ha are three songs that I absolutely despise. Sure, some days would be nice spent in bed and sure, sometimes I wish I could stop time and and never grow a minute older. But it frightens me that these are the voices that are shaping my generation. That being lazy and never growing up are the words being sung by today's youth and tomorrows leaders. 

I realize that songs are just songs to some people, and I've always prided myself in tuning out [what may be inappropriate] lyrics in order to enjoy a beat, but there are just some lyrics that burn themselves into my memory and never go away. And they are all the worst kind. I suppose the most alarming lyrics from the above three songs comes from my Ke$ha -girl: 

I don't wanna go to sleep

I wanna stay up all night

I wanna just screw around

I don't wanna think about

What's gonna be after this

I wanna just live right now

{{{I shudder}}}

I shudder because there is an "after this". So much of what happens tomorrow is determined by your decisions today. So today does matter and so does tomorrow... 

I guess I would just say yes, live in the now! Enjoy your youth! Take it easy when you can! But not at the expense of tomorrow and do not adopt that as a lifestyle, please and thank you.

What do you think? Are songs just songs? Do any songs bug you as much as these bug me?

Sorry for my rant kinda.