rest stop

 i guess i might as well document our rest stop stay since it was actually pretty fun. we decided not to use the bathroom in the RV so we didn't have to deal with the smell and cleaning. so the rest stop was pretty convenient for the night. i was kind of freaking out using the bathroom in the dark.. but tanner was nice enough to walk with me and wait outside the door. we pulled in when it was dark and woke up to some really pretty mountains. tanner pulled out his penny board and rode around while cuba chased him. then we hiked around a little bit and then got on the open road. 

painted hills

tanner and i set out on a road trip through oregon earlier in august. there is a campaign right now to increase tourism to oregon called "the seven wonders of oregon" and we made it to all of the wonders in a week. a lot of time was spent driving in a RV we rented from craigslist but at least the drive was beautiful. our first stop was the painted hills. i had never heard of them before but man, they're beautiful. we were afraid we wouldn't see anything because it was getting dark as we got there. instead we got to see them in the most beautiful lighting with the sun setting and the moon rising. there was no one else there which made it very peaceful. we got a few photos before it got too dark. then, i put the settings on my camera to bring in as much light as possible which made blurry photos (no tripod) but i love the way they turned out for some reason. maybe because it was really dark and i thought it was incredible that a camera could do that, or because they look like film, but i just love them. that night we just pulled off into a rest stop in the middle of nowhere and slept in the RV. normally that would freak me out, but i felt safe and sound in that ol' 94 RV. 

proof eyewear frontier project

we stayed in sea ranch, california for our family reunion. tanner and the boys saw driftwood on the beach and decided to build a little fort for the kids to play in. that "little fort" ended up taking alllll day and needless to say, it turned out awesome. we joked saying that they could rent it out as a beach front bungalow. as they were building, i was taking a few pictures of the process and since we had some proof sunglasses with us, we decided to also do a frontier project. if you're a photographer and interested in being a part of a frontier project, you can find more info here.  it was a very fun day. 

frame it

we have two large frames in our bedroom with pictures of trees in them. i've never loved them and have   found myself looking at them wondering what i would like to replace them with. we were in northern california for a family reunion and our surroundings were so beautiful. i couldn't pass up the opportunity to snag some family photos. so, i rummaged through my suitcase for an outfit that would work and asked tanner if he had something to match. he did. i set up my camera settings and asked my brother in law to take a few photos. for an impromptu photoshoot, i love how they turned out. i'm working on doing a few touch ups to our room and these pictures fit what i have in mind. my bedroom is my little oasis so why not make sure i love every aspect of it?!