Wedding Photos, Finally!

Be prepared for an intense photo dump, y'all. Don't say you weren't warned! {First look photos!}

{I made my birdcage veil and headband from two different pieces that I purchased. The brooch below was my Dad's mothers and one of my something borrowed!}

{The ladies}

{Five wild and crazy guys}

{The picture of all of us below if by far one of my favorites only because Drew and I look like the creepy farmer couple from American Gothic. The painting, not some weird sci-fi show or anything.}

{First family photo!!!}

{The neighboring horses decided to show up and join the festivities!}

{Toast time!}

{And just for funsies, one of my MOH's Kate and Drew's youngest brother Mack}

{All photos courtesy of @lovehunters. I highly recommend!!!}

Fourth of July for the Weary

In true form a la Eileen and Drew, we have been packing as much fun and excitement into this summer as possible. Not 4 days after our honeymoon, we headed to a bluegrass festival in Western KY called Romp with the mini for three days. Needless to say, we are exhausted.
So, when the three day weekend was approaching, Drew and I put a furlough on activities to get caught up on housework, errands, and sleep. We managed to get a lot done, and still have a little bit of fun as well!
Friday night we headed to Lexington to have a short visit with friends, meet some babies, and try a new restaurant before spending the weekend doing chores. It was much needed, and I'm so glad we did, because the rest of the weekend was rainy and gross.
Saturday I spent seven, yes S-E-V-E-N, hours cleaning the house (and I'm still not completely finished.) Drew spent FOUR hours building our new basketball goal and a new lawn mower with his dad. Then he helped me clean the remainder of the day. So, yeah, on Saturday night and most of Sunday, we were kinda burned out on cleaning. Don't eat off my floors right now, but at least the bathrooms are clean.
Sunday was spent relaxing a little more, meal planning, grocery shopping, and lying around. I took a nap in the middle of the day, which is so NOT my style. Drew's brother and his fluffy pup Willie came by and shot some hoops on the new goal. We ordered pizza and were generally just bums for the remainder of the day. It was downright lovely.
For the actual day of America's birth, the most patriotic thing we did was make flag pancakes. All the fireworks in Frankfort were cancelled due to rain, so we were glad that we caught a few from our back patio on Sunday.

It was a fairly restful weekend, and I'm glad we stayed put for the most part. But I will admit, looking at all the cute blog posts with adorable family photos in red, white, and blue makes me a tad jealous (in the best way possible!)

Until next time, happy short work week y'all!

The REAL Honeymoon Pictures

Now that I've finally uploaded most of the photos of our honeymoon, I realized I didn't take as many as I thought. And I remembered why. I spent 90% of the time we were stopping for photos just staring at the scenery in awe of what we were witnessing. 
There aren't enough words to properly illustrate the magnitude and grandeur of the beauty of these two National Parks. It really is something you have to see in person yourself. And lucky for us American's, it's relatively accessible. Drew and I kept saying how nice the trails were and how easily navigable they were for even those that aren't as mobile as we are.
So here are the real pics, don't judge my photography skills. I love doing it, but an expert I am not!

Pints Urban Taproom in Portland

So if I remember Drew's field notes correctly, this is a female Osprey guarding her nest. FYI, this is about 50 feet up in the air. Thanks zoom lens!

Some sorta native grass or bamboo...

Uhh, it's a bird. These were all from Sauvie Island Nature Preserves in Portland.

Our neighborhood hummingbird catching some breakfast. We stayed on an organic farm on Sauvie Island while in Portland in a tiny house! It was super cute and perfect for a couple of honeymooners.

Somewhere in Olympic National Park. The trees in the Ancient Growth Forests are so massive.

The Paradise Region of Rainier.

I think this is from one of pit stops on the way from Olympic to Rainier. Super scary drive up to the lookout point, but totally worth it for the views.

I'm not sure what I did wrong and why half of these damn shots are blurry. But the last one pretty much sums it up.