tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28650480957372458152024-03-05T11:15:59.755-08:00arizona lewisArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.comBlogger427125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-84742421348595485252011-08-20T07:16:00.000-07:002011-08-20T10:42:35.492-07:00-good bye virtual friends.<div>we're moving.</div><div>duh.</div><div>everyone in my everyday life is so sick of hearing about it.</div><div>we've been working hard on our exit for about 9 months and now in less than a week- we'll be gone.</div><div>forever.</div><div>we moved to arizona 10 years ago from nyc. brandon worked as a loan officer back then and gave me the opportunity to explore every job/degree/hobby/social circle that this place had to offer. i think i did just about everything maricopa county.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJzsb6zPgJRqmaWwSYgEV6krs9_t-L6yic4B817q4YzXUtIg8so43zcD_lrIxZ7BCwpui0oyiJZYCd7Dd_K6T4lTmh_xNCBCTgwP9Hd6dsT9JsHIfAcitfotUICDbA81YH5V6dDhGZ3U/s1600/DSCN0359.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJzsb6zPgJRqmaWwSYgEV6krs9_t-L6yic4B817q4YzXUtIg8so43zcD_lrIxZ7BCwpui0oyiJZYCd7Dd_K6T4lTmh_xNCBCTgwP9Hd6dsT9JsHIfAcitfotUICDbA81YH5V6dDhGZ3U/s640/DSCN0359.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642942240844006130" /></a>we've loved our life here.<div>my top 5 favorite things about living here:</div><div>1-running south mountain before the sun is up</div><div>2-raising my babies with a weekly visit to the small and perfect phoenix zoo</div><div>3-irreplaceable friends and neighbors</div><div>4-taking pictures of trusting people from the desert to a small pasture. and all of my favorite little towns off the 17.</div><div>5-my collection of beautiful and delicious restaurants throughout the valley.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>i don't know if that's the ultimate top 5 but it's a handful of things that immediately came to mind when i thought about what i would really miss.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie45QXAB0qtlI7gzRYrT74ABOsmlwQlIGDugaQooiJIq8QXb4IOy9JOMk32AO_joElLY29wpwoouz0SovmhMKN26rax3UGUsaZVXS3vjYBwiEx6K9nApG-sVGpKJP8rxUyFS8ZYcnvbvY/s1600/DSCN0361.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie45QXAB0qtlI7gzRYrT74ABOsmlwQlIGDugaQooiJIq8QXb4IOy9JOMk32AO_joElLY29wpwoouz0SovmhMKN26rax3UGUsaZVXS3vjYBwiEx6K9nApG-sVGpKJP8rxUyFS8ZYcnvbvY/s640/DSCN0361.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642942090747336306" /></a>brandon's job is taking us back to the east coast but this time we're headed to the south.</div><div>it'll be the first time i've lived by the beach. i can hardly wait.</div><div>i've decided that along with my residency in this great state- this blog will end as i cross the state line in our big move.</div><div>i'm keeping my name "arizona lewis" for photography purposes and will continue to update my photo blog <a href="http://arizonalewisphotography.blogspot.com/">HERE.</a></div><div>but the details of our personal lives are going somewhere else.</div><div>we're ready for a fresh start with a more directed purpose, some fine tuned priorities and an abundance of adventures that will bring us closer as a family.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>thanks for all of the comments and support on this blog.</div><div>i'll miss "y'all" but it's time to go live happily ever after- with a life full of love and days in the sand.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-24460622864782866452011-08-18T15:21:00.000-07:002011-08-18T15:27:30.186-07:00-tres<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_NE16YT64NGzR43X-YdC4mej1ZD-2QqhtS14NoFv2BNZf2QdgOG3JeyQW8LDnoSzCI4mORO10F4jCLnD7lZw4qBnVnsKup3-94hrXhKjUMuqn7WBrXsy75IhdC8kFOyHxvb89WTeRWk/s1600/a2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_NE16YT64NGzR43X-YdC4mej1ZD-2QqhtS14NoFv2BNZf2QdgOG3JeyQW8LDnoSzCI4mORO10F4jCLnD7lZw4qBnVnsKup3-94hrXhKjUMuqn7WBrXsy75IhdC8kFOyHxvb89WTeRWk/s640/a2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642325037840658258" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2bYXhEWx05lJ_w-S4VMxBK9w3MJFST369QgsrNHvTfDf0lm0x_391y2NRbG7twaQHITSTkvCAakbHdY2ic1axpklOpPbZ3JsdsofA6XNzHdVes9VC928zPvxUCRFq4KEqb1soNJoaEg/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2bYXhEWx05lJ_w-S4VMxBK9w3MJFST369QgsrNHvTfDf0lm0x_391y2NRbG7twaQHITSTkvCAakbHdY2ic1axpklOpPbZ3JsdsofA6XNzHdVes9VC928zPvxUCRFq4KEqb1soNJoaEg/s640/a1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642324958140654098" /></a>now that ade is 3- he goes by captain jack sparrow.<div>reason 1- because he went on pirates of the Caribbean twice this summer and wasn't even scared.</div><div>reason 2- because it's high time all of the other scallywags he's been living with show him the proper respect.</div><div>reason 3- because my life is just sometimes that awesome.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>happy birthday ader gator. you are the funniest person on this 4 man boat. love you.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-15338718257243662422011-08-15T09:57:00.000-07:002011-08-15T10:26:12.784-07:00-quick post with not enough detail.<div>brandon went out of town.</div><div>so i drove the boys to disneyland.</div><div>i'm spontaneous like that.</div><div>and my mom took care of the hotel.</div><div>and she was going to be there with carl's family anyways.</div><div>and because i've decided that i LOVE disneyland.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>it was such a fun trip.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0rqETha37zqN6je7RRVekQnTLST7r7FYWj02crfhgCy8l6A0QLgQnXbjm33WXjpjYwEDiqTRVJGOVhs7_RbA-uwuROu4yBRYnCCmbvJxx2RlKKeqCZ3ABCyj5SLEuzmFkafiGwoeIn8/s1600/DSCN0289.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0rqETha37zqN6je7RRVekQnTLST7r7FYWj02crfhgCy8l6A0QLgQnXbjm33WXjpjYwEDiqTRVJGOVhs7_RbA-uwuROu4yBRYnCCmbvJxx2RlKKeqCZ3ABCyj5SLEuzmFkafiGwoeIn8/s640/DSCN0289.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641129928168382130" /></a>we didn't get to share a suite with my family but we did get to have a place by ourselves!<div>we loved it! pizza in bed, heading to the free public breakfast in our jammies and photo shoots directed by THIS 4 year old:
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KDtZwzNBePTr-LB_LhmGhA7tHzLwggGW4uJbGssZ7ZVU68ReredPiGQEYPurVVgHcP8jhiajcV_9yruBm5md7TODzROlBnKHz6bPsoSeSHr4Miv2KJI4JQpRGcAH4xbU3pjL5hidkzY/s1600/DSCN0323.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KDtZwzNBePTr-LB_LhmGhA7tHzLwggGW4uJbGssZ7ZVU68ReredPiGQEYPurVVgHcP8jhiajcV_9yruBm5md7TODzROlBnKHz6bPsoSeSHr4Miv2KJI4JQpRGcAH4xbU3pjL5hidkzY/s640/DSCN0323.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641129665336966738" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcJ40-tR1zHRnTpGeR90q4ROHLE3jNz4-HDbhQdjI91N0a459wtQWNLaP2fofCrkMgTXT9dtdMSKy9iPU683Wk9eU6xOM35vmrQHHA3E5_QfutuDDj3lkuag9xRUJ6n1BajutggNwNbo/s1600/DSCN0293.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcJ40-tR1zHRnTpGeR90q4ROHLE3jNz4-HDbhQdjI91N0a459wtQWNLaP2fofCrkMgTXT9dtdMSKy9iPU683Wk9eU6xOM35vmrQHHA3E5_QfutuDDj3lkuag9xRUJ6n1BajutggNwNbo/s640/DSCN0293.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641129798768015490" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXefc3nPo5HU613twegQNUdS-xPNbatoociRADCmYkDt65dU5vCT4NOUjNAAJdDum5TTv97ntpG8Mj4xwhAkzrSdLyhDHeCA8tWsufXPUHoRkyY4qZWOwEACLT-vw0y6IisXBLXZyn50/s1600/ader.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXefc3nPo5HU613twegQNUdS-xPNbatoociRADCmYkDt65dU5vCT4NOUjNAAJdDum5TTv97ntpG8Mj4xwhAkzrSdLyhDHeCA8tWsufXPUHoRkyY4qZWOwEACLT-vw0y6IisXBLXZyn50/s640/ader.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641129543495553090" /></a>these are my favorite- (he told ade to "be dead")
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK7oTE52mwzKzNgFRpV-6mukQTqNGV2zbi0zCzWRYRaSu2B9YV3m_3cTbohfFVZ1xC_p1Y7sL1VHsgiNjkxgTuEGfGTBJy2VKvgTQv9OaYQIx42XUX_nCNgsywxhVAEgpu3ApHQtnvDc/s1600/DSCN0311.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK7oTE52mwzKzNgFRpV-6mukQTqNGV2zbi0zCzWRYRaSu2B9YV3m_3cTbohfFVZ1xC_p1Y7sL1VHsgiNjkxgTuEGfGTBJy2VKvgTQv9OaYQIx42XUX_nCNgsywxhVAEgpu3ApHQtnvDc/s640/DSCN0311.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641129458316685282" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2jWwYOXbSm3ABiO0YpGatV8YIo2p7VPatSsdEeUjmfI1m3KrIIav7qcQmd_seybUh_tiwkOdrjHQtrjsRwI4EIUL_8JIz-ol3l_6Ztd-hQdo0A5RaegCowCaE9ZV7KmfBQ6sQsc-fVU/s1600/DSCN0313.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2jWwYOXbSm3ABiO0YpGatV8YIo2p7VPatSsdEeUjmfI1m3KrIIav7qcQmd_seybUh_tiwkOdrjHQtrjsRwI4EIUL_8JIz-ol3l_6Ztd-hQdo0A5RaegCowCaE9ZV7KmfBQ6sQsc-fVU/s640/DSCN0313.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641129345884908066" /></a>and disneyland really is the best with your sweet little utah cousin!!!
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaMbhKcjyJrFKSbRTWSugX5O5Uo84T0zD-O3IVZbu6aQmHQUFwIjoRE02-jKNg6NYYSbtAqOjdQFoMgVMuwXBj3YQ8SNfFGYt1NUYbTQgFCnAEvC-vbFUxM6DtY8Jewchp5TvIp0r1kw/s1600/pluto.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 425px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaMbhKcjyJrFKSbRTWSugX5O5Uo84T0zD-O3IVZbu6aQmHQUFwIjoRE02-jKNg6NYYSbtAqOjdQFoMgVMuwXBj3YQ8SNfFGYt1NUYbTQgFCnAEvC-vbFUxM6DtY8Jewchp5TvIp0r1kw/s640/pluto.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641129126477348994" /></a>i didn't get one stinking picture of my mom AKA sugar momma carol AKA nostalgic nancy.</div><div>but here's the rest of us in our bug's life glasses- my favorite part of DCA.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWhT2TKPtqBirFxCOqUZnetznMM3pdxCNGhCQJZd1tsHLE2KWtZFtDLc2nernCObIPwoCYU3-PbbcVWBOD1DoH0zC2PqGlR9pHUOPtkWLa9WL2s4Rnl_M-mRa8N6Gh6hzAisFGmoNJJ8/s1600/DSCN0337.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWhT2TKPtqBirFxCOqUZnetznMM3pdxCNGhCQJZd1tsHLE2KWtZFtDLc2nernCObIPwoCYU3-PbbcVWBOD1DoH0zC2PqGlR9pHUOPtkWLa9WL2s4Rnl_M-mRa8N6Gh6hzAisFGmoNJJ8/s640/DSCN0337.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641128946632340530" /></a>and you really can't spend the day together without matching shirts. that would be unrighteous.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ue1cl3gRIK8dGmZuLT5JS-yf2yAZgXvHvCQpK8omrSmzAqw6IaODk4NFDCPKTpMUSYlkdl6EbXAgGbRLuOjD_6R3AwwQT7Swm7XxSpIE-_EkHS6B-mvU8Y1lZEvdimZ21Igo5r8-Uq0/s1600/DSCN0336.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ue1cl3gRIK8dGmZuLT5JS-yf2yAZgXvHvCQpK8omrSmzAqw6IaODk4NFDCPKTpMUSYlkdl6EbXAgGbRLuOjD_6R3AwwQT7Swm7XxSpIE-_EkHS6B-mvU8Y1lZEvdimZ21Igo5r8-Uq0/s640/DSCN0336.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641128802151039074" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNkQU2CEyswedJda_xDwHbCEjff97cwcvL6iUCcq0bULLeH8d8NzPzSBW44N9yo3LVE60pTvavStOCu4xdxoFC9iutaYEEo2iC_uNtAuLyRC4JoGuy9CAoNrONgoM8XzwTT71GLxt6Eg/s1600/DSCN0350.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNkQU2CEyswedJda_xDwHbCEjff97cwcvL6iUCcq0bULLeH8d8NzPzSBW44N9yo3LVE60pTvavStOCu4xdxoFC9iutaYEEo2iC_uNtAuLyRC4JoGuy9CAoNrONgoM8XzwTT71GLxt6Eg/s640/DSCN0350.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641128639478064242" /></a>on our last day we stayed until 11. brooks was the biggest boy and did back to back rides on splash mountain with me, grandma and uncle carl. we were SO proud of himself. thanks devin for taking the little nuggets on the winnie the pooh ride 6 times while we gave brooks the amazing feeling of having your stomach rise up into your throat. it was top 5 moments in my life.</div><div>and then ade fell asleep eating a churro.</div><div>and i made him pee into a bottle at the bus stop the day before.</div><div>and the kids loved the haunted mansion and pirates.</div><div>and ade fell on some lady's head while watching the beauty and the beast play.</div><div>and i ate gluten free all over the place. (Dland had pizza AND burgers for me!)</div><div>and my mom's the best. she makes disneyland even more magical.</div><div>and lots more.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-45380439964440959532011-08-11T09:18:00.000-07:002011-08-11T09:20:09.022-07:00-live like arizona lewisour tempe, az home is for rent.<div>4 bedroom, 3 bath.</div><div>click <a href="http://arizonalewis.blogspot.com/2010/10/to-lu-hale-my-blogging-besty.html">HERE </a>to see pictures.</div><div>please email me if you're interested: arizona.lewis@yahoo.com</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-21541891551671287982011-08-08T16:15:00.000-07:002011-08-08T16:22:36.590-07:00-ARCHER VIDEO by jenfoliodo you know <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.facebook.com/pages/Jenfolio/391311375104"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"><b>jenny?</b></span></a><div>she's pretty fun.</div><div>last week she came over and helped us capture our new little family member.</div><div>this is such a chaotic stage of life- why not add a furry fellow to the brood?
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<br />thanks <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.jenfolio.com">jenfolio</a> for making magic in the crunched time we had.
<br />being around you makes us all feel happier and makes me feel loved. xox
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<br />ps- family videos are way cooler than family pictures. she'll be in utah for the next couple of weeks and then off to NYC.
<br />book her if she has an opening. you'll LOVE her!ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-38547896029543890702011-08-03T08:59:00.000-07:002011-08-03T09:08:06.092-07:00-my life on a bed<div>the boys were watching tv.</div><div>the dogs were playing in the back yard.</div><div>the little brother was eating in the kitchen.</div><div>i finally had time to put clean sheets on the bed and make it the way i like it.</div><div>i went to get dressed in my closet and when i came out 4 minutes later, i found this crew messy things up.............</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBc_Nwr0rM3XhrkuJEk3OztwtDyWfvJtitz2zc-rDvwopfKjj8lE5dWHL2aiQxQjR24Tost_TZO7vRD5Mvxrpeadb3uRfYRpVPdjYVyhrPd7xNRQEbYa64eqEVyi2ZkB72KcENUTV0TY/s1600/DSCN0284.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBc_Nwr0rM3XhrkuJEk3OztwtDyWfvJtitz2zc-rDvwopfKjj8lE5dWHL2aiQxQjR24Tost_TZO7vRD5Mvxrpeadb3uRfYRpVPdjYVyhrPd7xNRQEbYa64eqEVyi2ZkB72KcENUTV0TY/s640/DSCN0284.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636660431496426818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">really? everyone at once? right after i made it? </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOeayo4cPQPCv7Y1Ag8tosTBbk3xyfyMP1yQ0ny1coBV4rW95oytButkkPmelHc4voqOINL52aBc0O7oCSbqnbnfhgnsAZL6flBrqZueTWaMd1xS9TCjDXsLfiCTnW32g_BzSgcRxGvQ/s1600/DSCN0278.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOeayo4cPQPCv7Y1Ag8tosTBbk3xyfyMP1yQ0ny1coBV4rW95oytButkkPmelHc4voqOINL52aBc0O7oCSbqnbnfhgnsAZL6flBrqZueTWaMd1xS9TCjDXsLfiCTnW32g_BzSgcRxGvQ/s640/DSCN0278.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636660268966994898" /></a>love them all. add the husband and there's a 6:1 male/female ratio.<div>awesome.</div><div>ps- we got a dog to match my brother's gf's dog. his name is archer. he likes to chew and take naps.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-61666708695745852392011-08-01T19:11:00.000-07:002011-08-02T00:14:53.366-07:00-a video montage all about homeanother summer trip home to Ktown under our belts.<br />super boring, not much happened and a lot of days spent laying around.<br />it was perfect.<br /><br />my parents and Mariah did talk us into doing some things.<br />because they feared we were all turning into a family of Jabba the Huts.<br />which really wouldn't be the worse thing.<br />as long as we were ALL giant slugs.<br />and had a spazzy muppet on hand to feed us.<br />and carrie fisher in a metal bikini on a leash (pre jenny craig).<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27174731?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="800" height="450" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />music by dale earnhardt jr. jr.ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-49790633210513115452011-08-01T16:07:00.000-07:002011-08-01T16:12:46.948-07:00-muchas gracias<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLVeQGDfJJlVc68gXa92LlW4pkLznyNS1ix-ZFUlNQkAlnSxzDF0LqZrbajIfwSRnaoBqNj788fJG6kFNf2efbj8PYWi66jNMev48X-vxdhihBrywi51MDbsQ1yHmkHUJG_gi-c_aiZY/s1600/c1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 532px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLVeQGDfJJlVc68gXa92LlW4pkLznyNS1ix-ZFUlNQkAlnSxzDF0LqZrbajIfwSRnaoBqNj788fJG6kFNf2efbj8PYWi66jNMev48X-vxdhihBrywi51MDbsQ1yHmkHUJG_gi-c_aiZY/s800/c1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636028264343642562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;">cousin hayden and ade at laguna beach</span></div><div>thanks mom and dad for the awesome week in so cal.<div>our room was great, the boys have never played harder and my smile lines are deeper than ever.</div><div>we loved hanging with carl's family at disneyland and the beach and even in slow moving traffic.</div><div>i'll blog more about our trip later but i wanted to put something up quickly to show gratitude.</div><div>life is good as a mccain kid.</div><div>xox</div></div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-55080342463182281822011-07-26T09:43:00.000-07:002011-07-26T13:10:35.368-07:00-and they called the wind fri<div>i lied.</div><div>i did one photo shoot in kennewick.</div><div>but only because she made me.</div><div>and isn't it funny that every time i pick up the camera i get all excited again?</div><div>maybe to make photography fun again i just need someone to handle the business/scheduling/money side of my life.</div><div>anyways.</div><div>mariah is my longest friend.</div><div>i've always felt that our friendship was such a success because we're so different (she's responsible, mature and well mannered. i'm not).</div><div>but whenever i do get to see her (8-10 days a year) all we're doing is laughing at our own jokes, embarrassing our husbands with old cheer routines and craving the same crappy food. she feels like home. she loves me for me. and she's the kind of friend that tells me i'm a complete idiot when i'm acting like a complete idiot.</div><div>congrats mariah for being such a work horse, marrying one of my favorite guys on the planet and birthing 3 sweet kids. i love you 5.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZtJViz7EVH95LVxsjrELvkVz-K7gdYVqQbNY0XicP4moPxQpiAi6VW_Tig5sEDADHB95Q9aEY2smPPFSCWheu4i9zjAXLEIoPbPRRKv-uLBRvgE4Diuw8ggQQ6ByphdObEuajFuxMFA/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 425px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ygYbRyEQYIXuBsPm_AzzJG6RNycFCH_q1aMkFCLZOKG-0HiTZ9u4rtq6xLh-zkAUPCDUefGsAq1DpcUDHSdvdchAJraBcxHt3Cc-hCOhAcAcxhzfwMUTEA91KAfEfpnE-tbaPxg9Qfg/s640/a7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633702865419091954" /></a>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-2135763558782372992011-07-24T15:46:00.000-07:002011-07-24T16:07:22.691-07:00-so radi'm still in mourning.<div>we had so much fun in kennewick this summer- it makes not being in kennewick crappy.</div><div>yes- i loved the weather, good food, road trips, teasing my dad, naps and a general escape BUT what i loved most was watching my children be entertained and loved and engaged by my totally awesome parents.</div><div>like- when i came back from a midmorning run and found my mom helping my boys make volcanoes. cause that's what grandma's do i guess.</div><div>so maybe the results weren't completely <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#66cccc;">spectacular</span> but the pride those boys had in watching their beige lumpy domes bubble over was.<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26841872?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="800" height="450" frameborder="0"></iframe></div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-25577170569742103852011-07-16T08:45:00.000-07:002011-07-16T08:56:00.581-07:00-i got 99 problems but a snitch ain't one<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInyF2QLY8uo42Rldbe0Z0O1TL7O02FgqTbgZwmZSZ__CODvJMKA0ROQ0gyERpp7bH8kwfMxryS1zWJJ9CckmnS_vrYmLCbSxznRICHq-zmL-ae2J2aVBbMyWl5eki_AU2AobTQwyWnfw/s1600/snape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInyF2QLY8uo42Rldbe0Z0O1TL7O02FgqTbgZwmZSZ__CODvJMKA0ROQ0gyERpp7bH8kwfMxryS1zWJJ9CckmnS_vrYmLCbSxznRICHq-zmL-ae2J2aVBbMyWl5eki_AU2AobTQwyWnfw/s640/snape.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629976856815678322" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">doll found </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77857145/cute-handmade-professor-severus-snape">here</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">i went to see harry potter last night.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">alone.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">so i didn't have to answer any questions from those that chose not to read the books.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">i cried 4 times.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and had to undo my belt and pants because i had to pee so badly but refused to get up and go.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and i played with the idea of wearing Depends to future similar occasions.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">i really did think about it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">mischief managed.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-48013583060782407342011-07-05T12:22:00.001-07:002011-07-05T13:20:50.016-07:00-god bless america. and old barns.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2zX7fMyPHHuiDP_piI2zi6yxscposroUt9QwIPx6LVp7uTx5NQS8mkhBaeNexAr2g67blmt9FvIwAjH50k_XjSG8MOzO6JVlhRGQVRyu_byHptK0EQYyzdTjxAU0JRFukiDh_EnIJcY/s1600/x2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_2zX7fMyPHHuiDP_piI2zi6yxscposroUt9QwIPx6LVp7uTx5NQS8mkhBaeNexAr2g67blmt9FvIwAjH50k_XjSG8MOzO6JVlhRGQVRyu_byHptK0EQYyzdTjxAU0JRFukiDh_EnIJcY/s640/x2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625952733841975122" /></a><br /><div>dad called us a couple of months ago and told us he'd made our plans for the 4th of july this year.</div><div>where?</div><div>condon, oregon.</div><div>where?</div><div><br /></div><div>it's not by the ocean. </div><div>it's not in the mountains. </div><div>there aren't any cool pine forests. </div><div>it's in the middle of nowhere but it does have one heckuva 4th of july celebration.</div><div>the 2 hour drive from kennewick was all hills, wheat fields and wind mills.</div><div>with every passing mile i felt myself melting into the seats of my dad's red truck as we listened to garth brooks sing about rodeo cowboys and counted cars on passing trains. the further we drove the happier i felt as i embraced the love surrounding me from the 5 people that mean the most to me in the world: my husband, my sons, my mom and my dad.</div><div>i didn't even pack extra clothes because i forgot to care about wearing the same shirt and jeans 2 days in a row. my cell phone lost service so there was no way to receive texts, check facebook or blog. </div><div>my only objectives for this little trip were to slow down, relax and enjoy the happenings right in front of me. so i did.</div><div><br /></div><div>happenings:</div><div>-a stay at hotel condon with its ancient door knobs and cool creaky floors</div><div>-chili on a baked potato</div><div>-little boys racing to gather candy thrown from the parade</div><div>-2 old mark twain books found at an old book sale</div><div>-fields full of green grass, red weeds and purple lupin flowers</div><div>-a 4lb plate of street stand bbq</div><div>-a 5 mile race across rolling hills lined by yellow velvet wheat fields</div><div>-climbing a hill with hammers and chisels to pick at the layers of fossil riddled rocks</div><div>AND</div><div>-the dozens of old barns sprinkling the 20 mile drive between condon and fossil oregon.</div><div><br /></div><div>my dad would drive me in as close as he could get to the old structures and the rest was up to me. i'd climb through barbed wire, wade through weed covered hills in flip flops, scare off grazing deer, keep my eye on the circling and screeching hawks and scale large mounds of piled gravel to get the best angle possible of these incredible barns. the harder it was to get to, the more i wanted it.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8msVbgR59iCu5GFtDPV0dD-rLtrxqM-5UOWe0CxlyTU3UsBilgTWqUFfO_z9dY3HR9Z1lFXuwxituuQM2PplceaS4Ybd14O1BRkGhbldVpHX8B7PafUfsyb8ukug8dlmS0EoArOu2Ok/s1600/x1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_6sgbuIUvCGkTJKMA3JdZaiPy3MGdfYbH9nY2OzTxGXzUXsU8OIePM0H3TfbyC8_v1tOHaNO4w25fvbZWC9eFo_05e1tw6nNSY6S-8Y6jribNuQf8PocgXjl7O8IypgEEaFbAyAiTFk/s640/x12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625951038015489730" /></a>it was such a fun trip.<div>i hope we can do it again next year- but with aaron, laurel, carl, dave and their families too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62e-LxudIXYhyphenhyphenLDC4rjSOQ7QjsIaVqehsi7YAvHbeqED9IcW_cPN4OwNy0EugC0IikZtwA_4K1AXDhWVYwlAhulNF2IbL-DtQ_jiIdCySHnYcSh5NQ6WCLEC-rzr87mUiWhgh4nWE8F0/s1600/x3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62e-LxudIXYhyphenhyphenLDC4rjSOQ7QjsIaVqehsi7YAvHbeqED9IcW_cPN4OwNy0EugC0IikZtwA_4K1AXDhWVYwlAhulNF2IbL-DtQ_jiIdCySHnYcSh5NQ6WCLEC-rzr87mUiWhgh4nWE8F0/s640/x3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625950830845669554" /></a></div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-3768643295758979202011-06-29T14:38:00.000-07:002011-06-30T16:51:44.824-07:00-hand a 4 year old a camera and......<div>he'll direct a shoot.</div><div>in every pose.</div><div>even my face expressions.</div><div>we mounted my nikon to a tripod and he was too funny bending over to look through the little window. he freaked out when i tried to make it easy for him and switch it into live view.</div><div>i wish i was in his brain.</div><div>i want to know brooks's thoughts and the process behind them.</div><div>i want him to know how much he's loved.</div><div>i want to know if i'm doing enough as his momma to stimulate his creativity and encourage his strengths.</div><div>i want him to be happy.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVVo45NhnkI_JYfFVKS6suh-kMAGTkJC-vN3XAazxAAO9zc2cHFmUf-zAx3VFgWcILfL3KrsiSfiA1sIMvvKTl_0M3f1w1DGo1kmeR_NY_13-G7kdFhDSc4MQevbBbEQsfgIHFaq4_lA/s1600/c14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmf8YhWBcSI9sE7vQm2lLwrVtng9Ti4CI4_hnQ9qhfcxeTCiZdrsp7EAw_36eFVn8zt4IA2WnPakcZI8en19YKrXA2RwNHQXpmYOJhKb17OMSpheyUkly4dCFBZQcLnKw9YCSI6nu864g/s400/c8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623759560558177266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssKq-as94iyCJMUNGodv6aboVwzYzhSdy8siXHMjY-itbXq5v15oirPm9P-rMXvJN3nGStNeHhI3GraPtY-5H-Dxi7ImO6h8pTubSzwuxyxgcQw5k0EvDugcXvaasomwcAcVwu5UrIk4/s1600/c10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssKq-as94iyCJMUNGodv6aboVwzYzhSdy8siXHMjY-itbXq5v15oirPm9P-rMXvJN3nGStNeHhI3GraPtY-5H-Dxi7ImO6h8pTubSzwuxyxgcQw5k0EvDugcXvaasomwcAcVwu5UrIk4/s400/c10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623759390909166738" /></a>these pictures were taken before we came up to washington.<div>i have nothing to blog about.</div><div>my brain is completely shut off.</div><div>and i cancelled all of my photo shoots up here to prevent it from powering up again.</div><div>i'm choosing to refuel by walking in the wind, eating tacos and watching movies in bed.</div><div>this may take a while.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-70550823693581139222011-06-26T15:30:00.000-07:002011-06-26T15:34:06.375-07:00-so yeah<div>1st week in kennewick has looked like this.........</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOs6pc_IPmBwFEVpKfx-BrTUdAyjBKVPnL_OLTA4ySm6XP_eqP_00jjnFRGQuKbbeJ_OJGtNUZD0622ii4urV_eFcHG-f1YUJKgnX2NyXWNvT-cO2s9Xq0R6xE7ONS1Rxuur3BUVXf98/s1600/z1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOs6pc_IPmBwFEVpKfx-BrTUdAyjBKVPnL_OLTA4ySm6XP_eqP_00jjnFRGQuKbbeJ_OJGtNUZD0622ii4urV_eFcHG-f1YUJKgnX2NyXWNvT-cO2s9Xq0R6xE7ONS1Rxuur3BUVXf98/s640/z1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622659537740692450" /></a>i think we're finally in the clear.<br /><div>fun starts tomorrow.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-1846644956561633092011-06-20T10:54:00.000-07:002011-06-20T12:18:31.552-07:00-the escape from fat camp<div>i don't even know where to start.</div><div>there are too many details.</div><div>although i love descriptive writing, there are some situations that are so insane that there aren't enough words to paint the picture accurately. </div><div>you really had to be there.</div><div>so here's a recap to jog my own memory 20 years down the road:</div><div>we went to an all inclusive japanese themed spa in san marcos, ca.</div><div>upon arrival they sent us to our separate room, had us measured for our "issued" clothing for the week and then schedule our stay with 6 HOURS of training each day and MINIMAL food provided by them at the communal meal times.</div><div>this "relaxing" girls trip to the spa ended up being military training with a side dish of Heaven's Gate.</div><div>we did our best for about 18 hours.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcCAPz-7t1girfUgjxowPKjp91yVNlIOGjTALT_H6gcJSYy0zLfvWx76uLJgoQcScCtX-vYN4mT8YS3r9cR6UnwQGcmaXAWw9KYsUdmphDjgtFb9Bfelw9e9cVrlq0IOtp6_loVMY-dA/s1600/b9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcCAPz-7t1girfUgjxowPKjp91yVNlIOGjTALT_H6gcJSYy0zLfvWx76uLJgoQcScCtX-vYN4mT8YS3r9cR6UnwQGcmaXAWw9KYsUdmphDjgtFb9Bfelw9e9cVrlq0IOtp6_loVMY-dA/s640/b9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620371438610071026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGARCY6yEk8yI7IOeDBqu3jV3bIeg-QVB2bytHp1G85aE-85PptDmxa4w1ZIYBdtAYCzwUjRnB_Ft-20Us6yNN4GBlxxqPmRXTtFphxkGW18dYzJQUG8clA5yABemtUSanEopHzM5B4o/s1600/b6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 307.2px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGARCY6yEk8yI7IOeDBqu3jV3bIeg-QVB2bytHp1G85aE-85PptDmxa4w1ZIYBdtAYCzwUjRnB_Ft-20Us6yNN4GBlxxqPmRXTtFphxkGW18dYzJQUG8clA5yABemtUSanEopHzM5B4o/s640/b6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620371268644559058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKU81greLkQMRJ17yCegJe5dOI5cMpBa4pxNO94kUcSXUSQTDQUNZMgJRb4OWsRwC5J8PRCVrG4F0dV28mf45UIUrj_l6CPmNBKJ5pgiWVCyZrhPmpLdpmUZZNeCCNZ01RAdaQ1foSHTE/s1600/b7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKU81greLkQMRJ17yCegJe5dOI5cMpBa4pxNO94kUcSXUSQTDQUNZMgJRb4OWsRwC5J8PRCVrG4F0dV28mf45UIUrj_l6CPmNBKJ5pgiWVCyZrhPmpLdpmUZZNeCCNZ01RAdaQ1foSHTE/s640/b7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620383324443880194" /></a>and then we fled.<div>we mentioned that we were heading into del mar for some shopping and burgers and the fellow guests all gasped in unison. they'd never know of anyone to leave the property. </div><div>what? </div><div>we didn't know that we weren't suppose to leave either.</div><div>we left the compound and while stuffing our faces with fries and soda we made a call and arranged to have our rooms packed by the cleaning crew so that we could sneak back in and make a quick stealth like exit.</div><div>so after 2 hours of riding in the back of some del mar waiter's car (full of campfire scented clothes) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">-another story in itself-</span> we pulled into the Grand del mar with our smuggled luggage and a new sense of hope for resurrecting this bless-ed vacation.</div><div>ahhhhh..................<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHL0uvN-UnKw5as_wlDVsPiJYgavWNuRo5Uieb4sJHBZxefAxo9GeW_e1gvBtZ3Ii7Qh8SCwXqWDtOOgDlHwk-AfkSyQ95nUsSYechGLjxcWtXxPTsY8JjzRW-WTEYUM5J0n3uOIVVP0/s1600/b1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHL0uvN-UnKw5as_wlDVsPiJYgavWNuRo5Uieb4sJHBZxefAxo9GeW_e1gvBtZ3Ii7Qh8SCwXqWDtOOgDlHwk-AfkSyQ95nUsSYechGLjxcWtXxPTsY8JjzRW-WTEYUM5J0n3uOIVVP0/s640/b1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620371005975069266" /></a>we headed straight to our room.</div><div>2 queen beds, a bradly cooper movie on a large flat screen, room service and taking turns in the scarface sized bath tub. redemption.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUQbSD-RHj5-Ht_AdScHQzoYOsOasUqWtvgS6wRz5ZhLX2sDnF8Dz30mpdXjBgAvajHiXFNA5PmY7ynQrARHIHIYQZbUVRYbmEEUMRlYytVEWHgsMmFjm9mwST0n4WZuXXBJ-qkBITGg/s1600/b5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUQbSD-RHj5-Ht_AdScHQzoYOsOasUqWtvgS6wRz5ZhLX2sDnF8Dz30mpdXjBgAvajHiXFNA5PmY7ynQrARHIHIYQZbUVRYbmEEUMRlYytVEWHgsMmFjm9mwST0n4WZuXXBJ-qkBITGg/s640/b5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620370878797915522" /></a>we totally made up for the lack of food at weirdville, usa by over eating at every other meal.</div><div>7 hours got lost somewhere at the spa.</div><div>we turned off our phones and watched people.</div><div>there was another movie night with room service where the physical activity looked like this:</div><div>-sit up</div><div>-cut piece of steak and put in mouth</div><div>-lay down</div><div>-chew meat in mouth</div><div>-swallow</div><div>-and repeat through 2 movies and an episode of TMZ.</div><div><br /></div><div>the gluttony was fabulous.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYHEvhOl7x34I71VGPYGMdFRPCmvJUMraCVFbM2stCzpdmvLaM0gRnF8cfIYpnxCgDm-u5WWIse9H3es7ucTh5o_woerSI3ynsQMCGSsE0iQzwb1s_QQHLSzwMiVneZxVL5TZMbQjRPk/s1600/b4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYHEvhOl7x34I71VGPYGMdFRPCmvJUMraCVFbM2stCzpdmvLaM0gRnF8cfIYpnxCgDm-u5WWIse9H3es7ucTh5o_woerSI3ynsQMCGSsE0iQzwb1s_QQHLSzwMiVneZxVL5TZMbQjRPk/s640/b4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620362646477278834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbLbJkA2YjX8hGgVPluPkp9uNqTGKRWLzMbGHHHldWj32RUwvDwOBCV4FmmHu9G50F6HI5jvg0SWlbF441fg3dFIiM_8uvkmANCyt7FZGD2zNuip9kIF4iubRLI2lh4Qt1hXuA3nyID0/s1600/b3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbLbJkA2YjX8hGgVPluPkp9uNqTGKRWLzMbGHHHldWj32RUwvDwOBCV4FmmHu9G50F6HI5jvg0SWlbF441fg3dFIiM_8uvkmANCyt7FZGD2zNuip9kIF4iubRLI2lh4Qt1hXuA3nyID0/s640/b3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620362136018500322" /></a>and then we had to leave.</div><div>the only things that kept us from crying were the stories about awkward conversations during the forced meal time at "couple's retreat" where i was forced to stare at a man's chest hair poking out of his room issued komono and how we had to bang on the kitchen door for some carrot juice to keep us from passing out.</div><div><br /></div><div>thanks jo for being you.</div><div>life just wouldn't be as amazing without you in my stories.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-57562167852229768102011-06-19T14:40:00.000-07:002011-06-19T15:54:11.802-07:00-i know a name- a glorious name<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtioJvxImoc-048QrS229eOIz819bUVgc6K9ALQ6Y25U6KuhBbYkyipMVlCOc6vr-JcrBK2vGtKJEIrWRspfgfyEtNcefsNC4axKwUCX9wiiTgv70iyYVVfPDA03XQjCkWacNBacO5Rjc/s1600/a5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtioJvxImoc-048QrS229eOIz819bUVgc6K9ALQ6Y25U6KuhBbYkyipMVlCOc6vr-JcrBK2vGtKJEIrWRspfgfyEtNcefsNC4axKwUCX9wiiTgv70iyYVVfPDA03XQjCkWacNBacO5Rjc/s800/a5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620049715643218466" /></a>to truly know me is to know my father.<div>it's because of him i have a problem with reverence and seriousness.</div><div>this is a man that sings "i'm not drunk, i'm just drinkin" on the way to church and then 15 minutes later completely rocks the complicated tenor part in the church choir's rendition of "peace be still".</div><div>he's loving but not mushy,</div><div>extremely intelligent but quite simple,</div><div>rowdy but obedient,</div><div>and incredibly young at heart for a 62 year old body.</div><div><br /></div><div>i'm such a lucky girl to have this man as the one in the bleachers at all of my basketball games, the one giving me priesthood blessings throughout childhood, the one encouraging my confidence and the one buying my boys baby size lawn chairs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbvuXDzht_F1m57zz-XQDRZAtUYl8F4FtbM2B_y9QUIhp8GBTZIc6jqzXdj4V30yn0u5C86QNdUXn2jFdldAAyJ_02y0HWmYX7f_VSfWmDup2QmsZbzYOdcI9P0kGLAWdGdRulVZzH7o/s1600/a6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbvuXDzht_F1m57zz-XQDRZAtUYl8F4FtbM2B_y9QUIhp8GBTZIc6jqzXdj4V30yn0u5C86QNdUXn2jFdldAAyJ_02y0HWmYX7f_VSfWmDup2QmsZbzYOdcI9P0kGLAWdGdRulVZzH7o/s640/a6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620049424857729154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">happy father's day DJMC.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">i love everything about you.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HGpkc9Q89Q7oUdv-M84MaXMbsHpiq56ZhOi-pv5TKUC3pzvFHDYV-haUcdIf2Ij7NGKFg2y7TnmTl18A6N9yuy8AASpD43AGVHU_0HAxoivMm9g0pkK73iNHpDfEBUhas77wRpGNS50/s1600/IMG01488-20110619-0943.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HGpkc9Q89Q7oUdv-M84MaXMbsHpiq56ZhOi-pv5TKUC3pzvFHDYV-haUcdIf2Ij7NGKFg2y7TnmTl18A6N9yuy8AASpD43AGVHU_0HAxoivMm9g0pkK73iNHpDfEBUhas77wRpGNS50/s800/IMG01488-20110619-0943.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620067705191465090" /></a><div>ps- seriously though. my dad can sing.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-28366569006649912922011-06-14T21:22:00.000-07:002011-06-15T08:30:29.903-07:00-devil moon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaTRI2AB7Q-eZHVPUfZS7wArNwZxcGWHTdT7cyh6kPII-hU5wo4oEJku_IOJ75IK-BUE5BAmbLYIq2ZX5BljWyz9xPfBK38zjy6sP2tqJij7-phvcDGFQT5MQhloocEBcAyExI-o6bmA/s1600/a4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height:425px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaTRI2AB7Q-eZHVPUfZS7wArNwZxcGWHTdT7cyh6kPII-hU5wo4oEJku_IOJ75IK-BUE5BAmbLYIq2ZX5BljWyz9xPfBK38zjy6sP2tqJij7-phvcDGFQT5MQhloocEBcAyExI-o6bmA/s640/a4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618297743647878578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTlVi8V81w7JlLIHgAT6-x8eqk4wk9xkKvHI-TK45n1_q1AQ6N-g8Z0IBfCT3gshvl5zu6sXjbR629T2KgnKcl1Z87i65sbrTnaU6fqL_mHNlvokQe8qO2mh4ZvX87-DyG_DQ1JUMhBg/s1600/a11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 425px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTlVi8V81w7JlLIHgAT6-x8eqk4wk9xkKvHI-TK45n1_q1AQ6N-g8Z0IBfCT3gshvl5zu6sXjbR629T2KgnKcl1Z87i65sbrTnaU6fqL_mHNlvokQe8qO2mh4ZvX87-DyG_DQ1JUMhBg/s640/a11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618297634558415330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9f5D7gNPOyIsPl3CYEnq6P7jJMjJ3mWl9FIS8KjT7wvqsb6OWG6KTLs0AMp-BXqHfnhDUJO_AGIL7yjy6awxWhNnDgVeguL3NNxaNpgYI4UyZtVT8eQ1GL4HxJLzNt1-MQkrHi8A0W0/s1600/a6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 425px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9f5D7gNPOyIsPl3CYEnq6P7jJMjJ3mWl9FIS8KjT7wvqsb6OWG6KTLs0AMp-BXqHfnhDUJO_AGIL7yjy6awxWhNnDgVeguL3NNxaNpgYI4UyZtVT8eQ1GL4HxJLzNt1-MQkrHi8A0W0/s640/a6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618297455968685746" /></a>i took so many pictures of slow runner back in april.<div>i've been at a complete mental stand still on what to do with them.</div><div>i'm sending them to the band but thought i'd sneak a couple up on the blog first.</div><div>we had the kind of fun i had back in high school.</div><div>a small road trip to bumble bee, az where we listened to music, made fun of each other, dissected owl pellets, ate burgers, talked to locals and lllllaughed.</div><div>yep.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-14304648759607450602011-06-09T20:27:00.000-07:002011-06-09T20:52:11.394-07:00-william<div>he walked into the room and i knew he was there before i even saw him.</div><div>i tried to control my nerves by being funny.</div><div>i said "oh good. i'm glad you sat there. i need to test the lighting before william shows up".</div><div>he smiled.</div><div>and then i said "i'd hate to let my nerves and excitement interfere with my ability to take a decent picture".</div><div>he said "i'm glad i could help".</div><div>and then he smiled again.</div><div>i said "i'm a pretty big fan but i don't want to come across that way when he does get here. i really don't want to look like an idiot".</div><div>he said "i'm sure he'd understand. take your time".</div><div>and then we sat in near silence.</div><div>i click off about 10 frames and would occasionally ask him to look at me or to not look at me.</div><div>he obliged and seemed absolutely comfortable in the silence with a silly girl and her camera.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnixaZZROB5Cn5_yUltNHRLsezpoyeKfjvMJHwH5KF0yZV-03pUFOPGmr0TDifibqabacNzIoooNDs5XjsePjMoxVe6bnWHZeV5R7gc48eoIyV_vUUUhtxN2UQp19KEe4d_0Vs1-4Yvo/s1600/a5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 532px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnixaZZROB5Cn5_yUltNHRLsezpoyeKfjvMJHwH5KF0yZV-03pUFOPGmr0TDifibqabacNzIoooNDs5XjsePjMoxVe6bnWHZeV5R7gc48eoIyV_vUUUhtxN2UQp19KEe4d_0Vs1-4Yvo/s800/a5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616428401832015650" /></a>people started showing up and i was instantly hit with reality.<div>how long were we even in there?</div><div>why didn't i ask him the millions of questions i had about his music/lyrics/life?</div><div>did i even get anything that completely captured the moment?</div><div>i kept taking pictures -although i had a really hard time focusing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7_iWhS516OAkJxLa1oZVcIifQJfYeURFkexyg2Y7i6vaiyl0fJiZE2hRAkAyAJGbE-RfojVy-J47N1I-dVjfxPv5P0mZQOkdhYq1SEoqFdEiFdzyjn6r59LM8FngzojGneXwTJQyjQA/s1600/a4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 532px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7_iWhS516OAkJxLa1oZVcIifQJfYeURFkexyg2Y7i6vaiyl0fJiZE2hRAkAyAJGbE-RfojVy-J47N1I-dVjfxPv5P0mZQOkdhYq1SEoqFdEiFdzyjn6r59LM8FngzojGneXwTJQyjQA/s800/a4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616428280067162882" /></a>he was awesome.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7-_umLivgMX3vSwJ9hFaHdNUaCU0GgY6cyXQ0Xed4_r16qART2Nqt66WjgrA4V7pGzCwMxE7yedYRXLzH6ylJIDqaS8iKTqht0BA5QjK6D1_7x8477mYoyjvwIS6fLz-W7WTAZCLXK0/s1600/a3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 532px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7-_umLivgMX3vSwJ9hFaHdNUaCU0GgY6cyXQ0Xed4_r16qART2Nqt66WjgrA4V7pGzCwMxE7yedYRXLzH6ylJIDqaS8iKTqht0BA5QjK6D1_7x8477mYoyjvwIS6fLz-W7WTAZCLXK0/s800/a3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616428150549507906" /></a>and then before i left to get ready for the show he said "hey. don't you want a picture together?"</div><div>and i said "oh yes! of course. but i don't want it to look like the average fan shot".</div><div>he said "what does that mean?"</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFziapTobPO43p3__5K7-a4CJKf3Pl0B6dUV90LEjboiRs-Ry6XRqGBLLWWt3IOjJ3tJm-f-SLGb1b-RxKBahyQf4yHJ8yES1U6DAReG68muQE0KMlYFJ6DU8oL3jhD4SJdH4-SlkSzA/s1600/a2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 532px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFziapTobPO43p3__5K7-a4CJKf3Pl0B6dUV90LEjboiRs-Ry6XRqGBLLWWt3IOjJ3tJm-f-SLGb1b-RxKBahyQf4yHJ8yES1U6DAReG68muQE0KMlYFJ6DU8oL3jhD4SJdH4-SlkSzA/s800/a2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616427964348408546" /></a>i said "i want you to act like you know me. like- we're friends or something".</div><div>he said "sure. like this?"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_1qVHa9fxmZddrzcpKv4FKaLGTrQyfdoRo0WVhJZFTMnxnJtW7HTrzBcgEswXBWHh3ElJAk4SDYPREvLm7rcsl0-bFJSJesn1LL9JkbRlpxMcCaTQAtkZ65qvVwi0k6bZw-M-Ob7gyY/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 532px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_1qVHa9fxmZddrzcpKv4FKaLGTrQyfdoRo0WVhJZFTMnxnJtW7HTrzBcgEswXBWHh3ElJAk4SDYPREvLm7rcsl0-bFJSJesn1LL9JkbRlpxMcCaTQAtkZ65qvVwi0k6bZw-M-Ob7gyY/s800/a1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616427830401086274" /></a>yep. exactly like that.</div><div><br /></div><div>i realize i didn't put my ugly arizona lewis watermark on any of these.</div><div>it's because it was too distracting. </div><div>so please don't steal.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-66826923910329182172011-06-06T20:18:00.000-07:002011-06-06T20:21:37.199-07:00-for my favorite singne in the world.i love love love this girl so much!<div>they're having a little girl so soon and seeing her so cute and pregnant made for a fun shoot.</div><div>i couldn't stop recording her laugh.</div><div>she's the cutest girl and watching her belly bounce made me want to brush a unicorn's mane.</div><div>song by ingrid michaelson.<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24751495?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="800" height="450" frameborder="0"></iframe></div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-29007047368034143202011-06-06T14:25:00.000-07:002011-06-06T15:23:13.502-07:00-jethro gillespie<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">it finally came.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">i "traded" the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">gillespie</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> family for this family portrait.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">i took picture of their pretty faces and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">jethro</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> made us this:</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fdY7shpgPqQap9-IyaeoCHS4i7OhGG9Zk8fc1F5hW355-ZDzB_zeEGWbalgm4BLjg0wvD-sM1M3E9pJVTfG74wO-aVUVtmBPUUzgvgwCGtQZ-JBgq3QtHcuDcVpBUoBFaI7Lj_a1XlU/s1600/b1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 684px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fdY7shpgPqQap9-IyaeoCHS4i7OhGG9Zk8fc1F5hW355-ZDzB_zeEGWbalgm4BLjg0wvD-sM1M3E9pJVTfG74wO-aVUVtmBPUUzgvgwCGtQZ-JBgq3QtHcuDcVpBUoBFaI7Lj_a1XlU/s800/b1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615232790990241970" /></a>seriously.<div>he really doesn't even know us.</div><div>he asked for a simple description of each family member so this is what i sent him:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Brooks- wants to be a good boy but isn't an annoying tattle tail. He's a le</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ader with his friends and loves animals and learning about animals. Major momma's boy but looks exactly like his papa. Sweeter than candy.</span></b><br /></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7hgVcJ9WWadxhbfJqceiadeZmgQYaN2JJQUX_8y19rdnBONzb82fOePlCDcn695x9WoxMXA5Q8EwZTssOTaaBEW41XvHwY_ZewHgl1N4lBs8WpufJl9fCLW8a1r7FVkcsXOlYPiSGwI/s1600/b4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7hgVcJ9WWadxhbfJqceiadeZmgQYaN2JJQUX_8y19rdnBONzb82fOePlCDcn695x9WoxMXA5Q8EwZTssOTaaBEW41XvHwY_ZewHgl1N4lBs8WpufJl9fCLW8a1r7FVkcsXOlYPiSGwI/s640/b4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615232441032680642" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br />Ade- our little ham. athletic and silly. Idolizes brooks and his daddy. Extremely independent and as charming as brandon. Ade loves to move his body and talk to anyone that'll listen. He also has camel eyelashes.</b></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zx0a2Xu2Lc_IZR3lBRXOURYfGJdlwD-uSoaJZLyRlvvHDMJxSFwh6diTLTO2cf6OQWwLh47kBHgIJWn0YtJhDwVdWvVbgKCW3EJkITrRqKpb2FwOCN0lLx4ru6FBXLRHlp1nNhJmd9g/s1600/b2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zx0a2Xu2Lc_IZR3lBRXOURYfGJdlwD-uSoaJZLyRlvvHDMJxSFwh6diTLTO2cf6OQWwLh47kBHgIJWn0YtJhDwVdWvVbgKCW3EJkITrRqKpb2FwOCN0lLx4ru6FBXLRHlp1nNhJmd9g/s640/b2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615232598983254338" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Brandon- he's a passionate </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>entrepreneur, making money but rarely spending it. He's reserved but loves people that aren't. He's extremely charming but never cheesy. More of a scholar than a know it all.</b></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEoGgH3GZI9va0_9n5R8KC9QIcX8R_kporpxre8jv98pLIHX4ok1oqQ_2XXDsS7mkbr-1ofvqqX0KfJJ71lr_G_KtBjfTAtRXU_oBxTnTKADL6VEchYnT3m6AlTK0fl1S5-NpwkoqJec/s1600/b3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEoGgH3GZI9va0_9n5R8KC9QIcX8R_kporpxre8jv98pLIHX4ok1oqQ_2XXDsS7mkbr-1ofvqqX0KfJJ71lr_G_KtBjfTAtRXU_oBxTnTKADL6VEchYnT3m6AlTK0fl1S5-NpwkoqJec/s640/b3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615231953241969154" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br />me- My biggest fear is being invisible. I know everyone but have very few close friends. My need for attention is mildly satisfied by taking pictures, creating things, making people laugh and writing.</b></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinISY77eCmLGxLglrm2ryE7Lj0U7nWvp2oB92L5_aYak8CqUOftGZFgSFj2JRkNVTc_Bi9FqMRSKQpgkk3-RSxd0BSWZs2uqOXtilyjchyXO5cQSOraBZFcEERZcVYytnEXXBAV1JH0Rc/s1600/b5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinISY77eCmLGxLglrm2ryE7Lj0U7nWvp2oB92L5_aYak8CqUOftGZFgSFj2JRkNVTc_Bi9FqMRSKQpgkk3-RSxd0BSWZs2uqOXtilyjchyXO5cQSOraBZFcEERZcVYytnEXXBAV1JH0Rc/s640/b5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615231306447724738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">this portrait means everything to us.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">jethro is so talented and should be charging 10 times what he does.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">visit his </span><a href="http://jethrogillespie-art.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">blog</span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> for more examples of his work.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">wouldn't you love to see his interpretation of your family?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-12065566698093443522011-06-01T19:40:00.000-07:002011-06-01T20:00:49.496-07:00-shalom chaverim<div>so that went fast.</div><div>brooks is our little jewish preschooler and we couldn't be more proud.</div><div>besides learning how to write his name and color EVERYTHING in orange, brooks baked challah every friday and learned the true meaning of all of the million jewish holidays. we LOVED it. brooks recognized halfway through the school year that his mormon life was actually different than his friends and made sure to tell me who was and wasn't jewish in our daily casual conversations.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8Yj91w7vzqNZ-oT_ksBeqsSIMAuzICESeH5EeyUOOIvh3CECiqJJJjrmA9GcvU3ln30leBWolqcnq1lDQBLKjII3vnptihtcNHu0LT1nLOfmZnWQNhWSTjp1rORSH4utiscjS3KQ_a0/s1600/a24.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 425px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8Yj91w7vzqNZ-oT_ksBeqsSIMAuzICESeH5EeyUOOIvh3CECiqJJJjrmA9GcvU3ln30leBWolqcnq1lDQBLKjII3vnptihtcNHu0LT1nLOfmZnWQNhWSTjp1rORSH4utiscjS3KQ_a0/s640/a24.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613448378206301298" /></a>brandon and i loved going to the temple's holiday and shabbat services.<div><br /></div><div>i always made sure to sit next to a pre-teen so they could explain what was happening at my level. so many beautiful traditions. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-u2GDTWbl5YLM20L9YdnQxGpbpobMrPFC3SK_B-2A1PL7fwH35WYiaBYy9UIAa-BKOCIeJTxrHp7KI4ghHdiVrQKMkQBMhIYBjbvF15cqc5XUozpq-8SGWoQkv5habcqwoaPOEgKOHY0/s1600/a21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-u2GDTWbl5YLM20L9YdnQxGpbpobMrPFC3SK_B-2A1PL7fwH35WYiaBYy9UIAa-BKOCIeJTxrHp7KI4ghHdiVrQKMkQBMhIYBjbvF15cqc5XUozpq-8SGWoQkv5habcqwoaPOEgKOHY0/s640/a21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613448216628230882" /></a>look at those nuggets:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ00GskRMIZY2aIOjkUnDHHKsRr2sg807UtxyPLTcx1dn5bJd70aOJd2qoQ1xQEepq5fzaPkPc-uR4GIj7p-Dah22xiVPmc-8nguRZfYifa1ywkYei_XL2kNUxw42Ow4p5t7DOUf4P-k/s1600/a13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 425px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ00GskRMIZY2aIOjkUnDHHKsRr2sg807UtxyPLTcx1dn5bJd70aOJd2qoQ1xQEepq5fzaPkPc-uR4GIj7p-Dah22xiVPmc-8nguRZfYifa1ywkYei_XL2kNUxw42Ow4p5t7DOUf4P-k/s640/a13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613447903826379714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEyQqBeek7V9s3KWVW3IErXdpZ7MsHrhIsuIAh22sKvFreQcCjL7rObq3lrASiCzJUWWBPSfCcrl4zxBFeGWfsaKA5qq7VNcIeExDRTcAVzSC_x51QH55WVrvouX6H9gdy0x5-1jpq2c/s1600/a15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEyQqBeek7V9s3KWVW3IErXdpZ7MsHrhIsuIAh22sKvFreQcCjL7rObq3lrASiCzJUWWBPSfCcrl4zxBFeGWfsaKA5qq7VNcIeExDRTcAVzSC_x51QH55WVrvouX6H9gdy0x5-1jpq2c/s640/a15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613447585996114450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">ms. nancy:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ka0NQG00EfjsscglDWC_bZI1_eWd0yHIdx0aaTZ2TeUva6H0spEgBQKNyuiVqE3GvMPNnTE4lH8WDjEAa-3Ig7tUZR6oXG0TJ2_NyNqIxXqfh4JKlHa4KO9ZOVtI07YeIMj1zFvrDU8/s1600/a7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ka0NQG00EfjsscglDWC_bZI1_eWd0yHIdx0aaTZ2TeUva6H0spEgBQKNyuiVqE3GvMPNnTE4lH8WDjEAa-3Ig7tUZR6oXG0TJ2_NyNqIxXqfh4JKlHa4KO9ZOVtI07YeIMj1zFvrDU8/s640/a7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613447296124451282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and ms. karen</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3doeWtkOfI-KmVq0e_pNgGAJHvfpirVRh7ydFr_EfOHAzGw8GJzq1mM6aQasNdPvXPpfrUR31agUPJn6b2_bY7xdePt8TYZW_FZMpWWF-tvdsH-CPPaA_3clazbW_H_atzxS_AFKr_bQ/s1600/a4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3doeWtkOfI-KmVq0e_pNgGAJHvfpirVRh7ydFr_EfOHAzGw8GJzq1mM6aQasNdPvXPpfrUR31agUPJn6b2_bY7xdePt8TYZW_FZMpWWF-tvdsH-CPPaA_3clazbW_H_atzxS_AFKr_bQ/s640/a4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613447138814027042" /></a></div><div>brooks had the most amazing teachers that showed him lots of love every week.</div><div>i cried like an idiot on his last day.</div><div>i realized how much they loved me too- always listening to my lame stories about how busy i think i am and how stressful my great life is. they were too too kind. oy.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-12311003032861811482011-05-30T15:32:00.000-07:002011-05-30T16:17:20.258-07:00-my best memorial day weekend.<div>bumble bee is for my family too.</div><div>they got so sick of hearing about it and decided it was high time to see for it for themselves.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXOFw8DKMd2oF6QbNXestHH-tXHW33h8Dufm_ApMBhyszLaQpAwpxDKwJDOJPHQQUkkKZkUubljyGhFkW8o4wrurC2O-f85bDogfiG_Zd0DLypujFBGMwYIcK3DwWv1_dtljcVhEGB7U/s1600/a8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 532px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXOFw8DKMd2oF6QbNXestHH-tXHW33h8Dufm_ApMBhyszLaQpAwpxDKwJDOJPHQQUkkKZkUubljyGhFkW8o4wrurC2O-f85bDogfiG_Zd0DLypujFBGMwYIcK3DwWv1_dtljcVhEGB7U/s800/a8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612643880335701138" /></a>and wouldn't you know- within the first 5 minutes we found a crab bug, big horned cow with its' calf and lots of blue dragon flies. i told you it was heaven.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGL9myXffG_CXBcHkGDvEmd3J5KGTPHU2i5QnV1yjznTvnAcDn4mAWYqLm8MSRTC-TWA8ObwY3SG9BZER6mdvD9t02tD-uwluDcg32Z6H0C0FZLpem88hGBo9sJ_XPw-GF277nwTRUTw/s1600/a11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 481px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGL9myXffG_CXBcHkGDvEmd3J5KGTPHU2i5QnV1yjznTvnAcDn4mAWYqLm8MSRTC-TWA8ObwY3SG9BZER6mdvD9t02tD-uwluDcg32Z6H0C0FZLpem88hGBo9sJ_XPw-GF277nwTRUTw/s640/a11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612643309840184706" /></a>my boys (brandon included) were in serious need of some outside play time.<div>the kind that makes your fingernails dirty, covers you in bug bites and gives you a bloody scratch or two.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Kri2orRbkMs2Mo3pNRmh1nnpXcVVcYDo8S2-PbUiKFZlvRkTVdD1uiesVNdD8jreeqDK51dlE8ksQc5rm1gwv6nRcjNQjGoewcjhKEW101iU6YJD0IkQnRzbDAPp2Ih8TdyhMqTFlno/s1600/a2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Kri2orRbkMs2Mo3pNRmh1nnpXcVVcYDo8S2-PbUiKFZlvRkTVdD1uiesVNdD8jreeqDK51dlE8ksQc5rm1gwv6nRcjNQjGoewcjhKEW101iU6YJD0IkQnRzbDAPp2Ih8TdyhMqTFlno/s640/a2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612643198769056034" /></a>they built stuff with sticks and threw rocks at bridges.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiY4k0aaqE9-g2rsxqXCrikNUnvciEAP97BNt8oKW0UL-QMOZ7hLo2VudTfCGYdnKL_eCgHvPTjDHNb44hn1edWIKzsabpiGNRVar95ndREZjj1eDKMCX11LgNll_jivMPaQGGUWFxxyA/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiY4k0aaqE9-g2rsxqXCrikNUnvciEAP97BNt8oKW0UL-QMOZ7hLo2VudTfCGYdnKL_eCgHvPTjDHNb44hn1edWIKzsabpiGNRVar95ndREZjj1eDKMCX11LgNll_jivMPaQGGUWFxxyA/s640/a1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612643027050178546" /></a>the best part about our day in bumble bee was that there was ZERO whining.</div><div>they forgot to fight with each other too.</div><div>and they really only cried with the crab bug got away and when we made them stand in the long itchy reeds for a family photo. (ps- it was kinda fun to hit the button and then sprint 50 yards to pose before the shutter snapped. the outtakes were fantastic).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijX9sqqqtSw2iz2sGpKXRnnuIW7vLfbRsa1q_QpSDuvJPGO7teHllPmruDkj0OeRbmclOJb_BXYFW_7T1cMtciK5HNSxgUOtTxzyh1UoRoLGNZdUytoc-EBBRppaIZ81mn_RAAdMrIi58/s1600/a3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijX9sqqqtSw2iz2sGpKXRnnuIW7vLfbRsa1q_QpSDuvJPGO7teHllPmruDkj0OeRbmclOJb_BXYFW_7T1cMtciK5HNSxgUOtTxzyh1UoRoLGNZdUytoc-EBBRppaIZ81mn_RAAdMrIi58/s640/a3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612642855256643890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5W69CHY9G5290zlQ4vctd4YoI_TGeEdx0Q5Mcfe5qPtsXifhRp8Bur9yQFhX_Adp_hfzS2rEnEWaF-hpqh9u-b3tV4MByW88y3bOvaXzUT4ZMp-tyeivr_6XyHpz7kPTrdI7u3aV5UY/s1600/a4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 481px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5W69CHY9G5290zlQ4vctd4YoI_TGeEdx0Q5Mcfe5qPtsXifhRp8Bur9yQFhX_Adp_hfzS2rEnEWaF-hpqh9u-b3tV4MByW88y3bOvaXzUT4ZMp-tyeivr_6XyHpz7kPTrdI7u3aV5UY/s640/a4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612642721683468994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyq2lFb21S8c0YNe9YOiRbyhuaNqgf7boBvDzkH-4e_bJECNC4HzTwUVoAzwbOMwk9a_rYn9mEXn9KiBWYcmrgnMVLD9iaOQXMnMD3_VDPsjWKXmKfdyBdjTIAD3kj7aORf3NpTw1WqTs/s1600/a5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyq2lFb21S8c0YNe9YOiRbyhuaNqgf7boBvDzkH-4e_bJECNC4HzTwUVoAzwbOMwk9a_rYn9mEXn9KiBWYcmrgnMVLD9iaOQXMnMD3_VDPsjWKXmKfdyBdjTIAD3kj7aORf3NpTw1WqTs/s640/a5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612642498618561954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErybRZSOqEdQIO8W3qGQXEm-r2yd9UDV8BA78Kzf1Jun7_uQUjDrch0GeVr7Dhua3YH8P1KP1S9COm3bcSvEqkAZpd5TfwChTdtCQJol_d0FYl5cMs2B4dLkCdPrCxUTJ_e9IpSilYC0/s1600/a9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErybRZSOqEdQIO8W3qGQXEm-r2yd9UDV8BA78Kzf1Jun7_uQUjDrch0GeVr7Dhua3YH8P1KP1S9COm3bcSvEqkAZpd5TfwChTdtCQJol_d0FYl5cMs2B4dLkCdPrCxUTJ_e9IpSilYC0/s640/a9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612641182714626770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQcp8aSP4sdf8SN88KRtHZvaqEyDDOkZaMtk1U-9jsN-8Jid2zkXd7Uunfji0Pbmwm-Y9OSSVYNks92OBAoGmNuGR-51diPZav0jbZyjqKNMShGVeLlEp9PE9pO3VKiMex5Q6EpIj2K8/s1600/a6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQcp8aSP4sdf8SN88KRtHZvaqEyDDOkZaMtk1U-9jsN-8Jid2zkXd7Uunfji0Pbmwm-Y9OSSVYNks92OBAoGmNuGR-51diPZav0jbZyjqKNMShGVeLlEp9PE9pO3VKiMex5Q6EpIj2K8/s640/a6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612640811439477026" /></a></div><div>this family is happy.</div><div>and feeling refilled, refreshed and ready for more summer fun.</div><div><br /></div><div>ps-i just reread this and want to vomit with the generic commentary. if i wasn't so burned out by other photography stuff i'd write all about the car ride up with a surprise jackson beaver (justin bieber) mixed tape i made for the boys and their attempts to sing every single word. i'd also write about brandon's patty melt at Byler's amish kitchen and my new dangerous photography location i explored with brooks on my back. i needed him close to me so we could sprint within a split second when the I Am Legend mutants start chasing us. it was THAT sketchy and i'm stoked to shoot there.</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-51841796551563212012011-05-28T21:42:00.000-07:002011-05-28T21:42:40.657-07:00-pretty people getting marriedshe's got 3 little girls.<br />
he's got a heart big enough for all of them.<br />
we're very excited about this wedding.<br />
mandee's the bee's knees.<br />
song by Ray Lamontagne<br />
<iframe frameborder="0" height="450" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24356564?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="800"></iframe>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-55447906951660248172011-05-21T13:22:00.000-07:002011-05-21T21:59:06.966-07:00-fritz and judd need a home.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6zL9yV84rRps_xdcuVXdZRI9Pbzu0e1PwfHWAqWsQVl72Z738qmZsABxef8E8zMQSvlbWhIX-zYCoMcXI_aL7xAEnlotKsIerlbJuShCRE2yGDbMePcXUzGfPCbUqtBYnA_SoRnCJSI/s1600/DSC_2210.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 532px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6zL9yV84rRps_xdcuVXdZRI9Pbzu0e1PwfHWAqWsQVl72Z738qmZsABxef8E8zMQSvlbWhIX-zYCoMcXI_aL7xAEnlotKsIerlbJuShCRE2yGDbMePcXUzGfPCbUqtBYnA_SoRnCJSI/s800/DSC_2210.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609267587050654754" /></a>interested?<div>they're free.</div><div>and they have british accents.</div><div>UPDATE: <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">SOLD</span></b> :/</div>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865048095737245815.post-10570468435335261252011-05-21T08:47:00.000-07:002011-05-21T09:09:59.511-07:00-a boring post about weather and pictures i took.<div>in arizona, people talk about the weather nonstop.</div><div>it's kinda funny to me. i do it too. it's an instant connection with strangers.</div><div>at the gas pump to some random man:</div><div>me- "it's gorgeous today"</div><div>him- "god bless it. but not for much longer"</div><div>me- "no kidding!!"</div><div>big smiles and we both get back into our cars feeling totally connected.</div><div><br /></div><div>at the fish fry in black canyon city to a harley davidson couple:</div><div>them: "we moved here from new england for the weather"</div><div>me: "so you don't mind the heat?"</div><div>them: "we'll take the heat any day over the winters in new hampshire"</div><div>me: "i hate the cold too"</div><div>laughs and tartar sauce covered smiles all around.</div><div><br /></div><div>i've totally turned into my mother. i wake up in the morning and turn on the tv to check out the week's forecast even though i kinda already know because i checked it yesterday and the day before. but it seems weird to get dressed without the daily update. tshirt and flip flops or tshirt and flip flops?? </div><div><br /></div><div>i'm getting old.</div><div><br /></div><div>anyways- here's some pictures of pretty people in bumble bee, az......</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzw1emcY8v3usQqSDFrzNOC6lss9MAE1VEXUGZR_4H-fDZFjHTEgG0KVyUpKQugj2X3AfrWB38_-IISLaSm-TsokGX0cMilKxhSI5qeSNPVgFJT4_llb8go8gxLgTCHDsZrHDsK8uankg/s1600/a3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzw1emcY8v3usQqSDFrzNOC6lss9MAE1VEXUGZR_4H-fDZFjHTEgG0KVyUpKQugj2X3AfrWB38_-IISLaSm-TsokGX0cMilKxhSI5qeSNPVgFJT4_llb8go8gxLgTCHDsZrHDsK8uankg/s640/a3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609197564097153314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6apTDlqwk3dOJFQFQmdfvTdCFDZH3qzYR5OHi62OwvBSEqDQ146gviHab8f0_BNLEEj7hEi12ZNvFuPzuFBU0O-akvxyu1cf335qCHWO46MHXNdS56q5hxJff3sTgwQKLqJdg5J-LNL0/s1600/a4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6apTDlqwk3dOJFQFQmdfvTdCFDZH3qzYR5OHi62OwvBSEqDQ146gviHab8f0_BNLEEj7hEi12ZNvFuPzuFBU0O-akvxyu1cf335qCHWO46MHXNdS56q5hxJff3sTgwQKLqJdg5J-LNL0/s640/a4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609197115380667986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXSwNlZo-HCQuY_naHcH53IGDH9yhFMn-5L8IwfaKqcG3MQrq2pGtsD0nMC2AJ34FAizrUgNj0TOpG0ix9Um3IlKcfbSse-O9idQ5z4HJkqiXpr77zPpMT-CXS0TZqe9kipN67JiwCt4/s1600/a2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXSwNlZo-HCQuY_naHcH53IGDH9yhFMn-5L8IwfaKqcG3MQrq2pGtsD0nMC2AJ34FAizrUgNj0TOpG0ix9Um3IlKcfbSse-O9idQ5z4HJkqiXpr77zPpMT-CXS0TZqe9kipN67JiwCt4/s640/a2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609196803846023842" /></a>ArizonaLewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03449116825387252547noreply@blogger.com1