mtn road trip.

Silver City is the perfect day drive. The two lane highway has gorgeously desolate scenery, and it takes just enough time to feel like a road trip, minus the leg cramps and gas station bathrooms. I took Alena and Connor for their first time and it was fantastic. We hiked a mountain of loose rocks, ate delicious mother-made sammies, peed outside, and evil knievel-ed it up some cliffs for an epic photoshoot.

                     

I've never before noticed how quickly the state of Idaho can turn into something far more comical.

new family hobby.

This weekend at the auction was a SUCCESS!!!!

And the proof is clearly in the pudding because I have documentation. 

Exhibit A: Matching father-daughter jumpsuits

Exhibit B: Three fully grown men stuffing themselves into the cab of my truck. 

Exhibit C: Rode downtown in the bed of my truck. 

Exhibit D: Man-portraits. Lookin gooooood baby bros!

berries and butterflies.

Ridiculous things I convince my family to do:

The transformation was quick. And stylish. And surprisingly believable. Encouraged by 6 cousins bored at their grandma's house. 

Presenting my 13 year old cousin in all his original glory:

BADA 

BING:

 And his metamorphosis into a pink cowboy hat wearing, duck-face-making, sultry look giving, booty popping LADY.

and yes those are my clothes. and yes those are orange boobs. 

boot camp for babes. (but really, just for alena. because she's a major hottie.)

My movie sharing/photo taking/lipstick applying/adventuring/partner in crime Alena is the hippest woman I know. Two weekends ago she packed her Subaru to the brim and trekked from Salt Lake City up to Boise and a weekend of outrageousness ensued. These are just a few pieces of evidence to prove the following:
1. Alena truly is a babe.
2. Red lipstick amps up any photoshoot.
3. The cheesiest, most hamball photos are the best.

NUTTY.

(setting: driving home from the movies)
me: hey dad! if you could be the lead singer in a band what kind of music would you play?
dad: techno.
me: haha, what!? most techno songs don't even have lead singers.
dad: well then i would be the head mixer. 

baby bro GRADUATED!!!

  little (BIG) brother graduated from high school this weekend.
Observations:
1. Bow tie: automatically GQ.
2. The diversity at Borah is outa control. Every (okay, almost every) ethnicity I can think of was represented. GO BORAH!
3. Watching momma's left and right taking proud pictures of their babies was heartwarming AND epic people watching.
4. Chan is a total sweet-talking lady killer.

(motorcycle riding while channeling zach galifianakis)

(freaky faces run in the family)

(the whole gang)

(cutest kid there)

(getting crazy on the drive home.)