Wordless{ish} Wednesday: My Grandpa's Funeral.

{Last week my family and I celebrated my grandpa's life. He passed away a couple of weeks ago. It wasn't a shock... he's been sick for some time. He was a veteran of World War II... so, it was a veterans funeral... I've never been to one. It was actually very beautiful. They did the 3 salute shot, the flag folding, and the very sweet/sad funeral trumpet song for him.}

{The trumpet song was so beautiful I immediately started crying. Not just for my grandpa and his kids (my uncles and mom), but for all the soldiers that lose their lives in battle... I spotted a few young women in the cemetery with their young children... I'm tearing up right now just thinking of losing your husband so young. I couldn't even imagine.}

{I wasn't sure if I actually wanted to take photos... but, then I realized this was a moment to remember. My great uncles (my grandpa's 3 brother's) aren't together very often... at all. And, we barely get to see them. I know my future generations will appreciate these photos... just as I appreciate the photos my family took before I was born so I could see my past family!}

{linked to black and white wednesday}

{This cemetery was gorgeous! Wildlife everywhere... so well kept and loved. AND, my baby butt, Ruari, was there. :D She wont remember her grandpa... but, she'll have the photos to see she went to his funeral to celebrate is life.}

{And, one more thing... my brother carried my pretty purse/diaper bag the entire time we were there! That's like 2 hours! What a good brother. I'm sure he'll appreciate the photos I took of him. ;D}

{And, if you all get a moment.... 

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{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. BY the way: Shawntae from A Little King and I now share our Wednesday Linky's. :D. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too... 5 Minutes For Mom, Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia, Supermom, And Then She Snapped, and Live and Love Outloud.}

♡ Chelsey

I wear my sunglasses at night.

Well... it was 6 pm. Not technically nighttime... close enough. ;D I just bought Ruari those sweet blue shades! You like? I can't keep sunglasses on her... she's just starting to understand they keep the sun out of her eyes... but, she still pulls them off.

Sooooo, whenever my brother holds her she gets very quiet and doesn't move much (he's a big guy). She really likes him... says his name (Aaah-um = Adam), but she's just not completely sure yet. While he was holding her I thought it would be the perfect time to put her shades on. Oh man. I love these photos! :D They look so bad-ass in the photo above (hee)!

BY the way... if you're wondering where Ruari got her sweet shirt... it came from Melon Dot! She made it custom for her. I LOVE it! You can now buy one for your little baby in her shop! Check it out!

Just a few more days to vote... help me get into the top 25 baby journals!!!

❤ Chelsey


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Interview day.

A couple weekends ago I was contacted by a writer from the Flux magazine. This is a University of Oregon magazine. It's mostly an online magazine, but also has one annual print magazine. Great photos and lovely stories! So, she wanted to interview me... while reading some blogs she stumbled into the world of "mom blogging". Somehow through clicking through a ton of blogs she stumbled onto mine.

Since I'm an Oregon blogger she emailed me to see if I was interested in an interview. Sooo... after making sure it was a real magazine and her and the photographer were real people (turns out they are. Click here to see the photographers website) they came to my home last Wednesday. Just because I'm paranoid... I didn't want to be alone when they came by. My friend Kim and little Danny came by to hang out while they were here.

I was worried that I would be too boring... I mean... what could they photograph me doing for 2 or 3 hours? But, it turned out to be fun. Both of them are great people and I really enjoyed it. Ruari was shy at first... but, then she warmed up... then she was SO comfortable she even showed off her melt down skills. Ha! That's my girl. 

So, I'll know in a couple months or so if it will be in their annual print in June. I'll let you guys know!

After they left the skies were clear and everything was fresh after all the rain/hail we were having... and, my Mom and brother showed up... so, we wandered outside to get a couple photos.

One more thing: I caught my brother playing with Ruari's toys in the play corner... I snapped a quick photo. Of course. I told him this photo has to go on my blog. Hee. I guess the sibling teasing doesn't end even when we're old. :D Look how happy he is playing there! What a good boy. :)

It was a long, but fun day! I very much enjoyed it.

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❤ Chelsey





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Christmastime-en photo overload.

Yeah, I took way too many photos this weekend. :D Here you go, enjoy!

Christmas Eve:

{This is a big deal! Ruari NEVER cuddles like this! She'll do anything if you let her play with your phone or remote. So sweet.}

Christmas tree:

{Christmas tree.}

{This is Ruari's favorite ornament to point at on my mom's tree.}

Christmas morning:

Christmas day:

{Family}

{My brother. This is how he always stands at the window.}

I really hope all of you that celebrate Christmas had a lovely weekend!

Can we get a Christmas vote?

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?