asher's foot-of-the-bed nursery

when you were born, we did not have an extra room for you. so the foot of our bed became your nursery. it doesn't look like much, but i promise i spent hours arranging and rearranging it. and i loved it so very much. you haven't had a space to call your own since we moved when you were just a couple months old. and you won't be a baby when you finally get your own room (and bed…) again. packing your things up was the hardest thing about moving. and looking at the pictures makes me oh so very excited to get those books out so we can read something other than mortimer over and over and over... eh asher baby?

love,
mom

taken with my mamiya, summer 2014

portraits

before we were three. before we were four. when we could just, you know, walk downtown with our camera for no apparent reason except to take pictures of complete strangers.

we were so artistic.

love,
r&y

learning how to use our hasselblad, 2012

they got cash and they're just getting richer

some people are so poor, all they have is money.

these guys have wes. and he not only has enriched their lives, but mine also. he was the only one who could make asher laugh for most of asher's life. the. only. one. and his laugh is so contagious, it only makes sense.

we love you wesley dear.

love,
r&y

beach hair tutorial

for girls:

braid hair. do not touch for one week. during week, make sure to jump into lake a kajillion times, roll in sand at least once a day, stay in sun as long as possible every day.

difficulty: very high difficulty to detangle but amazingly easy to maintain.

for boys:

grow out hair till it falls below your eyes. on a monday, shave hair to resemble a mohawk, side mohawk, or other ridiculousness. allow to settle for six days. always remember gramma's rule to shave mohawk completely before church the next sunday.

difficulty: easy for aunt jenny. difficult for boys to hold still during shave.

for best results, do multiple times a summer.

be sure and tag #bumbershootbeachhair in all your hair posts so i can see all your best beach hairs!

good luck.

taken on expired film with yashica in summer 2013