We got to play superfunauntanduncle last week when Adm's nieces, Abby and Hava, came down from Oregon to stay with us for a few days. We kept them super busy with day trips all over northern California - including the Russian River to go swimming and a visit to their grandparents' house in Greeley Hill (which has chickens galore) and to Yosemite National Park, among other things, and we had a ton of fun with them. I just love these two - they are so full of fun, youth and sweetness. Every time I get to see them, it makes me miss them even more when they leave. Luckily, we have lots of photos to remember their visit.

By the way, I might have a new favorite vacation lens: 35 mm 1.4. The 50 mm has always been my go-to when I'm just doing personal stuff and don't want to carry around a bag of gear, but all of these photos were shot with my new 35, and I LOVED using it!

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I didn't realize until my last post that it had been more than a month since my last blogging efforts. It's true, wedding season has slowed down so there aren't many shoots to blog, but really, a whole month without blogging????? That's no bueno. So, what have we been doing this past month? We started the year off with a trip to Portland and Astoria - Portland for fun, Astoria to visit Adm's sister and nieces where there is lots of fun.

Adm took this photo of me in Deschutes Brewery. My favorite beer of theirs: "Streaking Through the Quad."

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