Vacations Are Good.
I spent the last week on the Oregon coast with my family. We (my Mom and I and my Dad and Chris) took over a thousand photos.
One of my favorite memories is eating dinner with the whole family at a pizza place and looking over my parents and stopping time for an instant. In that moment I thought about being a kid and dreaming forward to a time when each of us kids would have our own families. I caught my breath as I thought about how fast time really flies and how thankful I am for times like this when we all get the chance to be together.
Here are some of my favorite shots:
Cousin Henry (and my cousin Rob's son Aidan) hitting golf balls.
My brother getting down low to capture the action.
We spent one whole afternoon out on the north spit eating freshly cooked crab that my Dad caught in this boat. He ferried all of us out there in batches in his driftboat and pulled up crab pots in between. This is something we used to do when we were kids - so fun to bring this tradition to our own children.
There is really nothing quite like eating Dungeness crab fresh from the ocean cooked in a pot right on the beach.
And there's nothing quite like getting to play chase with your cousins on the beach.
Hello sand.
These three baby girls were all born within less than a year of each other.
Another day was spent with a picnic on a golf course. These four LOVE golf.
Cousin Lucy is so close to walking on her own consistently.
My kids.
Me, Anna, and Lily.
Us.
The girls - walking the trails at Shore Acres.
Henry & Simon.
There are so many more. I can't wait to take some of these and pair them with photos from when I was a kid in these very same locations.
Right now it's back to the business of cleaning up the house, making lists of things that need to be taken care of in the next couple of days, and getting back to our "normal" routine. Coming home from vacation is always a bit of a shock to the system.
And, oh yea, doing a bit of celebrating: Chris was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Oregon State Senate yesterday. He will move from the Oregon House of Representatives to the Oregon Senate once he has been sworn in - sometime in the next 30 days or so. I am very, very proud of him.
I got such a chuckle out of the photo of the 4 kiddies with the golf clubs. All the photos are terrific! Wish I could have joined you all - looks like fun. :)
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Congrats Chris! I miss Oregon SOOOOO much! I was born and raised there, married a man from Triangle Lake, then moved off with him while he was in the military. But oregon is always home.
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this is what life is so about!!!! Loved the pictures:) Congrats to Chris:)
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Hello Sand. That pictures speaks to me. For my family, the first trip to the beach is a rite of passage, a long-standing tradition that says "Welcome to the family" in a quiet sort of way.
Then there is "the ubiquitous first fishing trip past the sand bar" for all men marrying into my extended family...I am happy to say that my younger brother proudly carries on the the tradition.
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Looks like a little piece of heaven!
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Congratulations Chris! Thank you Ali for sharing your vacation photos. I feel like we have seen the family in pictures and heard your stories I feel like we know all of them. I can not believe how big Henry has gotten. I just remember all the layouts of him and Simon when they were both little. Anna is growing up before our eyes. Then seeing the pictures of the three little girls..I remember Oh yea...you and your sister were pregnant at the same time. Cute kids. Thank you again for sharing bits and pieces of your life with us.
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So Fun!
And CONGRATULATIONS to Chris and the entire Edwards family!
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I would love to know were you stayed at on the Oregon coast? My in-laws take us to a little community on the California coast called Irish beach every year. This looks like it would be fun to try.
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Congrats to Chris on his new role - so wonderful to see pictures of your vacation. We are just back from a week with close friends, love to go away, love to enjoy beach, fresh air and just new adventures but it is always so wonderful to come home!!
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Love the holiday pics, Ali. I just can't believe how big Anna is. You must be feeding her steaks!!! Simon is SUCH a handsome boy. Love his sallow skin and huge brown eyes.
A super huge CONGRATULATIONS to Chris on his new appointment. It is a special moment to be proud of.
Alison
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Oh man... what great pictures! You have a beautiful family. :)
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gorgeous family........gorgeous pictures...thanks so much for sharing!
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Wow! Congratulations to Chris! That is awesome! :D
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Love the family photos Ali. Huge congrats to Chris!
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Lovely photos - thank you for sharing. The love you have for your family and for your work is like a shining beacon. It so draws one in, and it inspires you to live a better life too. Just being exposed to such positive and nurturing energy makes my life a little happier! Thanks for the gift.
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Ali, thanks so much for sharing this sort of stuff - it inspires me to make more + more family memories with my kids :)
Oh + big congrats to Chris - how exciting!
Blessings,
Love Lusi x
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Ah! The memories they'll all have, the cousins! Just like in our family. In fact, we also had 3 girls all born the same year: one niece in March, and my daughter and her cousin on the same day, August 20th.... 19 years ago. Yikes time flies, but our children all have fantastic memories! Looking at your photos was like going back in time. Savour every minute of it, Ali! PS Congrats to Chris :)
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