The Weekend Lens

Awesome. I love my family memories too. Same beach, same place, same wonderful! Thanks for sharing yours.

The beach is my favorite place in the world.

Hi Ali
Always love your weekend lens series. I really enjoy how your photos perfectly capture the weekend, including all the little details. It's almost like l am standing beside you, as you show me different things around your parent’s house. Gives me loads of inspiration for how l take my own photos.

Oh, the lovely, beautiful, COLD Oregon Coast! I grew up just outside of Portland and we used to make trips to the coast All. The. Time. My grandparents lived in Coos Bay and Lincoln City before moving up to Tigard when I hit middle school. And by the time high school rolled around, my friends and I made day trips out to Seaside on the regular. So beautiful, and oh so cold. Awesome photos, Ali. Looks like you guys had a really great trip :)

Love your kids...love their LOVE for their Grandparents. Love seeing how your parents "do" the same little things to love your kids back. There home looks amazing. You always seem to "see" the beach as hot, bathing suits everywhere. I enjoy the beauty of the water, the sand and wind even when its not hot!!! This looks like quite an amazing place to see someday!!! OH can't wait to see your new floors!!!

I always love posts about your trips to your parents and the beach. Awesome people and photo's.

Love the photos, Ali. You and your lens capture the coolest things. And by doing so, that makes me so much more aware of what my lens captures. Thank you always for your inspiration!

Your parents are a dream... love these photos and memories. What a gift. Inspired.

Love that your kids have such an amazing relationship with their grandparents. The joy of having each of my nieces and nephews come into our family has always been tempered by the regret that they have never had the chance to know my parents and that my parents never had the chance to really be the grandparents I know they looked forward to being. On the other hand, it did make the decisions about which family to spend what holiday with a little easier!

What a beautiful and fulfilling life you have been able to provide your children. They are very lucky to have a place to explore and enjoy some solitude. This looks like it was an amazing weekend.

What amazing blessings!

Oh, how I love the Oregon Coast! We are heading to Portland and the coast this week....I can't wait. As a kid, we spent 2 weeks every summer on the Oregon coast, so many memories! There really is no other place I'd rather venture to. My husband and I talk about when he retires we will find a little cottage near Bandon (he loves golfing Bandon Dunes) and live out the rest of our days on the ocean. A dream I'd love to see come true. Thanks for sharing these moments of your life, a happy life you are creating for your family.

Beautiful! p.s. I love fresh strawberries on peanut butter toast too!

Beautiful pictures for a beauiful week-end.

Ahhhh! Bandon...my family's favorite getaway. We escape to Face Rock Beach at least twice a year. Thanks for your inspiring posts.

I love your admiration for your dad and his routine of chopping the wood and how that is one way he shows love for his family. Acts of service is definitely my love language, so I get that.
And I know I said it on instagram, but your hat is so cool.

Loving your photos and how obvious it is that a good time is always had by all! I'd love to be on the Oregon coast someday to experience it's beauty. I am lucky to live 10 minutes from Flagler Beach here in Florida, but certainly each piece of ocean is wondrous and mysterious and beautiful in its own special way!

Sounds like such an amazing little break! I love the photos you've shared, looks like you all enjoyed it there! Hope your kids are having fun with your parents :-)

Such awesome memories, Ali! I love how happy Simon is there spending time with your parents. He will cherish those memories all his life. You all seem so relaxed there. Glad you got a little break!

Simon looks so small next to the big ocean and waves!