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Margaritas, guacamole, sand and sun…that was all I was thinking about last week as we were preparing to head out to Cozumel for a wedding shoot (yes, my job is awesome). We are lucky to have some awesome relatives and parents who love our Zoey. So, Zoey stayed with nana and papa while Mike and I had a lovely break. Mike and I have a major love affair with Mexico. It’s where we got married almost three years ago (in Playa del Carmen to be exact) and where we spent our honeymoon (Isla Mujeres). I’ve been so lucky to have been to the Riviera Maya/Cancun area many times to photograph weddings – it seems I get to go once and sometimes twice a year. Mexico has gotten a lot of bad press lately for being unsafe (and no doubt there are places that are unsafe) but we were lucky that we didn’t experience any issues while we were there. The people there are nice, the food is awesome, and the drinks strong the way I like them Though I was working some of our short trip, we did spend Sunday laying in the sun, swimming, and snorkeling in the famed reefs of Cozumel. We saw barracuda, a sea turtle, a huge lobster (yum), lots of beautiful fish, and thankfully NO sharks, haha! It was a great trip and I can’t wait to go back, and to take Zoey there someday. Here is one pic from my phone of the flight into Cozumel (on a tiny scary Mexican plane, but we flew so low we had amazing views)!

I will get back to posting on our home improvements soon – now that we are back from travels and settling back into our regular routine! But in the meantime, here are a few more funny things. First, hipsters. Austin is FULL of them, and this describes them to a tee

I thought this pic was really cute – poor iphone quality but funny nonetheless!

And how awesome are these little mini albums? They are called accordian mini albums and they are 3″ square. I had one made for me and Mike as well as for Zoey’s grandparents. LOVE them. I had them made thru my pro photographer lab but they are available to the general public at Mpix.

That’s all I’ve got for now! Gotta finish unpacking. We’ve got lots in the works for the house so hopefully we will have some new pics soon!

I’ve been meaning to post photos from our trip to Colorado for months now (two months to be exact)! We went to Estes Park, Colorado for a week in July to participate in my brother’s wedding and to have a little family vacation. Unfortunately, Mike had major work obligations so he was only about to be with us for a couple days of the trip, but Zoey’s grandparents got to spend a lot of time with her which they loved. We flew into Denver where we stayed for a day (and drove down to Colorado Springs to see the Garden of the Gods, which you will see in the first set of photos). Then, we drove up to Estes Park, stopping in Boulder for lunch on the way. Estes Park was absolutely amazing, perfect weather (especially compared to Austin at the time), and just so pretty everywhere you looked. We drove up into Rocky Mountain National Park a couple times and even got to see snow! In July! Jeremy and Lindsay’s wedding was beautiful and amazing and so much fun! So much fun in fact that my aunt Karen fell and broke her wrist! It was quite the fun and eventful reception. All in all, we were in Colorado for a week and loved every minute of it! It was so nice to spend some quality time with family. Here are some pics!

I just had to share a couple pics of Zoey from this afternoon having her birthday cupcake! We let her at it, and boy did she attack it! And if you’re in Austin (or visiting) you must get some sweet treats at Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop, it’s the BEST.

I cannot believe it has been a year since she was born, it’s cliche but it feels like yesterday. This photo is from her first happy birthday serenade (first of many I am sure) in Denver last week at a cute diner. Today I will devote my entire day to her – playing with her and having fun and making her giggle (because that sound is one of my favorite sounds in the world).