Memorial Day Memoirs: A peak into a lovely weekend.

We frolicked in amazing weather all weekend, set up some relaxing spaces, baked, ate well, launched chinese lanterns, hit pinatas, ate really, really well, enjoyed a Memorial Day party with dear friends and took it all in with a lazy summer day attitude, filled with fun.
& what better way to open a beautiful weekend than with a Memorial Day Yankee Doodle Dandy Salute.

  



 
A Mother's Day gift from Cameryn to greet me in my kitchen each morning.

So we have some history with this chair. It had been a comfortable space to watch an amazing moonlit Washington sky with newborn Cohl in arms and occasionally we have been even lucky enough to catch the aurora borealis. 

A cozy space for reading stories, hugs, nursing and just being with two babies in the wee hours of the night.

I recently had it recovered and Cohl often uses it as a reading space, while I just collapse in it and rest in the busy-ness of a day. It now welcomes us in our foyer. Who knows... it may have another re-invention in the horizon.

  


A cul-de-sac gathering... take in the seaside air, witness the epic light. thank you to our dear neighbor and friend, Keri for sharing these fantastic Chinese lanterns. (just not enough time to set up a necessary tripod for action night shots).

a Memorial Day party hosted by hosts extraordinaire Brandy & Larry. Honestly they did not overlook one detail. Brandy's beau Larry, may be the finest chef. The spread was seriously amazing! (of course I took home left overs : 0). 

   

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xo, Gianni Gracen 

Spring skate for an amazing little boy... now eight.

Spring Skate in April
      

           

and our little Thank you notes that we have mounted & Cohl is writing in to thank each of his special friends and family for thier birthday wishes. 

We love you so much and are so proud of you. Thank you for making me a mommy the first time around, eight years ago on that amazing Spring day in Spokane. We are so blessed by you, the most extraordinary gift. xo, mommy & daddy

and the fun continued on his actual birthday, just two weeks later and the day after I returned from a trip, a beautiful trip. photo blog coming soon. 

 

 

 

 

 

grandparents... the stories they tell that only they can tell best, the closeness they share, the love that they shower their grandchildren with. All from a different perspective... that of being an engaged, and oh-so-loving grandparent.

Memorial Day Memoirs

enjoying and relaxing with family and friends this weekend reminds me of one of the things I so enjoy about blogging. That is to look back through photographs to reflect on what is new and different from holiday's past. Memorial Day with such strong reflection for so many…. more to come as photographs are edited and reflected upon and posted to see memories of this holiday weekend.
 

Happy Tuesday, 
Gianni Gracen

Scout's honor and our version of ballet

Camping amongst the scenic beauty of San Diego's own majestic mountains with 10 boyscouts, their willing and amazing moms and a few very kind and helpful dads. 

From time to time I see these adorable blog posts about ballet photography and well... the little girls in their tuttos, it doesn't get much cuter. However, we have little boys and well... they don't get much cuter.
So on this day, the rock climbing wall, auxillary and bb gun shooting is our version of the grace and strength in ballet. 


and tell him your birthday and I promise you he will never forget it. 

  

      

  

Some Iphone footage to capture the experience of it all.

   

until next time...
Thank you for checking in. 

Gianni Gracen

April closes to May Grey

 

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