no gifts, please...?

My man, he makes me laugh, cry and get all choked up inside..

We agreed to no buy any gifts for eachother this year..we even did our secret handshake..

But, oh no..

Not him..

He goes and gets me the most amazing camera that I could even imagine..

Canon Rebel T3..with a big ol lense..I know not where to even start.

He is such a good hubby..I love him awful!

I cannot even figure out how to turn it on yet..well..I can turn it on, but..

I will be on my way to super duper photo-girl stardom (..in about 6 months..)

I need a class!

..so full up on love (and lust) for my crazy grey haired man..

Thank you MacDaddy..

I love you to the moon and back.

...FRESH COTTAGE...

Hi Everyone..

These are the photos of our sweet little Cottage, Coastal Nest..Fortunate to have a nice spread in Fresh Cottage..

Im still in shock. REaLLy!!

You could come and stay..ReALLy!!

Here is the link..we have Another swell little cottage, too..

www.vrbo.com/319730

www.vrbo.com/358099

Check it out! A relaxing weekend, or week..might be fun at the beach!

Have you ever been to Washington? Pacific Beach is like the show Northern Exposure..remember that one? The natural beauty here is to die for. Rustic jagged coastlines are waiting for you to explore..Olympic National Park and their beautiful rain forests..you wont believe it!

Then come home to this cozy cottage..

Alright Im starting to sound like a commercial..yuck.

I think this is my favorite photo, the sign I painted front and center, with our bouquet of driftwood and the lifering..LOVE! Keep it simple.

My daddy made the "we have crabs" sign and the sweet little kitchen island..

This is another favorite, the shell display box with my Wendy Addison German glass glitter letters..(the A is actually a V turned upside down..) pretty SMART, huh??!! Would you ever have noticed?

The nautical bedroom, love love love..vintage boat flags+vintage shutters=great headboard!

our estate sale sofa..all dressed up with her drop cloth slipcover..LOVE..and easy to clean, throw in the wash~

Coastal Nest Cottage has my heart, completely..Steve and I did everything in this remodel ourselves. Well, we did hire an electrician..

Im a proud Mama..and the Daddy loves this publicity, too..but hes a shy one..

Thanks for stopping by..If you want to vacation here, or at our Saltwater Cottage, check out the links up near the top..we would LoVe to have you!

Lisa

xxoo

Excuse me while I gush....

My sweet little darling is 6 years old today...

Never ever would I have dreamed having a little girl could be such a sweet addition to life.

Born 8 years after her oldest brother and a short 18 months after her younger, she has fit right in, and imagine...

wrapped us ALL around her teeny little fingers..

Reagan Marie

My brown eyed fawn..

Im so happy you are a confident young lady..

 and the apple of your Daddys eye.

by far the smallest little thing I gave birth to at 6.4..compare that to Finn at a whopping 10 lbs..

Two peas in a pod, nonetheless..

(this photo melts my mommy heart!)

You have rounded out this family perfectly..

,

Thank you for your sweet disposition and perfectly persistant attitude.

you, my dumpling, are sure to go far in this world..

Happy 6th Birthday

to our little angel--

xxoo

mama (and daddy, too)



Its our 21th Anniversary...

 I knew it, more than 21 years ago, he was the one for me..

He, flips my switch.

in a goooooood way.

look at him.

swoooooon.

I was digging around for old photos of us, then I was cracking up so bad I had to start taking photos of the photos..

On November 24th, the Saturday after our favorite holiday we tied the knot..

babies, but we weren't.

300 of our closest friends..egads..it was quite the event. I was crying like a baby through the whole ceremony. Nervous and not one to love having all eyes on me, and then the beautiful wedding march, it was too much for my tender little heart. Then my beautiful, handsome groom whispered the most amazing words to me..

(which will be our words alone..)

Could I look any more elated?...

Happily we lived for years together, traveling around, renovating houses, cute apartments, totally cracking up at each other along the way..

Then, seven years later, Ryan Jay came into the picture..apple of his daddy's and mamas eye..

Then our perfect Finn Patrick made us a party of 4..

Then, that awesome husband of mine gave me a "surprise 40th birthday present..."

Baby Reagan came into our lives and we are the perfect

5-some..

These are the best of days....

Why do I love him?

He works hard for his family, very hard.

He gets up the earliest, makes the coffee and gets the house going..(most importantly turns on the bathroom heater)

gets out all our vitamins and lines them up..

brings me coffee.

(all before 6:00)

I could go on, but I wont  :)

He opened his fortune cookie one night while at Chinese and kept it in his wallet for a long long time, I finally took it out and now its got a perfect place attached to our goooooofy engagement photo.

Happy 21th Anniversary honey, Its gone by soooo fast.

Thank you for sharing this crazy awesome life with me..

_____

His hello was the end of her endings

Her smile, their first step down the isle

His hand would be hers to hold forever

His forever was as simple as her smile

He said she was what was missing

She said instantly she knew

She was a question to be answered

And his answer was I do..

<3