BEAIRD FAMILY REUNION IN DESTIN, FLORIDA

it was another year for a beaird family reunion! i grew up fortunate enough to be close to lots of my cousins on my mom's side and so a huge part of childhood is filled with memories with my cousins. so family reunions with those rascals are such a blast! it was robbie's first one i think so i was excited for him to partake in the craziness too. everyone decided on destin, florida, which has been a favorite beach spot for my family, and mad did it not disappoint!

he knows when we are getting ready to leave. he of course wanted to come too! sorry aflie... ):

church selfies with this guy... i love being silly with him.

the view from our condo!

love this guy!

ok it's a known fact i have the c u t e s t little cousins ever. the fish they caught with uncle randall!

of course, we had to fit in time for the world cup to cheer on usa!

robbie and harper. so fun to see him with all the little kids. he is going to be such a great dad one day!

stole my cousins gopro

the hermit crabs i scooped up for my little cousins

cruising in my dad's mustang. so fun to ride with the top down! maybe one day babe... (:

so glad i squeezed in a visit with one of my best friends! miss her like crazy. love how nothing changes no matter how long we are apart or how little we get to talk. she's rare y'all.

and what is a visit to the great state of texas without a bbq feast, ESPECIALLY one at rudy's?!

and just like that the week was over. back to reality... boo.

xoxo ash

MEMORIAL DAY AT PUNCH BOWL FALLS

oregon is honestly so beautiful! there are so many luscious green trees and beautiful waterfalls to hike amongst. this is punch bowl falls and the water was so frigid it was pretty much unbearable for me to stand in the water. we will go again when it's warmer and i can stand to wade in and get a closer look at the falls. maybe... haha

xoxo ash 

DAY DATE

koi fusion - asian style tacos is the best way i can describe them haha it was my first time trying them and they weren't too bad! (i'm kind of a picky eater...)

this yummy crepe place in bridgeport. i can't resist the strawberry yummy-ness!

sometimes it's fun to just get out and do some window shopping. i mainly just love doing it with my guy. he rocks. [:

xoxo ash

MINI GOLF

they have the coolest little mini golf course not too far from our house and rob and i love going! for our oregon friends it is tualatin island greens (i think) and it is a blast! they also have a driving range so rob and i sometimes go and hit a bucket of balls together which is a log of fun too. anyways, this mini golf course is modeled after a real golf course complete with carpeted "sand traps" and water hazards and even some par 5 holes! definitely a favorite date night activity for us. [:

xoxo ash

PORTLAND ZOO

it's no secret that i am a total animal lover. so of course we had to check out the portland zoo! we were pretty lucky and got to see a lot of the animals up close and see them being active (the lions actually went at it so i could've done without THAT much action...)

ok is this not THE creepiest photo ever taken at the zoo?!? he was totally yawning but O M G ! 

my hair was still damp because i didn't have time to dry it all the way and i forgot how cold it can be in a place with no sun. not my brightest idea... also, isn't rob so hott?!? 

we had to... (:

we are totally loving portland! we are so lucky to live where we do and we really just feel so blessed.

xoxo ash

POOR MAX...

yup... this happened... i was driving to work on a typical rainy portland morning and i was working on getting out of a slow lane but traffic was slows (as always) so i was turned around looking out of my rear window. the rain was so wimpy/misty that it was just sitting on my window making it really hard to see out of. so i was looking over my shoulder and then when i turned back around, i was waaay too close to this work truck with a huge trailer hitch that was braking so i smashed right into him... his car? not a single scratch. i'm not even kidding. mine? well it looks like that... apparently it was over $8,000 worth in damage and i actually almost totaled it because of that so all i can say is THANK GOODNESS FOR INSURANCE... of course i wasn't hurt or anything and the other guy that i hit was the sweetest guy ever. he even called me later that day to make sure i was ok. seriously, such a stand up guy. 

so yah... not my proudest moment...

poor poor max... ):

xoxo ash

THE ALFSTER

so this is just a really long post with all the pictures we (and by we i mostly mean i) have taken of alfie over the past two weeks... haha just warning you. oh and rob calls him the alfster. so cute. 

alfie is a little obsessed with rob. he always likes to snuggle with him when rob is home... (no i'm not jealous... ok, yes i am haha) 

 if you are sitting anywhere on the couch, his favorite spot is any spot that you're in. 

he LOVES to lick... and take selfies with me. haha

                              

pinterest kitty.

i told you. he loves selfies.

   alfie loves to always be near you. 

love these pictures of rob with alfie! and the fact that we hold him like a baby hahah

getting ready with me in the morning.

looove his blue eyes.

he is o b s e s s e d with the sink, bathtub and anywhere with running water. he even slipped off the ledge of the bathtub one time when i was showering! haha

my sister-in-law sent me a 25 minute video compilation of the best cat vines and alfie and i watched it. the whole thing... haha

sooo yeah... i love my cat. 

xoxo ash