Sunday, July 27, 2008

our long weekend

we just returned home from a very lovely extended weekend.. because, yes.. i needed yet another one :).
no, in all reality dustin and i wanted to have some much needed family time, and the state holiday provided the perfect excuse for us.
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thursday, we spent the afternoon at the zoo. i think minsie did actually enjoy it, as she is all of the sudden really into animals of all species... with the slight exception of the "ghost of the bayou" which just down right frightens her. but other than that, she is pracitcally Bindi The Jungle Girl :)

so, the zoo lived up to our some what lowely expectations of itself.

no one knows why it is always about 10 degrees warmer there than anywhere else in the valley, or what those poor, wretched animals do all day???

regardless we still kind of love it, and i am glad we went.

after the zoo we headed up to Park City.
dustin's parents rented out a condo in deer valley, and they were kind enough to let us tag along with them on their extended weekend.
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it was so nice to be up there relaxing. park city truly is so beautiful, and such a perfect place to go and unwind. however, the pictures being posted here are somewhat deceveing. don't let that sweet, angelic face fool you. minie would NOT sleep the entire weekend trip, and was a crab the whole time... sadly (note the immense sacasm here), those moments weren't caught on film.

however, these sleeping ones were, and honeslty how sweet are they?? she may be a crazy, grumpy, screaming, hitting, no-no, 1 year old, but gosh darnnit, when she closes those eyes she is so beautiful.

i mean look at that sweet little tucked-toe......

i do just love her... despite all her craziness.

our weekend was wonderful... as i hope all of yours was too.

yes, and if minie is up again at 5:45 am this morning, she will officially be up for some type of auction. let us know...

thank you steve and alice again... it was lovely!

6 comments:

Wade and Cami White said...

P.S Minsie does look like a little angel. Sorry she was a little pill. I agree Park City is so beautiful it's a great little get away. It's sounds like you had a good reguardless the no sleep issue. I love you and miss you dangit maybe I'll get to see you this week for just a minute. Your such a great writer by the way. Your pictures are amazing of course. Loves, Cami

Pam said...

Who cares if she only gets five minutes sleep if she looks that amazing while she is doing it! So jealous of the Deer Valley weekend...can I be Steve and Alice's child???

Linda said...

your pictures are always so professional...and you are adorable pregnant in your shopping pics. Love the black sandles and especially the toes to match!

Unknown said...

Something about sleeping baby that melts me! :)
cute pictures!

The Magic Family said...

Can I just say that you are one of my favirite photographer ever! I think I comment on that every time, but it's only because I am SO envious of that! I hope that Minie gets better at sleeping for you. That is torcherous!

CharLee Carn said...

Hey Brooke, its CharLee (Cook) Carn. I saw your blog from Paiges blog. Your little girl is so cute! You do such a great job of taking pictures....that are amazing!How long have you been doing photography? You're great at it!Congratulations on baby #2!!