The Weekend {In Pictures}

{afternoon walks}

{trying out a new neighborhood pizza}

{facetiming with the birthday boy}

{and his siblings!}

{the bouncy house looked like lots of fun}

{repping my team at the grocery store}

{feelin' like fall}

{not impressed with the game}

{waiting for christian to come home}

{bbq helper}

xoxo,

stephanie marie

The Weekend {In Pictures}

{go rams!}

{already starting to look like fall at uvillage}

{a foggy holiday weekend}

{peach + strawberry crisp}

{bbqing}

{helping pick tomatoes}

{eating up all the peaches}

{being couch potatoes}

{labor day bbq}

{sunset walk to end the weekend}

xoxo,

stephanie marie

Happy {Long Weekend} Friday!

Happy Friday from this little beggar who is officially in our custody for the next 2 weeks.  We love being able to help out our neighbors by taking in Carmen while they're off on vacation, but man - I forget how much work having a dog is!  She is pretty darn cute though and is finally getting more comfortable with us and not following us everywhere in the house.  Cheers to a long weekend of lots of long walkies, treats, and doggie snuggles.

xoxo,

stephanie marie

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals {ZooTunes}

My love of Ben Harper runs deep, so when I saw he was coming to ZooTunes this year I knew we had to get tickets - I'd never been to these summer concerts at the Zoo & C had never seen a Ben show, so it was the perfect excuse!  We went last week on a perfect Seattle summer evening {shout out to concerts that are near home and start at 6:30} and had a great time listening to one of my favorite guys {and he played some old favorites which really brought me back}.  While I prefer concerts at the Chateau where the sound is better and the people are friendlier {the people around us at this concert would not stop talking the entire show, making it impossible to really enjoy the music}, it was fun to try out a new venue where I could introduce Christian to one of my favorite musicians!

unfortunately the 4 people right in our line of sight to the stage were the only ones standing the entire time

xoxo,

stephanie marie

My Morning Jacket {Chateau St. Michelle}

One of my favorite summer traditions is go to a concert at Chateau St. Michelle.  While there were a lot of fun looking shows this year, C really wanted to go see My Morning Jacket so I decided, what the heck?  I didn't know much of their music {unbeknownst to me, we actually listen to it quite a bit at home but I just didn't connect that it was them}, but I love spending the afternoon and evening out there in the sunshine, listening to music and drinking good wine.  This year it seemed like prices were extra expensive {I think the wine was $40, parking was $50, and our meals were almost $30 each} but we decided to just go for it and enjoy the treat.  The show ended up being amazing - everyone stood for the entire show, dancing and singing along and the energy of the band and the crowd was contagious.  I didn't know a lot of songs, but I still found myself bopping and singing along with everyone else and by the time we finally headed back to the car at the end of the evening I declared it one of my favorite concerts.  It was such a fun day doing one of my favorite summer activities!

xoxo,

stephanie marie