overdue.

once upon a time i went to idaho.

while there, we had a little photo shoot.

mostly because my siblings have perfect faces

and i tend to get annoying when mom allows me to play with her camera.

oh, and consider this your official warning.

prepare for an image overload.

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it's kind of disgusting how photogenic he is. 

pondering the meaning of life in front of a brown canal

because she's cool like that. 

the boxcar was my favorite part of the farm.

her legs are lit'rally a mile long.

we know. we measured. 

here we see james talking with the cool kids {aka: parents},

as they plan a trip which excludes any and all children. 

sometimes after an intense game of tag with little children,

and a deathly round of duck-duck-goose, 

a cracker likes to nap. 

every time i see this picture i start singing

"pa-pa-pa-parazzi." 

oh edisonchen0904, you slay me. 

i wish there was a way i could steal her hair

and put it on my head.

unfortunately, i do not believe in scalping family members. 

aaaaand this is when i start to get annoying. 

i believe they call this payback.

things to note.

1. james has a ridiculous obsession with the "zoom" button. 

2. i feel like this picture makes my ears look elfish. 

i would just like to take the time to let you know my ears are normal 

and curve where they're supposed to.

good x a billion

my trip north was lovely.

i got to spend some much needed time with my family.

after dropping g-unit off with her sister,

i commandeered the front seat and put my ipod on blast.

jamie, ash and i spit like karmin and sang it with cee lo.

ash and i belted some adele,

 daddy joined me in singing along with dawn

and jamie and i finished the session with a little bob.

daddy took us to texas roadhouse for dinner.

their rolls are like manna from above.

i would have never thought to get anything other than steak, 

but mama and i both got salads

 and were pleasantly surprised by their deliciousness.

we finished the night off by watching dual survival

and alternating between killing stupid zombie[s] 

and battling it out on scrabble.

the next morning,

 sass had me do her hair before we headed out.

{i don't think my obsession with braids will ever stop}.

on the drive to pick up flowers for grandpa's grave,

ash and i introduced jamie to ni-ni and miss ultimate sexy baby.

it was so good to see our idaho family

and visit grandpa's grave. 

after our traditional cemetery visit and freeze out

{idaho's winds are beyond bitter and the cut like little knives},

we headed to aunt beth's for lunch.

jamie, ash and i stole borrowed mama's camera 

for a hipster photo shoot and explored the farm.

note to self:  get photos from mom's camera and upload them.

after back-to-back games of tag and duck-duck-goose

with some of the cutest children ever, 

i went for a stroll by the canal, climbed a potato cellar,

checked out a pile of old tires, breathed fresh air,

walked along the edge of growing potatoes,

thought, dreamed and smiled.

as much i say i despise idaho

for it's lack of excitement and bitter cold,

it's truly a beautiful place where anyone can find peace.