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Nov 26, 2012

what the what is THIS?!

Tristen returns from holiday with his dad,
with This.

I went to grab my face wash this morning, and my hand picked up a big fat tube of something that was NOT my face wash.  I looked down and found in my hand, a bottle of Neutrogena ~ for Men.   For Men, concerned with Acne.  Since when are Eleven year old boys, MEN??! And since when has Tristen become concerned with Acne? This whole tween thing throws this mama for a loop every other day.  

I'm now in a dumbfounded loss of words this fine Monday morning, so I will leave you with photos of our drive from Portland, over the Grand Mt. Hood, to my "Hometown", Bend Oregon, this past Thanksgiving weekend..


Those gorgeous, endless, bright blue skies... Whether it snows, pours, is 12 degrees, or 88 degrees, that blue vibrant sky peeks through almost every day it seems ~ for as far as your eye can see, until your eye runs smack into Mountain Range upon Mountain Range. I might be biased, but ooooh, it's just beautiful. 

22 comments:

Girls Love Fried Pickles said...

Can I just live here! It would be a lot more peaceful. It sounds like T is keeping you out of the loop on hygiene and puberty stuff. I would at least tell him to warn you of such products.

Brooke Hamilton said...

wow, beautiful pictures! I usually get to go skiing in New Mexico, but I can't make it this year. I guess I'll just have to check in with you to see pretty winter wonderland pictures :)

Always Maylee said...

Such pretty pictures, the one with the water is just stunning. Oh boy.. tweens. A tween boy. At least he is taking care of skin, right?? :)

xo, Yi-chia
Always Maylee

The Pink Growl said...

I saw these pics on Instagram over the weekend...gorgeous!!

henning love said...

what a beautiful on your drive!! absolutely gorgeous, i am craving colder temps now and tell your boys to stop growing up into men already

Kristen @ Inspired Whims said...

Look at your new site design!!! I love it. Oh, and those photos are absolutely breath-taking. We never made it out to Bend when we lived there...we're missing out.

Lily Marek said...

Oh funny story! Your photos are absolutely beautiful! Love your blog, just followed! I'd love if you would visit mine and follow if you like it! xoxo

Unknown said...

Beyond Gorgeousness!!!
Although I am not a fan of the colder weather, that view is amazing!!
Love the new blog layout too!!!

Elena said...

These photos are gorgeous!!!!!
Kisses
Elena
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Amber Dominguez said...

Those pictures are so pretty! Down here in the desert we have to drive for hours to see views like that haha!

Kids are getting older earlier and earlier aren't they?? I wish they came with a "slow the heck down" button!

Because Shanna Said So said...

Your pictures are just breathtaking...they are almost too perfect to be real. I have never seen such a site with my own eyes. And T, WOAH, he needs to let Momma in on this stuff....strap on a seat belt sister!!

Tiffany said...

So. Freaking. Gorgeous. I have no scenery. Besides apartments and 7-11.

Unknown said...

He told you he was getting the puberty :)

Your pictures make me want to go over the mountains so bad and get out of this stinking valley!

Anonymous said...

Um, I would like to move there. Gorgeous.

Unknown said...

Gorgeous pictures!

emi said...

such pretty snowy pictures! i have family in oregon and love it there! your blog is beyond darling & i'm so happy to discover it! following you..xo chaseandem.blogspot.com

Sarah said...

What beautiful pictures!! I don't know how I would do 12 degrees! But bundled up and with some coffee I think I could stand it to see that scenery!

Bhushavali said...

Oh my goodness! See, this is what the tv advertisements do to 12 yr olds!!! So sad!!!!
But the pics of your trip are so so good. I love each n every one of them!!! The snow covered trees are so beautiful!!! :)
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Shaylynn... a girl, a story, a blog said...

Beautiful, beautiful pictures.

Oh, boys. Teenage boys. good luck.

Lindsay said...

I miss snow! :( gorgeous pics!

Mrs Independent said...

Shhh don't tell, but Austin is 32 and still struggles with the acne. I love your pictures of the mountain. We enjoyed our time in Gresham SO much. Have you ever been to McMenamins Edgefield? We went while we were there and man, that place was amazing! Oh and btw (random fact) we're thinking about Portland (or Bend) over Seattle when Austin is done with the Coast Guard in a few years. Maybe we can be neighbors? :)

My-cliffnotes said...

I want to frame these pics and I agree 12 year olds are not men