The "Long" Weekend Lens

It looks like you all had a wonder-ful time. We spent the weekend on the other coast, along a tidal river in Maine. Beautiful, warm, sunny, cool, foggy Mmmmaine.

i covet that swing!! it looks awesome!! and i am so glad to see a smile on your face...you deserve it!! really enjoyed them!! that place is gorgeous!! what state is it in? (if you dont mind saying) and i also love the harry potter pics!! =))

I love this post!
My children are five years apart (Evan ten today) and Erin getting ready to turn five. And I love the moments they are so sweet together, but then there are those other moments. And I cherish those, too :)

beautiful pictures. looks like everyone had so much fun!!

Sunny days at the Oregon coast. No better place to be.

Gorgeous captures Ali! I so want to visit there someday! Keep showing my Mick your pics and telling him, " I wanna go there please!"

have you considered mixing the strawberry cheesecake and banana split to get one ultimate flavor?

Gorgeous pictures, Ali. Wonderful weekend to remember. I can see it in all the faces. Beautiful !!! I would love to visit Oregon someday. It's my brother's family favorite place to go ... Believe me,they ALWAYS talk about Oregon !!!
ALi, I have a question for you : what size your pictures are ? I have a Nikon 5000 and the size I pic is 3M. Is that ok? Are they too big ? I pick that size because I download them in an external hard drive, so I don't have problems with how much memory left I have. I am from Argentina, I hope you can understand my english...

Thanks !!!

Ali, are these photos of the Oregon cost? I love the beach myself and have been traveling to different beaches to get some of the best scenery. Just recently went to Bodega Bay and got some awesome photos!

What great photos. I love the beach too. I miss it terribly. I'm so glad you can go and enjoy it so often.

AMAZING memories LOVE then & those smiles of Simon & Anna SUPER LOVE.. How could you not just want to smile yourself. FYI now I want to get on that swing :) Thank you so much for sharing!

Awesome pictures ... what a wonderful time. Love the pictures of Anna & your mom & the three of you. As many have already said, Simon is getting so tall! His smile says it all ... it couldn't get much bigger.

AWESOME stuff Ali! Love that you have so many picture takers in your family. Sadly, I am the ONLY one!!

Truly priceless moments. Don't we all become young at heart at the beach? your post is making me so anxious for my own trip around the corner...

Was this from this weekend? Where were the pictures taken that you need coats and blankets? Cuz I'm moving there! It's 80 degrees here in MA with about 120% humidity. It's gross!!

Absolutely adore your post. It's wonderful seeing you sharing a fantastic memory filling weekend with your family. I wish you the best as you tackle this short week!

What great pictures these are -- so glad that your sweet Lily got to enjoy herself with you all again on the coast. The picture of your mom and Anna...I think they share the same smile with you. Your mom helped me with a cross-stitch project one time and I've never forgotten her kindness -- please tell her thank you again for me. Thanks for sharing the pictures -- it looked like everyone had fun!

I love the way you are keeping joy in your life, and your pictures prove it We are striving for this too after an unexpected terminal cancer diagnosis for my husband, a "healthy" 77 year old on vacation in Phoenix to see spring training baseball games, when he needed emergency care and tests. We have had such peace about it and are thankful that chemo can prolong his life up to 11 months. We had already bought tickets for a family cruise from Montreal to Boston and I hope we can capture the happiness you have in our pictures, as the eleven of us celebrate our 55th anniversary the last week of June. We will have to take him in a wheel chair, because he can't stand for long, or walk very far, but we hear there is an up-side even in that--wheelchair cruisers get to go to the front of the line! My word for the year is "gratitude" and what a help it has been to my attitude. Thank you again for doing "One Little Word". Verona

Seeing these photos made my eyes a little moist, for some reason. It's so nice to have a nice, fun family who love your kids, isn't it?

I also laughed when I saw someone packed nice glasses (the glass you were holding) for a beach trip lol!

Jennifer Olson said

are going go to put the Oregon coast in your project life and does your Mom go project life with you where did you guys go in Oregon coast