The Huz and I were long overdue for a date night! We had gotten a gift certificate from his boss for….CHRISTMAS, but just hadn’t gotten the chance to use it until now!
Ok….these were taken about 3 weeks ago now…as per usual!
BUT…
We went to the Pink Door downtown, and I decided to sass it up a little bit more than my usual around the neighborhood date night. This dress is SO comfy, and I love that it can be dressed up or down. 
I’m all about small cross body bags when I go out. Easy to wear and not at all cumbersome!
AND…I even managed to coerce the Huz out for a few!!
Maya was not as happy about it. She was a little bummed that we were leaving her behind…
I knew it would get chilly in the evening, so I brought along this leather bomber.
I think it’s such a fun alternative to the classic biker leather jacket! 
And these sandals are SO comfy! I accidentally wrapped them oppositely, but I kind of like it!
Dying over this vintage Hanna Andersson dress!!
SO CUTE!! Even if she’s giving total attitude…
On me…
I love that this jacket looks like a “denim jacket” yet, it’s the most AMAZING leather!!
I asked if everyone wanted to come out for a family pic, and got a resounding universal “NOOOO!”
The sun kept coming out, and then hiding…such a nightmare for taking pictures, but whatever…
Oh, and Maya’s leggings are actually work out pants that she wore on our morning walk that she didn’t want to take off. It wasn’t a battle I was going to fight…
This next one is SO HER!!!!
hahaha.
Her face…YET AMAZING lighting as the sun went behind the clouds….GRRRRRR.
I love this SO MUCH!!! SOOOO her! And yet…keeping it real 🙂
So…funny story. The reason there’s a “haze” on the first image, is because Maya kept jumping up and waving her hand in front of the camera… 
Looooove this next one!
AND….awe!!!
My mom and Maya decorating with flags…
hahaha 🙂
Not exactly what you’d think of for climbing shoes, but… 🙂
All the colors in it are my favs!!
What to say about this sweet nugget…
And…twinning is always winning!
Love these next few!!!
My new favorite of the three of us!!
And…to my amazing mom and friend…
I can’t even…
Again….NEW FAVORITE!
Funny story. I cropped myself out of this shot because I was frantically running towards the camera on the tripod that was going CRAZY taking pics! Maya’s face though….WORTH IT!
All the heart eyes…
Pretty much the best reality of our group shot attempts…
But then we got this!!
And this, so…I’ll take it all!
And then…letting her do what she loves to do.
Hahaha. Yes, by butt as a try to stop the shutter AGAIN, and Maya picking her nose…as she does ALL THE TIME.
Licking me….as she does ALL THE TIME 😉
Me trying to wrestle her to NOT lick me…
Maya giving herself a hickey that you can STILL see 3 days later…
I love that I caught the remote being thrown in mid air. I’d had it with it’s craziness!
Maya probably explaining to me how I can fix it 🙂
These are one of my FAVORITE pairs that I’ve chopped (and that’s saying a lot considering I’ve gone a little crazy chopping haha)
Love…
BUT…love these even more!
Dancing on a rock…as she does….
And these kids flares?!!!
Yes….this is why we suffer through the 9 months of cold and rain….
Mid catches…
And yes, it was SUPER WINDY!!
Sooooo much GORGEOUS jewelry!
And clearly we didn’t have fun at all 🙂
The amazing woman run 
Until next time ladies!!
And of course…
I can’t resist twinning in thrifted Hunter boots!!
Looooove these!
My high tech set up for getting the boots shots above… 😉
Oh, and I’m totally into tying a bandana or scarf around my non washed mom bun.
Notice…no shadows in this next shot?? Sun is gone!
OH! And then back again!
Photographically, it’s a NIGHTMARE to shoot in these conditions! ESPECIALLY if you are trying to take shots with a tripod. Don’t get me started…
Love these next ones. There was this tiny rock that she balanced on.
And then….just went in!
Once she’s wet, it’s hard to get her out of the water!
Hahaha. This little boy kept wandering into the shot and looking at the camera. Unlike the one I wanted to take pics with me 😉
I looooooove the detailing on the front pockets of these!
Not quite sure how to put my hands in them though haha.
This location is perfect for us, which is why we come here a LOT! There are ALWAYS dogs walking by or playing in the field next to us, so Maya is in heaven! It is sometimes hard to get her BACK into the shots with me, but usually I can grab her for a few here and there.
LOOOOOOOVE this next one!
I HAD to put this other one in!!
And then….these!
LOOOOOOVE!
I can’t believe it was warm enough for me to take my jacket off, but it was!
DYING over these next ones!! I’ll be so sad when her gap toothed smile grows back in!!
On me…
The downside of the remote trigger, and a noisy park. Can’t hear when it goes off ha!
Trying for a jumping shot!
OMG, this look is SO her…
And…for those keeping track. The licking hasn’t stopped.
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