family day at the beach : )

Aunt Penny and Grandma Darling
Grandma and Pandy x 2!

Phil found this awesome little dinosaur in the sand...he appeared in a few pics!

Me and my beautiful Grandma Darling.
surfs up dudes : )
this is my favorite...i have no idea how she held herself so straight...hilarious!
mother and son : )
my mom and cousin phil...in totem pole fashion!

phil and me!
here's that dino again

my mom and her mum
I may be biased but I think my family is pretty fabulolus!

While I was visiting in Seattle I took the opportunity to spend some time with my family. We were lucky enough to have some amazingly sunny weather so we decided to spend the day out side. We went out to lunch and ice cream, walked around town and ended up at Edmonds Beach.  I couldn't believe that my mom, as well as her two sisters Penny and Pandy, and my grandmother were all together in one place so we had to take a few photos!  

I am very fortunate to have a close family. I grew up living two houses away from my Aunt Pandy and two cousins Phil and Aaron. Being at their house, to me, is like being at home. Phil and Aaron are like brothers to me! I will never forget walking around the corner to hang out at their place, baking cookies or creating masterpieces on the "twirl-a-paint."

My Grandma got the name "Darling" from me when I was a child. She is British, and always called me "Brooksie Darling" when I was young, and one day I guess I thought I'd return the favor! She has been Grandma Darling ever since, and the rest of my family agrees that their could not be a name more appropriate for such a sweet and precious woman. Most of my weekends growing up were spent playing on the beach at her house or watching the Wizard of Oz on her bed. I love her dearly!

My Aunt Penny has been a source of professional and personal inspiration for me throughout my life as well. I admire her accomplishments, her sense of humor & fun, and her amazing sense of style! Time spent with Penny is always a blast, she is an awesome story teller, and I love to hear about how much trouble she and my mom got into when they were kids. 

My mom, of course, is the best friend a girl could have...I am SO lucky in so many ways.

When we all get together things will get pretty silly...as I'm sure you can see! We definitely don't take ourselves too seriously in this family.

Each of the people in these photos means the world to me...they will be up on the walls of my home in no time!