SHOCKINGLY AWFUL VACATION PHOTOS

Oh hey there, my little love birds!

Have you ever thought to yourself... "I look pretty damn foxy today!" because I definitely have. In fact, 90% of the time I leave the house thinking I look pretty awesome sauce! 

Unfortunately photos never lie. I wish those bastard photos would, but they don't. 

When the opportunity for a photo of you arises, you might be like me and think during the pose you choose to strike, that this photo is going to turn out fantastically. Then the truth, bitch slaps you right in your naive face as you go and look at the horrific evidence of how awkward you truly are...and the worst part is that the painfully unattractive photo of you is lurking inside one of your friends phones, your significant other's, or maybe even that group of girls in their car as they drive by and spot how hilariously weird you look. (this has happened to me. In fact, last week as my best girlfriend and I struck a pose and waited for our iPhone timer to snap a pic of us. Yep.)

Every day in Mexico was amazing! And of course, myself and the other couple that came along with Matt and I, were snapping pics of our entire trip. One night we sat and looked over the photos we had been taking on all of our phones, and hysterically laughed as each swipe of our finger revealed an even more incredibly bad photo. They were so bad, all we could do was laugh and start to love how awesomely horrendous they were!

If you are or ever have been under the impression that I am "photogenic",  the photos from our vacation in Mexico will surely prove otherwise. I hope you enjoy these extra shockingly bad photos as much as I do!

WARNING you are about to be punched in the throat with the crushing news that I am not, wait for it.................PERFECT. I know. Spoiler alert. 

This gem of a photo was taken while we were on a bridge....a very ROCKY and SHAKY bridge over water. Obviously by my face, you can see that I was not a fan of the scary death bridge haha. So just for kicks and giggles, I placed a man eating shark in the background, because I think my facial expression alludes people to think there might have been something actually scary happening around me.

You know you're soul mates when a wave hits and you both make the same hideous face. 

I was bent over, almost on the floor, laughing when I saw this.

A crazy lady on the streets of Tulum, Mexico, just up and handed me this gigantic dragon as she walked by us. My face is obviously saying "What in the actual hell is going on" oh and "I love creepy crawly creatures"

The crazy lady, then demanded 10 AMERICAN dollars. Not pesos. Dollars. So she made a fortune off of us and our friends. What a bitch. 

In retrospect, Im totally cool with paying that gold digger, because this photo makes me laugh!

This photo.... I have no explanation for. 

Maybe my Beyonce booty smacked him in the face?

I told him to catch me.................

He did not.

I call this the hanging monkey photo.

I said we should do the Notebook kiss...And this is how he interpreted that request. 

It's almost spot on haha

I'm a really elegant snorkeler. 

PHOTOS TO BE CONTINUED....yep...there's more. 

JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING! PART 1

Jackson Hole, Wyoming was absolutely stunning! Even though the weather was crummy over memorial day weekend, it still managed to be one of the prettiest places! So green and lush with culture and character everywhere you turn. It's definitely a vacation I recommend to families like us, couples, or even just a big group of friends! I honestly didn't think wyoming would be anything too exciting but by the time we arrived I just couldn't get enough of it and I only wish we could have stayed a few more days!

Jackson Hole has the coolest rapids with the most colorful little treasures creeping all over, like this gorgeous patch of moss! Is it just me who gets excited over gorgeous moss? Maybe. But for all you normal people, the rapids are something you have to check out!

My boys are honestly heart melters. Watching them together is like watching a scene from a movie. They are constantly laughing, running, tickling, and teasing each other. They have there own little language and its magical to watch. 

As we were driving to Yellowstone National Park we came upon this incredible field with buffalo ALL over. So Matthew, knowing me so well, pulled over and let us play! Traveling with a little toddler was actually amazing, and I think it was so great because we made sure to stop and stretch our legs every hour or so. It made all the difference. Plus I love that we got to experience the area instead of just driving through it.

When we got to yellowstone, its very common to see a million cars pulled over in a random spot because someone has spotted an animal of some sort. We thought it might be a moose, so I hoped right out of the car with my camera in hand and very lady like (yeah right.), I ran up this massive hill to snap a photo of it. Matt was right behind me, and when we got up there, it was just an elk. Which is still cool, but I've seen quite a few elk in my day (maybe like two haha) and I was really hoping to see a big moose! Sadly they were no where to be found all day, but Matt said "what the hell, why not get a photo with it seeing as we jogged up here". haha 

This waterfall. Absolutely breath taking. Probably the coolest spot we stopped at in Yellowstone! Matt let Dodger use his precious hunting binoculars to look at the waterfall, and after that those bonocs were basically glued to dodgers face the rest of the day! He was totally in love with them and would "ooooo" 

           "aaawww"

          "eeeee"

every time he looked through them haha I just love this kid.

This was a random look out point off the highway that we decided to stop at and because it was so pretty we took a picture and of course I get really sexy when Im in a photo alone, so this is what my body and face naturally do in this type of situation. I know, Im irresistible. 

Buffalo were EVERYWHERE! We even had to stop a couple of times for around 5-10 minutes each time while random buffalo decided to walk in the road. It was really cool.

I can't help it...my face honestly just goes into wacky mode 99% of the time.

Dodger looking incredibly handsome as usual!

He just oozes cuteness! 

MAIL FROM FRANCE!

Dodger got a fun surprise in the mail the other day...it was a letter addressed to him from his traveling  buddy, Captain Toto, and inside was the highest quality stickers I've ever seen! He was so excited and to be honest, I was a tad excited about them myself! I had a tiny urge to try and make sure Dodge didn't damage the stickers, because they are that cute! Yep, I'm a weirdo. I'm only slightly ashamed of this.

With everything nowadays revolving around TV, phone, tablet, and computer screens, it's really a breath of fresh air to introduce my little man to the "old ways" of communication. I think it's incredibly important to not forget to teach my child about connecting with the world personally and not just through a screen. 

I love this quote from Captain Toto himself...

"Traveling is often a rare luxury for kids, but isn’t childhood the best time to discover the world? Why is it that when their curiosity level is at its peak, they hardly ever get to leave their neighborhood? As true believers that learning about the planet’s diversity, languages, cultures and traditions help us become better people, we decided to create a universe to tickle your little adventurers’ minds."

If you're thinking to yourself... "Dammit Heather, I'm with ya!" then get your little selves over to Captain Toto {<--- press the link} and sign up for a letter to arrive for your little ones every month from somewhere new across the globe!

The bulldog sticker is totally my favorite!

Concentrating hard on his stickers haha

SNEAK PEAK....

BONUS blog post! Here's a sneak peak into Dodger's bedroom makeover that i'll be unveiling tomorrow!!

This stunning Dream Catcher is from Kelsey's Feathers

BIRTHDAY BASH

Mr. Dodge is now a 2 year old!!

Seems impossible right? Wasn't it just a half second ago that this little tike was being put into my arms for the first time? What the crap world! Why are you making my baby grow up so fast?

We had quite the busy past few days throwing Dodger TWO birthday bashes, one in Moab and one at home. He had such a blast and is now definitely completely pooped out by all the fun! I totally don't blame him, because I'm pretty dang exhausted myself! But, it was all worth it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!! I love you forever and ever.

Birthday balloon fun!

I love this picture! He has some serious dance moves!

That smile!

Both Dodger and his cousin Trey have birthdays in the same week, so I made them both birthday cakes and we threw them a joint birthday party in Moab!

He refused to wear the Mickey Mouse hat, but loved the Mini Mouse ears!

Birthday breakfast

Birthday balloon morning wakeup!

My boys

SUNSET LOVIN'

There's nothing like a good sunset with the family!

Our little stinker gets pretty thrilled at the site of any type of dirt, so he was having the time of his life as we walked around the lake!

Dodger turns 2 years old on the 23rd and I think I might go into crying mom mode at any second. It seems like this last year has raced by even quicker than the first year he came into this world! At the rate time is flying past us, I think I'm in a crap load of trouble for future years to come!

DODGER'S SHIRT- THE LITTLE BOSS SHOP

MY JUMPSUIT- CAMILA AND MARC

PUT A RING ON IT

I DID IT!

I finally decided to start up a little shop on Etsy to sell the rings that I've been making for just my own personal enjoyment. So many of you gorgeous babes inspired me to open up shop! All your beautifully sweet comments about my rings truly inspired me. So, THANK YOU! You all deserve a big huge gigantic thank you for always having my back and pushing me to do some great things. I truly love all you stellar souls.

Here are the first 4 rings all be offering in my shop...

Let me know what you think!

Heather Scot