tess latain lozano

it is with great joy i present baby tess!

tess took her sweet time, baking

away in tara's tummy for two extra weeks

& made her debut on july 19th at 4:05am.

yum! tess weighed in at a healthy 9.1oz 

& 21.5 inches long.

i think she looks like jeff w/ tara's beautiful bow lips.

my love & pride & awe for tara is too much to handle.

she is already the most loving & affectionate mother.

tara has always had such a defined warmth about her.

i remember feeling it the minute i met her at 

my freshman orientation at wcu in 2003.

i'm beyond thrilled to be a part of this 

excellent adventure with the lozano's!

in love. xo

rejoice.

synergy.

slim & i just got back from floydfest,

our favorite little music festival.

it was a fantastic long weekend filled with 

fabulous live music, amazing people watching, 

beautiful mountain views, delicious food & 

great camping weather. 

on our last night we watched a hunger games

themed fashion show showcasing all of the vendors

at the festival and i fell in love with synergy. 

we left the fashion show and were headed to the workshop

porch stage to see the hackensaw boys play &

walked right by the synergy tent... 

(a coincidence sent from the heaven above i believe)

i was seriously in heaven.
gorgeous, soft organic cotton & bamboo

materials with hand-sewn designs, 

all created by women in nepal who were

paid/traded fairly for their amazing work.

i excused slim to the next show as i played 

in the synergy tent for a while. 

i found this beauty & was good to go!

*also, mentioning the fashion show earned me 10%off.

with my perfect dress in hand, i ran off to see

the super fun & talented hackensaw boys.

yoga+crossfit.

currently, i am loving both crossfit & yoga.

(with a splash of mountain biking & hiking here-and-there)

i find strength gaining, adventure, challenge & fun in crossfit.

in yoga i find lengthening, mindfulness, peace & difficulty.  

i found this great guide in using yoga to benefit

your crossfit workouts, which in return

will definitely help your yoga practice.

strong is the new pretty.

love this article.

 i found on athleta's chiblog

fuel for life in motion, which i love.

acceptance.

what an unusual concept.

you're white?

happy monday.

$$$

not sure what to think
about raising the minimum wage?
this will help...

photo phun.

 my sister cara came to town

 so we hired local photographer, slim

 to capture our time together.

this is a cool effect called ghost light.

SO creepy!

we're a bit theatrical- perfect subjects.

the start of lea's 25th year started off super weird.

painting with light.

do you see slim's birks back there?

i just love this shot.

thanks, slim for these beautiful shots-

you've got a gift kid.