So it has been a while since the last post, and many new things have happened since.  Stella is now 7 months old. She is crawling, pulling herself up, and is accumulating a small set of teeth. We have spent all of our summer, thus far, traveling. Traveling to Europe and traveling around the West Coast in our new/old travel trailer. It is very small...... and getting smaller by the day.

Stella, Leila, Lee and I flew over to Switzerland to meet Mark. We were shooting the Nitro Catalogue. This was Stella's third country she 

had visited. Switzerland was gorgeous. We stayed in Zug, which is situated on a beautiful lake. The people, food and scenery were all incredible. Soon after We made our way down to Italy. This was very exciting because not only had I wanted for so long to experience Italy, but it is also Stella's roots. The people loved Stella and Leila. A very family friendly place, but we started to sincerely miss Dad. We are going to have to go back next year with Nolan.... maybe even sooner. We are hoping to head back around November. 

    While we were far away from home, Nolan told us that he had bought a Travel Trailer. A 1954 Dalton. My dad and he were working like crazy to make it livable, so we could set off on the road when we returned. It was very exciting.

(Nolan is working for a company called Rise Up. It is a clothing line created to help children in Nicaragua, China and India. Jesse and his wife Maria have started schools and programs to help children out of poverty. Maria was just declared Woman of the year by a magazine in Nicaragua, where she is originally from.) 

We have been traveling the west coast going to different festivals selling the clothing, and trying to get the word out. It has been an incredible summer. We are

 home for now, and putting the Orea to use on elk Lake. Stella is officially a sailing baby. She loves the water, but how could she not. The water is in her blood.