pleasant hill with the rosens

josh played his 3rd annual outdoor concert with josh rosen in pleasant hill, oregon (near eugene) on july 23. we went down a day early to hang out with our dear friends josh & julia rosen, along with their kids shai, ezra (heron's age), and sydney (shepherd's age). the rosens are back on a summer visit from israel, their new home. the rosens, whenever stateside, live in the guesthouse of another dear family, the rices. the rices not only have 100 acres (?), but also a pool, sauna, trampoline, etc. we had a restful weekend with our eugene friends!

: heron looking super-cool & unimpressed in goggles :

: shai looking a little extraterrestrial in goggles :

: josh & josh :

: shepherd looking inquisitive :

shai & heron, just over a year apart in age, really hit it off. julia captured some beautiful shots of their budding friendship.

julia & i were both attached to our babies & our cameras all weekend. here's a picture julia took of me & my boy.

our friend sarah came for the day of the show to hang out with all of us (along with her twins solomon and sophia, just younger than shepherd). she made the loveliest bartender for the ninkasi on hand for the show.

i didn't get many good shots of the show, but it was a perfect evening of music & friendship. the lawn speckled with quilts, the sun setting, children playing. my friend chelsea came, too, with her family.

here's a video someone shot of josh & josh playing to some young "fans" at the end of the night.