You can usually find me adding books to my never-ending “to read” list; challenging myself to do things like not shop for a year; sneaking crispy m+ms from my secret hiding spot so I don’t have to share them with my daughter; and melting over seeing my children smiling at each other.
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I’ll never forget when Steven got a frantic text from our photographer (and our family, for that matter, haha) asking if she had missed it, if she was too late. Luckily for her and us, I hadn’t progressed any further in the eight hours since I was admitted, so we told her to slow down, […]
I know it’s kind of trendy to be blogging about non-toxic products, but this is something that I truly feel passionate about. Years ago, Steven and I started making the effort to cut out processed foods and the like from our diets so that we could just start to feel better, and we’ve never looked […]
It was maybe a couple of months ago when I was editing personal photos of Lily that I thought to myself “I’m so grateful that I have these skills to take great photos of Lily as she grows up. It makes me sad that not all moms have those same skills.” I shoot photos of […]
I’ve photographed a fair amount of in-home newborn sessions that I figured I’d share some tips on how to make it go as smooth as possible! First of all, I (or any photographer) do not expect things to be perfect. Messy houses are fine, a baby who cries is fine. Taking breaks is fine. It’s […]
Okay, so I’m sharing this post because I hear sometimes about how moms didn’t really feel prepared for what was actually coming once the baby was here. Now, I am not sharing this to scare new moms, and I’m not sharing this to say ALL THESE THINGS will happen to you. But I’m sharing this […]
This year, 2018, was the first time EVER that I’ve purchased new clothes specifically for a photo session. I always work with what’s in my closet to make sure that I’m staying true to who we are, but for this year, I knew we were doing our photos on a beach, and I had a […]