This past spring my mom, fondly known as Grandmom, came up for a visit in between school sessions. She was able to stay for just over a week and as always, it wasn’t nearly long enough. Mom has visited a total of four times and each time we’ve done something new and different. This time, the…
One day, out of the blue, Micah suggested visiting a new place we had never been before. At first, I was just going to let it be him and the kids but I needed a break from my to-do list and decided to go along, too. At the last minute, I stuck my “work camera”…
For some reason, people think that just because I’m a photographer, my kids are always ready with a smile when I pull out the camera. Except for a brief window from 6 months to 1.3 years, that has not been farther from the truth. Instead of smiles and cries of delight, I hear exasperated sighs (have…
Over this past year I’ve shared stories and many, many portraits of the two most adorable kids in the world. but I’ve only been in a few of those pictures. When creating albums to send to the grandparents for Christmas, I had only a handful of images of the kids and I together. Far too few to…
While Mom and Dad were here visiting, they begged us to do some grandparent + grandkids pictures. My favorite spot for quick snapshots is actually right across the street from our house, and it looked so beautiful with all the fall colors and was the perfect setting. Of course, it was super cold that morning…
It was windy. Really windy. It had even started to rain. The kids were cold and we felt silly standing on the beach in our white & cream outfits while the morning runners went by in windbreakers. The waves rushed behind us and even the birds were avoiding the beach that day. We had originally…
It’s been a while since my last post and I finally realized that I missed this… blogging… there’s something about sitting down and writing out your thoughts, feelings, recording the moments, that is really special. Sure, it’s nice to be able to stay in touch via social media such as Facebook and Instagram, but there…
From Caleb’s 8 month session/our family session:
