Today I wrote a note to a precious friend who’s daughter was set to enter the world March 29…the same as my sweet little Hannah.  I share simply because I feel it best captures today for me. Today I wrapped my little girl up in my arms and grieved for you.  My heart ached as […]

A little over a year ago, our family of five moved across the country…to a house we’d never seen.  (like you do.) As we left Chicago, I wondered if we could ever find friends as wonderful as we had there. About two months later, I met Jessica.  And their entire incredible family. Though I love […]

  It’s the little things. Pancake batter. Tickle fights. Skateboards in the kitchen. Snuggles. These are the everyday moments that sometimes feel so mundane I trudge through them just to move onto the next thing.  But documenting these moments?  Really stopping to see them myself?  It changed me.  And made me realize that amidst it […]

When I look at my sweet friend, I’m blown away. By her love.  Her honesty.  Her patience.  Her KINDNESS. Today I got to spend some time with her and her precious family and though there’s more to come, I think these pictures more than any words I could find capture what I see when I […]

Oh precious lady… You truly are my firework. Go ahead…let those colors burn. I love you to pieces and I’m beyond grateful for you.  And EVERY last one of these facial expressions.   This entire shoot?  Maybe 20 minutes.  All of these facial expressions and moments?  Completely and utterly normal for her…within a span of […]

Sometimes in life you go on crazy adventures. And April sounds like a great time for one of those. Our little family is road-tripping back to Chicago for just such an adventure and I’d be all kinds of honored to have the opportunity to document your amazing self (and possibly your loved ones) while I’m […]