One year ago these two started their lives as husband and wife.  They are love and grace and kindness embodied.  Caroline and JR, I love you two.  I struggle to put words around all that you’ve walked through in your first year of marriage.  You’ve leaned into one another and walked a difficult road hand […]

  This family:  Their kindness.  Their laughter.  The honesty. Somewhere between the banjo/guitar duets, the snuggles, the bubbles and the AMAZING muffins, I fell in love with their family.  The following moments mean the world to me.  To know these sweet people is to love them. Oh sweet girl…I feel this way too, sometimes. Oh […]

These days are full. Sometimes almost too full but I probably only think that when yelling is involved. It’s been a big year.  Of learning.  Of fighting for these little ones.  Of trying.  Of growing.  Of laughter and…did that seriously just happen? I wouldn’t trade it for the world.  Even though it’s been harder than […]

Sometimes, life with kids gets a little monotonous. I would love to say it’s all full of adventure and Instagram worthy moments – but…it’s not. So today when my little lady left and made it VERY clear that I was to protect her brand new stuffed animal bunny “April” from her brothers – I got […]

Dear Sweet Little Lady, Oh you darling little girl…  You are HERE.  It took a lot to get your here.  Your mommy and daddy were AMAZING. And you?  You are heaven…here.  On earth.  It can be hard to see it when you’re waking your mommy and daddy up as much as I know you are […]

So I’m starting something new…  And here’s why. For a while now I’ve had two problems…  First of all, mini-sessions grate on me.  Big time.  There has always been something that didn’t quite fit how I view people and their stories.  It was one location that I picked and I felt like the experience left […]

Today I spent the day with these amazing people and I breathed in the preciousness that is new life.  There’s more to come, but for now here are some of my favorite moments…

  Meet my incredibly beautiful/kind-hearted/loving/intelligent/stylish/strong nieces, my handsome/hilarious/smart/compassionate/strong nephew, my heroic/loving/kind/stylish/beautiful/wise sister-in-law and my hero from the age of 2, my oldest brother.  I love them all and could not be more grateful for the chance to spend time with them and to have these pictures and memories to hold forever.  Love you all and […]

This beautiful little lady?  My newest niece. Meet sweet Hollyn and my precious nieces and nephew, my beautiful sister-in-law and…my slightly smelly, but genuinely wonderful older brother.  

This is what 63 years of choosing to say yes, choosing to love, choosing to forgive, choosing to hold hands, choosing to let the small things stay small and laughing so hard you nearly fall over looks like… I love this look.  And these people. PS: Kristin, you are also one incredible daughter…