Dear Naomi and Eric, YOU TWO.  You speak joy and kindness into every moment.  You have encouraged my heart on so many occasions with your love for people, your kindness towards me and your passion for growing. And then…on top of it all – you gave me the crazy huge privilege of documenting this moment […]

Lars, It’s no secret.  You are kind, gracious, strong and hilarious. (This is obviously not an exhaustive list.  But it’s a start.) Thank you for sharing your story with me.  I know that senior pictures aren’t necessarily at the top of a guy’s list, but thank you for trusting me enough to spend part of […]

Sweet KJ and Chris, I remember begging my parents for a sister.  It was on my Christmas list for a few years.  For years, those prayers and pleadings remained unanswered.  Until…as my brothers grew up and met amazing women and married them – I gained some.  Then, I met Ted.  And gained two more brothers.  […]

Sweet Hadley, I still remember you dressed in your red and white gingham jumper, your bright blue eyes and how your entire face smiled with your mouth.  I remember telling stories, becoming a human jungle gym, water parks and snuggles during Disney movies. I remember watching you and your brother and sister jump on the […]

Because…this is magical.  And it happened.  And I still cannot stop laughing.  Bless the sweet family members who received this email… J’s Birthday and Christmas List (See parentheses for mom’s comments) Skateboard with NO TRAINING WHEELS “So many Skylanders and supercharger Skylanders and MOBILES. and undead sky/air/land vehicles.” CAKE – Just regular cake. I want […]

Sweet G, You sweet little lady.  You are more than a joy.  You are smiles and happy clapping and giggles and all the beauty in the world wrapped up in a person.  Which makes total sense knowing your mom and dad. Sweet little lady, your mom and dad are incredible.  And this little journey they’ve […]

It’s that time. Finally – you can walk outside and not instantaneously feel as though you are about to become a puddle on the ground.  The leaves are taking their cue.  School rhythms are starting to take hold.  And for those of you who are WAY ahead of the game – it’s time to start […]

Yesterday was a happy mail day. Instead of walking out to the mail box to feel completely saddened by the lack of real mail (trying to put a spin on “Current Resident” is depressing), I walked out to a package.  Yes, this package was sent to myself by myself.  But there was mail.  FOR ME. […]

Today I crumbled.  It’s been brewing for a few weeks.  Summer slipped away and all the things were here and I wanted to run and hide from ALL THE THINGS.  That’s when the fear and the “holy buckets I can’t do this” and “will my kids be okay?!?!?!?!” began.   This morning, I sat with […]

    Sweet Little Man, You.  You are this profound gift. As I watched you take in the world around you, I fell in love; with both your patience and your love of sleeping.  With the gentle way you take in your surroundings.  And little one – you have amazing people surrounding you.  They are […]