These people.  They have my heart. Buricks – you love people well.  Thank you for the hugs and the smiles and the giggles and every last moment.  I cherish them ALL.  Now if only I could convince you to move to Atlanta… Prepare yourself to be overwhelmed by cuteness. This may be one of my […]

Sweet Miller family… I love you all.  To the moon and back. And spending the afternoon with you – laughing and throwing leaves and sharing stories – was one of my favorite afternoons ever.  I get teary as I think back to our very first time together.  You were some of my first models and […]

It had been 19 years. As I knocked on the door, my heart filled with gratitude because the precious person waiting on the other side had been that friend that carried me through one of the harder seasons of my life.  (AKA: middle school) After hugs, she looked me in the eyes and said, “Can […]

Today we grieve and we celebrate. For this sweet little family, it marks the year anniversary of learning that sweet baby Ellen no longer had a heartbeat.  Though we are grateful that precious Karis is here – our hearts ache for little Ellen. Amanda and Daniel, I love you.  So much.  Thank you for spending […]

I’ve now started this entry 30+ times.  There are too many things to say.  Too many moments that I will truly treasure forever. But the constant theme in my every attempt to put in words how grateful I am for this family was this: love. It’s in the way her face lights up when her […]

My heart simply cannot put words around the love I have for the people in these pictures. Liesel, Luke and your precious Mertes children, we Paulsons LOVE you.  As in literally – we have not stopped talking about all of you.  You have our hearts.  Times infinity.  I just ache that I waited so long […]

There’s a history here. The amazingly beautiful woman in these pictures?  Her name is Brooke.  And I’ve known her for 13 years. This means that for the past 13 years, I’ve known love.  And laughing so hard that my sides hurt.  I’ve known what it feels like to be listened to – the kind of […]

Six kids ages 2-8. Thunderstorms. A skunk that wasn’t afraid of us.  (I was most certainly afraid of him) Frogs. Snake warnings. And amazing friends. “I’m not sleepy, mommy!” Releasing their frogs into the wild… “Look, Mom!  I caught a fish!!!”   Worn out toddlers who refused to nap.   These boys…   This happened […]

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 […]

  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 […]