Dear friends of mine have a sweet daughter who will be turning one next week.  They made this adorable cake for Grace to dig into.  And while she didn’t go nuts on the cake, it was fun to watch  her reaction to the whole endeavor.  What a little cutie pie!

I got together last night with two of my crafty friends.  We decided to sew. So we each came with our separate projects and chatted and sewed for a couple of hours.  I had to think long about what I wanted to make.  I am really slow when I am with other people–I end up […]

Can I play with Chase? I hear it about twenty-five times a day.  Last year, I think that the boys were too young to play with each other–but this year, our neighbor across the street has quickly become one of Brayden’s favorite kids to play with.  They are only seven months apart.  And they are […]

We had Carter dedicated today.  If you have no idea what that means, it’s basically a commitment that James and I have made to choose to submit Carter’s life to God’s will, and our promise to raise him according to God’s ways and his Word.  We are promising to do everything in our power to […]

In the deepest places of my heart, I constantly strive to be content in all things.  To not complain about circumstances, the mess, my house, the smallness of my yard, our bank account.  I despise winter with everything that I have and then swear that I will be happy once again when the weather turns […]

The past weekend, I photographed these adorable blue-eyed boys–they are the son’s of an old friend from high school, and his wife, who live in Ithaca.  They were willing to make the drive to Rochester for our photo shoot.  They spent the morning at the Museum of Play and then we had our session at […]

Brayden got a few new superhero toys for his birthday.  They are fisher price imaginext toys. . . and not only have I NEVER seen toys packaged as crazy as these ones (they took me forever to get out of the boxes!), but he is head over heels for them.  He loves the little “Super […]

Rebecca and Mitchell had their reception at a unique, beautiful location–the Genesee Country Village.    It was a gorgeous, sunny Saturday.  The setting was perfect . . . 19th century buildings and an amazing garden.  James and I really had fun shooting their wedding–the colors were vivid, the food was delicious and the bride was […]