We hosted Thanksgiving this year–I vaguely remember doing it once before when we were first married, but I don’t remember anything much about it except that my mom, stepdad and James’ parents were here.  I don’t remember cooking.  I don’t remember what we had.  Obviously we survived.  And we did it again.  Thankfully, it turned […]

I was really grateful that both Brayden and Carter’s schools put a lot of emphasis on Thanksgiving.  They both learned a lot about the history of it (on a much simpler level for Carter, obviously).  Brayden learned a lot of facts. . . Carter learned a few songs.  And they both made and wore little […]

I am not really much of a sentimental person.  I have a couple of boxes of toys and memories from my childhood/teen years.  But other than that, I don’t get too attached to things.  I’m rarely emotional–I’m pretty even keeled.  I’m not touchy feely and I’m not a hugger. And that is why this post […]

Carter: It’s clear that Carter’s love for Sawyer is not going anywhere soon.  He is still head over heels for the little guy, and it’s endearing to see them together.  Carter is often rewarded with smiles, which means giggles from Carter and more smiles from Sawyer.  And then I can’t do anything but smile too. […]

Two years ago I did a super fun session at Linda and Chris’s house–we played, we read, we frolicked in the front yard.  I really enjoy those types of sessions–you can see some images from that session here. Since then, they’ve added another boy to their family!  I took their newest little one’s newborn pictures […]

This past weekend, I had a blitz of many, many mini sessions.  In those mini sessions, the number of boys that I shot FAR outnumbered the number of girls.  And, let’s be honest, boys are a little more challenging on a whole–not all of course.  But when you spend the entire day with a bunch […]

I met with Rita last year to talk about her wedding.  I was thrilled that she chose a First Look–and after we did it, she was so happy that she chose it.  They were able to relax together for a bit before the ceremony–have a glass of wine together, and enjoy the events together, instead […]

This is my lovely friend Samantha’s family.  Four kids.  Four girls.  And raising them up to love Jesus. I remember the very first time that Samantha ever said anything to me. . . it was I think about three years ago after VBS at our church.  She came up to me and told me that […]

It probably seems like I post about our trips to Splash Lagoon all the time, and that’s probably because we go so often.  This is our second time visiting this year, and I think probably our sixth or seventh time going.  Brayden and James get the most enjoyment out of it–Carter is catching on and […]

Sawyer baby is all smiles these days.  You can look at him, talk to him, sing to him, coo at him, smile at him, pretty much do anything in his general direction, and his whole face lights up with a giant smile.  It’s quite rewarding really.  And makes the short cat naps a little more […]