When I was in high school, I used to like to tell corny jokes.  I told them so much that when Senior Night rolled around for volleyball–the underclassman who gave my “speech”  (Melanie, yes. . . I do STILL remember all the nice things you said about me!) joked about how I used to always […]

Luckily, I have kids that are not fussy.  They could care less if something is bought used, as long as it’s “totally awesome”.  I love to make my kids happy.  Mainly, I like to buy things for them that I know they would love to have.  Money can’t buy love I know, but I also love […]

The heat has been turned on.  The footie pajamas are out.  We have officially entered tundra season in my books.  I have yet to dig out the winter coats and hats, but those are next.  Just in case you were wondering though. . . flip flops still have a place in my wardrobe until it […]

Life isn’t always something we need to go through on our own.  Sometimes I feel like I live in a bubble–that all of the lovely people that I long to be friends with have their own little powwow of friends and don’t have time to make me a part of their little group.  Or I’m […]

You cannot beat the smell of the air in October. It’s amazing.  I know I complain terribly about September, because it is a thief of sunshine and family time, but come October and I’m over it for a little while.  When I step outside, and I immediately am filled with the most amazing campfirey aroma, […]

Living July all over again through these images makes me smile.  We had such an incredible month.  A mini trip to Hershey Park was a big highlight (check out some images from that trip here!), add that to the fourth of July festivities, summer soccer, an outdoor movie in our yard, a first birthday for […]

Sometimes I close my eyes and think about a time beyond the now.  Beyond in a backwards way. Back when there was just me and just James and just the two of us. Before photography. Before running around as parents.  Life was simpler obviously. Different.  And of course, I wouldn’t trade it back even if […]

Most of the time, my writing doesn’t really reflect my pictures.  And that’s okay.  You get a glimpse into my life through my images, and you get a glimpse into my heart through the writing. It’s a win, win, right? Yesterday, my mind wandered into my past. I thought a lot about specific memories that […]

I remember clearly the year that Brayden was two.  I remember the school year starting, and James going back to work. And I bought a teacher’s planner from the dollar section at Target. It made me so happy.  A blank slate of possibilities.  I remember scouring the website for local places–for library story times at […]

Most days pass by, as so many others–nothing terribly memorable happens. We turn the page on the day and it joins the hundreds of other days just like it in the book of motherhood.  But then there are just some days, every once and awhile, that should be scribbled out from history because they just scream […]