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River: Six Months
Dear River, This month the hands have really started grabbing. Grabbing mommy’s hair. Grabbing our fingers. Grabbing toys. Grabbing plates. Grabbing toes. All with one objective, to get it in your mouth, whatever it is. You’re exploring your world with the help of mouth and hands. When we lay you down to change a [...]
Nick Senior Photos
I can’t imagine River being a senior in high school and going off to college. But when she is ready I hope she’s as wonderful as Nick. Good luck to Nick as he prepares to graduate and continues to grow into an amazing young man! Now I’ll give my little River a hug and remind [...]
Elizabeth and Evan: The Engagement Session
For some couples it’s love at first sight. For others it takes getting to know each other. According to Elizabeth when she first met Evan in grad school she didn’t like him. Obviously that opinion changed. A lot. Today they live together in their own paradise complete with their growing menagerie of animals. Gracie the [...]
River: Five Months
Dear River, Happy five month birthday! It’s crazy that you’ve been here on the outside for five whole months already. That’s nearly half a year. When you first came out it was Fall and shortly thereafter it turned into Winter with some snow your first week and now the bulbs are coming up in the [...]
August: Two Weeks
Welcome sweet baby August! You are so beautifully tiny. So helpless. So very loved. We’re excited that you’re here. And once she’s a little older, River will be too.
Melanie and Jason: The Wedding
Often before the ceremony a couple is nervous. During a first look they will likely be focused on what is about to happen. And while this is true sometimes it’s nice to see each other before the ceremony. Not for the pictures (never do anything for the pictures). But simply because sometimes the one person [...]
River: Four Months
Dear River, This month was a lot of fun!! At the begining of the month you let out your first giggles and now you giggle some nearly every day. Your daddy and I go to extreme lengths to get those joyous belly laughs out of you. You started the month trying really hard to roll [...]
Anna and Josh: The Wedding
Josh had ginger ale before the ceremony. Anna had peppermint tea. Both nervous and so very excited. And afterwards, nearly at the moment they were alone together, Anna burst into tears on Josh’s shoulder. It’s been months but I still laugh when I think about Jill’s, Anna’s sister, speech at the reception. These two were [...]
Stephanie and Wade: The Wedding
If there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that wedding trends are meaningless. Sure, suspenders might be “trendy”. Or maybe bunting is “trendy.” Or weddings in fields are ever so “trendy.” I call bull. Couples should be able to pull from sources of inspiration within themselves and from the outside world without worrying if some fun [...]