Celebrating 1 year as double scoop photography (3.5 years total). I totally think this occasion calls for a cake or something…….as if I need a reason to have cake. I am thinking funfetti cake with strawberry frosting. Festive, right? I pretty much ignored the last […]
Spending the weekend doing Easter-y things. Realized that, in her 7.9 years on this earth, my daughter had never dyed Easter eggs. We decided to remedy that. There will also be egg hunting, food that involves minimal effort on my part, and a hike, where […]
As a kid, I never dreamed about being a photographer when I grew up. I never learned to develop my own film in a college class, with a professor that inspired me to create art. I wasn’t a mom that was driven to take beautiful […]
This weekend, I got this wonderful idea that I needed to take my family to a cool place and take some new family pictures…..myself. Because that always works so well. And pictures of all four of us? Self-timer, of course. Riiiiiiight. I spent the evening […]
So, in the morning, I woke up to breakfast in bed, made by my seven year old, Sophie. Sophie can’t reach the microwave, so she brought me my oatmeal in the pouch for me to make at my convenience. 🙂 She brought me unsweetened apple […]
(my Aunt Lena’s house) Today is my birthday. I never believed it when people said that I would reach a point in my life when I didn’t get excited for that day. It is true, though. Sure, I am looking forward to going out to […]
So, a little while ago, I decided that I needed to lose some weight and get healthier. Eat better. Sleep….ever. Exercise…um….some. It was not a New Year’s Resolution. I don’t make those, because I don’t like being told what to do, even by myself. It […]
So, I am pretty sure I know some of the coolest people ever. And I am lucky enough to have a lot of those people as my clients. A few days ago, I posted this image from a session…. Today, I received this in my […]
So, I mentioned that we entered Notes Girls Write into a book contest. Well, we got the results on Tuesday…and…we didn’t win. So….that was sad and suckish. More sad and suckish than I thought it would be, because I really did not expect to win. […]
That adorable face belongs to Chloe. I met Chloe this weekend, while shooting the weirdest session I have ever done…um….the cocker spaniel in the tutu, excluded. But…it wasn’t a bad weird…just a weird weird. Let me explain. Chloe is the daughter of a friend of […]
Did you ever have one of those days where you are crabby, for no apparent reason? Just everything is annoying or rubs you the wrong way? No? Just me then? Well, today is one of those days for me. You know the worst place to […]
Ok, so I have been neglecting this blog, big time…But this is not the typical, listing excuses for why I am a bad blogger, and promising to do better. I have been neglecting this blog for good reason. I have been working on a new […]
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