Justin and I are coming up on twelve years as a married couple, which is roughly fourteen years together, which, in my life, feels like a very long time. Whenever we do the math surrounding our first date, our oldest child, or how many years in a row I’ve made Black Forest Cake for his […]

I’ve just spent the last 6 days in Florida which, wedged between Thanksgiving and Christmas, was a slightly jarring experience for someone who has forever lived within a few miles of the Mason Dixon Line. I will absolutely take the 85 degree weather, but there’s something about the sight of Santa riding a riverboat while […]

I don’t get to photograph the same families every single year but there is a reliable group I can count on to come see me every autumn because…she’s my sister. 😉 I get to see my nieces and nephews on the regular, but there’s something special about getting dressed up and having a little Treat […]

We’re enjoying the sunshine for the first time in 5 days and no one here is mad about it. One of the big perks of homeschooling is that we can all soak up the extra Vitamin-D and my children are currently sprawled out like starfish on the warm concrete of the back patio while I […]

Perhaps, like me, you are thoroughly waterlogged after four days of rain, and find yourself craving something sunny and warm. Maybe you also have a head cold that is proving to have Olympian-level endurance and you’re beginning to wonder how many boxes of Kleenex a person ought to go through before purchasing it in bulk. […]