it was summer church camp, mid 1990′s. us girls were busy chatting about boys and outfits, and boys and school, boys and music, boys and boys. “you like mike!” i would say to melani...
nikon f5 . portra 400 he blows in and out of our lives, carving spoons from an ear of corn and animal bone. he climbs trees. he does his own tattoos. he builds the best lego ships and while on a hike...
“happiness, hit her like a train on a track” the other night justin and i stared at each other in disbelief as we realized what a big event was ahead of us. he told me about this song and...
did you know i wrote an e-book? well i’ve written a few but one of my faves is project photography. a simple, easy, go-to guide for learning to use the camera you have (whatever it may be) and ...
…and she’s just as amazing as i remember. nikon f5 . portra 400 . 35mm
dear you out there, writing tonight because i feel such the urge to. because i am not sure what exactly i’m trying to say yet i can’t think of a single other way to get this weight off my...
so um, did you see my newest “badge” over there on the ole sidebar? the pretty red one? what a complete honor it was to be asked to join the simple team with their launch of simple design...
update: congrats to annie! thanks for playing along friends! as you may know, i’m proud to be a contributor everyday storyteller with paper coterie. i absolutely love writing there and being a ...
we’ve never really succeeded in raising baby plants. our carrots of 2009 didn’t grow more than 2 inches, the tomato plant of 2010 met her demise during a forgetful spring. it’s not ...
updated: this is what’s left my friends! everything listed is in great condition: free of stains, rips, fading, etc. click the item to go to the direct link for more info. any questions please ...
“you look lonely” he said, standing above me in a fitted varsity baseball uniform. his dark wavy hair fell just right and i tried to hide my excitement. truth was, i did feel pretty lonel...
our easter weekend was full. and wonderful. and yummy. and amazing. ole bessy barely made an appearance, instead my trusty iphone/instagram were on the forefront. and i wouldn’t have it any. ot...
i thrive on routine. rhythm. balance. order. to a fault perhaps, but it’s the way i’ve always been and i suppose i’ll continue to be. my children as babies seem to have inherited my...
he is seven. full of curiosity and warmth. does the best baby talk to his sister and asks to do math even after school. he struggles to get along with his brother and loathes writing, but ends each d...
the other evening i asked him if he’d like to join me for some errands, “we could have a little date, just you & i” i told him. squeals immediately filled the room as he prepare...
sweet girl little love baby girl sweetie pie quinny the pooh quinn-sect honey pie big girl quinn-a-saurus-rex in just ten weeks this little girl has totally transformed our lives. my life. it’s...
i want to introduce to you my sister sadie. she’s an amazing soul whose heart is so big she practically glows with a passion to help others. she started a club in her high school doing poverty ...
dear all of you out there, i wanted to first say a big thanks. as scary as it was for me to share and open up this weekend, i was given such big hugs from you through your emails, fb messages, texts,...
today is a day i’ve both anticipated and feared. i’ve shared about my journey through post partum depression before: here, here, & here. i’ve made reference to my struggles on v...
just about four years ago i logged into a simple little family photography forum. i was still very young in the business side and learning anything i could about my camera when she replied to one of ...
film. it came into my life a few years ago via an sx-70 polaroid camera. heavy and strong, smelling of the era from which she came. i invested quite a bit into the film at the time, cherishing those ...
all they wanted to do was take a shower with their clothes on. they begged from the moment they woke up, “it will be fun mama!” and “it will keep us warm mama!” we compromised...
eleven things the last year has taught me. 1. cutting your hair when pregnant is never, ever a good idea 2. home is literally, wherever my sweet family is 3. i lovelovelove square format photos 4. to...
i’ve been deeply drawn to black and whites lately. i love the way my children photograph in these tones and feel as though there is so much emotion in them. the last six weeks have been both a ...
one month. just a month and our lives have changed, completely. our january girl came and we will never. be. the. same. we’re tired, oh so tired, but really so in love with her it sometimes fee...
isn’t she lovely. images taken at seven days old.
“She laid on my chest & her breathing filled me almost to beyond what I could hold.” -story people oh this girl. this sweet, sweet girl was conceived during what would be the most difficult and t...
introducing my sweet girl quinn nicole & a little personal project i’ve dreamt of for months… more photos + her birth story coming soon… xo
the sun is trying her best to push through the december fog as i sit in what feels like a foreign land. tea to my left, children to my right. blogging seems to have been put on the back burner as my ...
all i wanted was one simple photo. you know, a smiling, happy, lets-pretend-we-get-along-supe r-well photo. leave it to these goofballs to remind me it isn’t about getting the perfect image. the...
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