erry Christmas! We’re spending the day with my family today (everyone’s arrived from out of state and we’re all in town!) and it’s sure to be it’s usual day of chaos, laughter, food, and, my favorite: time together. I hope you all have a wonderful day celebrating Jesus’ birth and the life He came to […]

‘ve been getting a lot of questions about my client Christmas gifts this year so I thought I’d share. First, I should tell you that my first love language is receiving gifts. I always hated that about myself because I thought it made me seem selfish and materialistic. But I’ve come to realize that by […]

‘m always itching to put up the tree long before Thanksgiving. In fact, I’d be happy putting it up in September. So the day after Thanksgiving is always a great flurry of unpacking the ornaments and setting up the tree. I thought I’d share for a few reasons, but mostly so I can remember next […]

One can never predict how the Midwest weather will be in December. With many, many family members and friends coming in from out of town and state for their wedding, one of Mollie & Jake’s concerns had been that there not be a snowstorm. The snowstorm held off for one day (it came on Sunday!) […]

fter posting the photos from my best friend’s baby shower, I was contacted by Tara of Baby Lifestyles, wondering if she could feature the shower on her blog. It’s not often–okay, never–that I’m featured on a baby blog so I was honored and delighted! I checked with Sara, my best friend, first as I had […]

here were just so many happy things about Gretchen & Mike’s wedding, but more than anything, it was their joy to continue their relationship, this time going forward as husband & wife. They just finalized their album design yesterday so I thought I’d share since I believe that the album, more than any other product […]