After easily meeting my reading goal last year of 25 books, I decided to double it this year and aim for 50 books in 2021. It turned out, again, to be a very achievable goal. In an unexpected twist of genres though, I found that going back through my top-rated books, most were non-fiction! I […]

We struggled with coordinating our calendars this year, which is why we ended up doing their family photos in December instead of early fall like we have in years past (here and here). However, the colors we ended up getting were perfectly coordinated with their outfits so it’s basically like we planned it perfectly. I […]

I woke up on Saturday to the sound of wind battering against the windows. Thankfully, when I checked the weather, it was supposed to die down a bit by the afternoon, but it was still chilly. Carleen scoped out this location and I love the options we had, blocking as much of the wind as […]

Since my last trip to their home in late October for Andrea’s maternity session, much has changed. The Christmas tree is up, the holiday decor beautifully displayed throughout the house, Harlow’s face is healed (!!), and they have welcomed their beautiful new daughter, Maren, into their family. This time, after having photographed their family several […]

I’ve gotten to photograph the Vos family several times over the years (here as a family of 4 and here announcing baby #3) and I was so excited to be able to shoot Andrea’s first maternity session out of all of her pregnancies. (I’m so excited to be heading to them again this weekend for […]

I photographed their engagement session back when I was pregnant with Henry and their wedding was he was a baby. Getting to know Stephanie & Matthew has been a joy. Over the years, I’ve photographed their family with the addition of their oldest, Silas (here and here) and now, drum roll, I get to help […]