Hey Strangers- It’s the most WONDERFUL time of the year (almost)! The most fun Santa Sessions and Fall Photo sessions are open for booking. This is why I love Fall so much. September, October and November are always so full of my favorite faces. I love having a few minutes with each of you and […]

It’s no secret that I basically won the neighborhood lottery when Craig and I got married. Only now it feels we are busting at the seams of our little house. We flirt with the idea of moving to a new home but the thought of packing this house up— or trying to keep our house […]

Can we talk about making friends as adults? Am I the only one that feels like I’m dating someone at the start of a new friendship? “I had fun. I think they had fun, too. Maybe? Was I too much? Should I call? Too soon?” Maybe no one else does this but I overthink it […]

“She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible. She walked with the Universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings. ~Ariana Dancu As I looked through Elizabeth’s gallery, this poem ran through my mind repeatedly. Maybe it was the flowers in her hair or wildflowers waving around her dress, […]

You know what I love? When I finish a sessions and I can’t stop looking through the gallery and smiling back at my friends in the portraits. And this session puts a grin on my face every time I look at it! I mean- how can you look at these two giggling and laughing at […]

“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”   -Proverbs 22:6 For the 3rd year in a row I have spent a few hours visiting with and photographing the stunning Ford family. I walk away from their portrait sessions feeling like I’m in the presence of models. All […]

“Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.” Proverbs 16:24 She doesn’t know it, but the mom in this picture is basically responsible for my entire photography business. Not because she gave me a camera or hired me or built my website… but because of a gentle word that […]