Well it’s been over a week, but I finally had a minute to sit down and share a little peek into our Thanksgiving festivities this year. This was Marlee’s first Thanksgiving, which meant we made some changes to our usual crazy busy day. For the past 13 years that Ryan and I have been together, …
Halloween 2017
Well I meant to get this post written for yesterday but life happened and it didn’t go up. So it’s coming to you a day late instead. Growing up, Halloween was always fun even if I wasn’t always incredibly creative or over the top with my costumes. I think I used the same doctors coat …
6 Years After the Fire
So yesterday, October 10th, officially marked six years since the day of our house fire. There are some days it doesn’t feel like that long ago – especially when people are burning things other than leaves and firewood… and even then I can get a little shaky. And of course there are aspects of that …
There Is No “Just” in Adoption
I’ve shared many a post about what not to say to someone struggling with infertility and shared some of the hurtful things people have said to us. One of the hardest things to be asked was “Why don’t you just adopt?” Yes – I am now the mother of a beautiful little girl thanks to …
Playtime with Marlee
As a photographer – I’m sure a lot of people think that I’m just constantly taking pictures of this little lady. But the truth is – I rarely pull out my big camera on a daily basis. I grab it for special occasions and her monthly pictures and that’s pretty much it. I typically end …
Here Comes Busy Season!
Well tomorrow marks my last free weekend until mid to late November. I’m super grateful for all the work coming up to help pay for our extra Marlee expenses, but I’ll be real – I’m a little nervous too! October is always the busiest month of the year for photographers. Everyone seems to want …
Life: Loving My Imperfect Body
The hubby and I have been having some really candid body image conversations lately. It’s a topic that’s important to me as a woman, as someone who struggled (and sometimes still does) with this a lot, and as a mother of a daughter. Obviously life with a baby means that my schedule has dramatically shifted …
Marlee’s Five Month Session | Sullivan, IL
It seems crazy to think that our sweet little love is five months old yesterday! We can’t believe how big she’s gotten in such a short amount of time and she’s trying to be more and more independent every day! She’s started enjoying little bits of oatmeal cereal and rice cereal. She’s the queen of …
Life: Thoughts on Exercise
You know… For years I had an on again, off again relationship with exercise over the years. I found exercise at a young age in an attempt to lose weight and then it became an unhealthy obsession. I found ways to work out as often as possible throughout the day to burn as many calories …
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If you’ve been here for any length of time I’m sure you’ve read my birthday posts over the years. You’ll know I’m not a fan of my birthday – not because I hate aging but because I dislike being the center of attention. The past few years have been hard with the infertility struggle and …