Now that we are on the other side of our last major adoption hurdle… we can finally begin to slowly start sharing some pieces of our family with you. So today I wanted to start by sharing the first official family photos we had taken while we were up in Michigan. Now this was kind …
What to Wear: Senior Girls
Recently we’ve talked about tips for what to wear for family sessions, senior guys, even newborns… so now I think it’s time we offer up some advice for Senior Girls on what to wear for their senior sessions! Honestly I feel like girls have a bit of an advantage (or disadvantage depending on how you …
4th of July Considerations
Well this year is the first 4th of July we have a baby in our home, and I’m discovering that the sounds of fireworks that once didn’t really bother me – now provide me with a concern of waking my sleeping infant. These feelings got me thinking about how grateful I am to have a …
New Fine Art Piece: Euphoria
Well it’s been since April that I last shared a fine art piece with all of you from my The Journey series… and honestly it’s because I haven’t been creating any. With the new addition to our family and trying to hustle my bustle to get back to work as much as I can while …
The Wilcoxen Family Photography | Decatur, IL
I am so thrilled to share this sweet and beautiful family with you guys today. When Ryan and I first began exploring our adoption options, Jessa was one of the first people who willingly shared her personal experience and information for us to consider. At the time, Jessa had just become a new mom to …
Charles Randolph’s Newborn Photography | Decatur, IL
I am super excited to share the session with all of you! You may remember Laura from creative maternity session not that long ago. Well her little miracle man finally arrived after a very long labor and a little over a month after our little miracle girl made her way into our arms. I was …
Gwen One Year Session | Decatur, IL Photography
I can hardly believe that this little sweet thing is already a year old!!! Where in the world did that time go? I feel like it was just a couple months ago we were taking this precious little ladies newborn portraits. And yet here we are capturing her one year old photos! If you’ve been …
What to Wear: for the Interracial Family
I am always looking for suggestions on things that would be helpful to share with all of you here. Recently I had a request for a What to Wear blog post for families that are interracial. And I couldn’t help but think, “Why had I never thought of doing this before? Of course I should …
The First Father’s Day for the Man Who Waited
Today I am super happy to say that I have a guest post from my husband with his thoughts on his first Father’s Day. He’s a much better writer than he gives himself credit and I’m grateful to have him share his perspective here! Enjoy! My wife asked me to write something about how I …
Thoughts for Childless Men on Father’s Day
I’ve always been really good about acknowledging how hard Mother’s Day is for the woman in waiting. But only last year did I acknowledge the heartache that can be Father’s Day for the men who are waiting too. Our society often puts the focus of infertility solely on the woman and it’s effect on her …