on the edge of seventeen
happy birthday birdie!!! 17 is such an awesome age! i pray this coming year is full of dreams coming true & wonderful memories being made. daddy & i are SO proud of YOU & the beautiful...
View Articlecake & sushi
friday we celebrated madison turning 17! being a lover of all things pink & feminine & somewhat over the top, i knew she’d love this ombre delicious birthday cake! ( thank you my sweet...
View Articlebaby girl
i’m not sure who you think you are going from this tiny little babychild to an 11 year old… overnight. or from this little baby girl to this happy 5th grader in the blink of an eye. i’m certain i...
View Articlesorority formals & surprise parties
for years i worked primarily weekends & holidays. since leaving my position at the hospital i have loved being available & free for whatever comes up. even if i have a photo session i still...
View Articlewhat i hope you know sweet girl….
We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generationabout the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders.He commanded our ancestors to...
View Articlesweet 16 week of celebration
dan & i were headed out last night to a fancy dinner of mellow mushroom pizza all by our sweet little selves & were reviewing the last week. i said something like, ” no way. that was this...
View Articlehe chose us
it was the most gorgeous, perfect day. the idyllic beach day i dream of all year long. the water was crystal clear and calm. not a cloud in the sky. the girls were playing paddle ball with dan. i was...
View Articlemy valentines day birthday girl turns 20!
i’ve spent some time the last few days thinking about your upcoming birthday. besides the fact that i can’t believe i’m actually old enough to mother a twenty ( wow, that just sounds so grown up) year...
View Articlejust a little bit of the lately
don’t you just love instagram? it’s all the fun and none of the drama of our beloved facebook. the only down side in my love affair with instagram is that i can’t remember what i’ve posted here &...
View Article18. the highs & the lows
i think for every age our children hit, we mamas must think to ourselves, “my goodness, they’re growing up so fast. no way do i have a child who’s–insert age here”. it could 6 months or 16 years. it...
View Articleso let me tell you a little bit about her~
thanks to day light savings, it’s now dark when i wake caroline up for school in the morning. the sun was just beginning to peek over the horizon this morning when i began to hear the birds chirping...
View Articlei wish i had an emily in my life when i was 17
august 23. 1996. i brought sweet emi home from the hospital late that afternoon. she was born the evening prior – gregg was actually feeling pretty rough from his chemo, so the nurses gave him fluids...
View Article13
last night before we said goodnight to everyone, i began to reminisce about the days leading up to caroline’s birth thirteen years ago. it was sunday morning ( a day or so prior to her due date) &...
View Articlea beautiful baby girl turns one
earlier this spring i photographed an absolutely beautiful baby girl at her home. we had hopes of capturing the extended family, while they were in town, celebrating with her on her actual first...
View Articlebirthday blessing from a friend
emi turned 18 friday and while i could be a totally cliche mom & say “well that went by in a blink...” i’ll refrain. i think as mamas we all sense that though, you know? whether it’s sending off...
View Articlecollege football, birthday boys & belonging
months ago, madison had a fabulous idea–how ’bout we celebrate dad & take everyone to the college football hall of fame for his birthday? we can celebrate trevor’s november birthday all together as...
View Articleblogging, birthdays & a special easter discount
honestly i hesitate to start a blog post with the words-around here lately. these days the struggle is real to keep up a blog. instagram is the current princess of social media and blogging feels like...
View Articledancing with the highs & the lows
we laid there & laughed, fairly loudly actually. especially since it was only 5 something in the morning. we had fallen into bed after a full weekend the night before, i’m pretty sure we were...
View Articlerain & taxes
ya’ll seriously. this is how i’ve felt lately after what i’m fairly sure has been TWO WEEKS of rain. goodgraciousalive! i have always loved rainy days but i’ve quickly realized that i a love rainy...
View Articlemickey mouse themed 1st birthday celebration!
if you’ve peeked in sometime over the last few days, i hope you feel blessed & encouraged by my little friend gabe and his super special family. if not, you simply must read a little backstory of...
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