you remember baby harper from a few weeks back right?  well…i promised the rest of the images and a tear-jerker of a story.  now is that time. harper’s mama and i were in the same circle of friends in high school.  man i wish i had gotten to know her better then.  she is awesome […]

life is chaos right now. it feels like it is sitting in piles to be sold or moved. it feels like a mish mash of all the food people only wanted one bite of.  like a lesson in creative cooking with only half a bottle of teriyaki sauce, artichoke hearts and some bottom-of-the-bag cereal. it […]

i had to post these before i left for my two week vacation.  she is too beautiful to have to wait.  meet sweet harper mae!  i have so much to write about this precious babe but you will just have to wait for the FULL post of her images once i get back!  she was […]

a dear friend of mine has to say “see you soon” to her sweet husband today.  if you are close to someone in the military, you know this happens all too often.  and it never gets easier.  while they have been through many a deployment before, this is the first that involved a little person […]

he looks just like big sis did when she was born.  i can only tell this by the photos of her though.  when i hold him in my arms and giggle at how chunky he is or nuzzle his sweet cheeks or play with his soft hair…it’s an odd mix of joy and longing.  i […]

i can’t swing him very high yet.  he’s only 8.5 months and hasn’t learned to hold on to the chain.  stupid baby.  [collective gasp] you know i am kidding.  but as we were at the park the other day, i was forced to remember how hard it is to take pictures of little people on […]

sat down to clean up my desk. accidentally hit my mouse. this face popped up on screen. now i really feel like going all chuck norris on my messy office. thanks for the inspiration, jonah.

i just can not get enough of my sweet nephew.  no seriously.  i can’t.  i am editing some of my favs and want to post them all.  and kiss my screen.  and maybe even drive all the way up to their house this very minute just to sniff youth out of his hair.  hope you […]

i asked (on my facebook page) yesterday what my blog readers would like to see more of.  the majority ruled towards personal stories and photography tricks.  so i thought i would share a little bit of both today. i personally loved this image the minute it snapped.  it’s blurry, it’s colorful, it’s crooked, it’s emotional…it’s […]

he is sitting up now. this is my view throughout the day. but he is also trying to stand now. this can’t be. and i thought about deleting this one.   or editing it.  but then…no. his breakfast is dried onto his face after a misjudged cleaning job on my behalf. his nails are in […]