The adjustment to a new normal of having your first baby around can be described with plenty of adjectives, but the one I think pairs best with each one of them is “grateful”. You’re enamored + grateful; changed + grateful; exhausted + grateful. I can see gratitude all over AJ and Maddy when they look […]

I just wanted to take a moment to introduce my new babe here on the blog! Jane Madeline Rawson was born February 22, and we are so very in love with her. She’s as sweet as they come, and our family seems to have been missing her before now – she is such an integral part […]

I’m having a SALE, and I’m really excited about it! I’ve been thinking so much lately about why I do what I do. Why do I take people someplace pretty and click away on my camera and send them the results? It’s not really because people like .jpgs. Or really, that they like standing in […]

There’s another His & Hers Sweets post today! If you haven’t seen these, this is a series I have the privilege of shooting with Angela of Goldenrod Pastries and Candace and Lindsay of Lovestru.ck Social Events. Follow those links to see this month’s post on their blogs!

If you happen to follow me on social media, you may have seen me posting lately about an upcoming FANTASTIC craft show I am going to be a part of this year. Craftacular is in Lincoln THIS Wednesday at the Cornhusker Hotel from 4-9pm. Guys. This is not what you’re thinking it is. It is […]

Yes, yes, yes! I’m so excited about this month’s His and Hers Sweets edition. The theme is Dia de Los Muertos, and it is decadent, elegant and exotic. Go check it out this instant at Lovestru.ck Social Events and Goldenrod Pastries. Mmmm, churros! If you missed the first installment of this series I am working […]

I have the privilege of working on a fantastic project this year with a few of the most talented ladies I know. Every month, I’ll be photographing a pairing of delicious pastries by Angela of Goldenrod Pastries, all styled gorgeously by Candace and Lindsay of Lovestru.ck Social Events. Everything about the “His and Hers Sweets” series is going […]

One year old! Our girl is one! This is still blowing my mind, three weeks later. We wrapped up our monthly pictures on her birthday, and I need to take a moment to give myself a giant thumbs up for keeping a consistent project going through this crazy year. It is fairly unlike me to […]

Uh oh… it’s almost birthday time! Which means last year at this time, I was in full belly mode, anxiously awaiting little miss’s arrival. I remember it was HOT, I could hardly remember not being pregnant, we were only 90% decided on her name, and we were dying to know what she would look like. […]

She is ten months old! We’re having so much fun with her. My favorite thing lately is watching her learn things I would not have imagined happening already. She is mimicking us, and you can see her little wheels turning. I’ve added brushing her hair and brushing her teeth to the bedtime routine we try […]

A few weeks back, my little lady turned 9 months old! That little milestone had me thinking so much about her independence. For 9 months, she was inside me, depending on me in the most natural, basic ways, and I was constantly and involuntarily meeting those little needs with every breath. I loved having her […]

These photos are becoming increasingly difficult to take. Mainly due to the fact that Claire’s resting state involves bouncing and that chair cushion is the perfect surface for that. She also likes to explore beyond the edge of the chair, so Dad has to “spot” her lying on the floor, which is incredibly distracting for […]

Seven months old. Woah! I just could not love this girl any more. The collage of monthly pictures always makes me giddy with anticipation of what the next month and the next photo will reveal. It’s like unlocking little pieces of who she is as she grows. Lately, we are bursting with pent-up-all-winter-long energy. Spring […]

Yeah, yeah, I’m a month behind. I know. I will probably always be at least a month behind. 🙂 She grew again. Six months is so much fun. She is so funny – loves attention, passionately plays to the point of frustration, and concentrates so very hard all day long. Her energy level far surpasses […]

She is five months this week! I’m feeling it. I’m feeling how fast it’s all going. It’s really beautiful, in so many ways, but heartbreaking at the same time. I read yesterday that it’s a good thing each new stage of watching a child grow up contains so much to look forward to, or else […]

Quick! Before she goes to college! Claire hit 4 months just a few weeks before Christmas. She seems to change daily (seriously!) and it is amazing to see a little person become more and more who they are created to be. Her personality is materializing and I can only imagine where it’s headed. She’s still […]

Despite the fact that I didn’t blog about Claire turning 3 months old, she did, in fact, do it. We’re nine days out from 4 by now, but I wanted to share some photos from month three anyway. I mean, I did take the chair picture. I knew from the beginning I would not always do […]

In terms of Chinese New Years, this is certainly not the Year of the Blog for me. Not only have I all but given up reading the thirty-some blogs I used to follow on a daily basis, but I’ve also entrenched myself in another slump of neglecting my posts here. It seems there are a […]