The weather here in Oklahoma is so unpredictable! If you remember, I photographed this maternity session in Oklahoma City in mid-DECEMBER and it was 70-75 degrees. Crazy. Well, we took a little gamble with the V family and scheduled an outdoor family session at the end of January… we *just* missed the nice weather! It […]

My sons, Throughout the day, I like to pause and try to see things as you see them. An old receipt becomes a treasure map, a blanket becomes a cape, a red sock becomes Elmo. A trip to the grocery store (which I’m dreading) is an adventure and within each aisle lies a mystery. I soak […]

I met Brandy while I was pregnant with #2. I was planning a VBAC and looking for a doula. I met with Brandy and knew she was the doula for me. Brandy has such a gift for coaching women through birth. I’m so grateful she was there during Chase’s birth (and I know my successful […]

I decided to participate in a “blog ring.” Several fellow photographers and I decided to write a letter to one of our children. It’s called a blog ring because I will link to the next person’s blog at the bottom of this post. You can follow the ring and it should bring you back here! […]

I wish I could choose moments like these to re-live throughout my life as my kids get older. I tend to put a lot of stress on myself to have the “perfect” holiday. Everything didn’t go as I would have planned, but we still had a pretty much perfect evening with the boys. The weather […]

My love of photography started with the birth of my first son. I thought buying a “professional” camera would give me professional looking pictures. I quickly learned that wasn’t happening! Here are a few tricks and tips I have learned along the way that help me get better pictures of my kids (with or without […]