As so many of us know, the first year of marriage can be so blissful or it can be filled with challenges. Sometime it’s both. You have so many obstacles to overcome, so many decisions to make as you’re no longer an individual, you’re one with your partner. You share everything (most of the time). […]
When I think of my “ideal” clients, it isn’t about how they dress, or if they look a specific way. It’s about the connections I make with them. The relationships I build. When it comes so naturally as if we’ve known each other for years on end, that’s what I would say is my “ideal” […]
The moment you learn you’re becoming a mother is one of the most intimate and sweetest moments. The joy. The love. The fear. The excitement. All of the emotions in one moment. It could be the hormones running through your body or just the pure bliss it brings. I remember the moment I found out […]
What is the first thing you think about when you hear the word teacher? Passionate. Kind. Selfless. Giving. These are all the words that come to mind when I think of one previous teacher that I absolutely adore. Amanda was a Spanish teacher in Oregon as well as a kindergarten teacher in Arizona for a […]
I will never get over just how tiny newborns are. It doesn’t matter if you have a newborn, or your kids are grown up. You never remember just how teeny tiny they are. Their ears. Their nose. Their feet. Their hands. So small, yet they hold such a big place in your heart. As a […]
From Oregon to Arizona – this family has been up and down the coastline and all over! Becky reached out to me since her family was traveling to Scottsdale to get out of Oregon for a few weeks and into the Arizona heat (I definitely asked her how 110+ degree weather was appealing to her, […]
Those sweet cheeks. The way she clicks her heals together. The serious faces. All are the little traits I love about this sweet girl. She’s genuinely a VERY happy girl, but for her 9 month portraits I had to work REAL hard to get these little smiles out of her here and there. I met […]
The sweet snuggles. The precious looks they give you. The way they know when somethings wrong and that you just need that wet nose touching you to let you know everything will be alright and that they are there. The love a dog give us is such a genuine love. A beautiful gift. Regardless of […]
