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p e r s o n a l . h a p p i n e s s
March 23, 2021 - Your job is to focus on my personal happiness, she said, & I've got big plans, so break time is over. - Story People
Th...
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m a r c h
March 12, 2021 - March rolls in like a lion
with bluster and slam.
And tiptoes out gently
like a quiet little lamb.
In like a lion an...
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e y e s
March 11, 2021 - The world only exists in your eyes, you can make it as big or as small as you want.
Someone needs to get this sweet boy...
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g r e a t e s t . g i f t
March 02, 2021 - The greatest gift our parents gave us, was each other.
This party of five brought the joy and energy to their littlest...
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r e c h a r g e
February 25, 2021 - Can't talk, I'm recharging.
This sweet girl was eager to see what her big brother was up to at all times! Big brother t...
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e x a c t . m o m e n t
February 10, 2021 - You have never been in this exact moment before, so you dont need to pretend like you know exactly what to do. - Flying...
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d r e a m . l i f e
February 04, 2021 - I don’t know how to find the world that lives in my dreams, but in all of them you are there so I think that is the plac...
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f o r e v e r
January 30, 2021 - For a long time, there were only your footprints & laughter in our dreams & even from such small things, we knew we coul...
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p u p p y !
December 22, 2020 - All I want for Christmas... is... this exact puppy. OMG. - me
This puppy is the sweetest, cutest, snuggliest guy you co...
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h o m e
December 19, 2020 - There is no one who comes here that does not know this is a true map of the world, with you there in the center, making...
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s t a r s
December 17, 2020 - You've got stars in your eyes
There's a whole world out there for you
Herbie Hancock
This sweet little one has grown...
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d r e a m e r
December 13, 2020 - I don’t know how to find the world that lives in my dreams, but in all of them you are there so I think that is the plac...
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a d v e n t u r e
December 12, 2020 - When I first saw you, I knew an adventure was about to happen. Winnie-the-Pooh
This sweet boy is on the GO! He was sure...
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k n o w . l o v e
December 11, 2020 - Just when you think you know love, something little comes along to remind you just how big it really is.
The coolest th...
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g o o d
December 09, 2020 - When you focus on the good, the good gets better.
Want to know the secret tell-tale sign that you have raised some awes...
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l a u g h t e r
December 08, 2020 - The first time his laughter unfurled its wings in the wind, we knew that the world would never be the same. Story People...
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f a l l . l i f e
December 03, 2020 - Life starts all over again, when it gets crisp in the fall. - F. Scott Fitzgerald
I have absolutely no idea how anyone...
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w o o f
December 01, 2020 - You had me at woof!
This sweet new puppy brought along some of my absolute favorite people to her session! Pup came aro...
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h o m e
November 30, 2020 - Home is wherever I'm with you.
This lovely family wins for being the quickest to photograph, always!! These sweet broth...
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n e x t . b i g . t h i n g
November 29, 2020 - Gathering up all the sticks she can before someone else figures out they're the next big thing.-flying edna
How sweet i...
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g l a d
November 27, 2020 - There's so little I need these days. Walking together, talking & laughing. Letting you know I’m glad to have you here. -...
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s o m e t i m e s
November 17, 2020 - Sometimes I sit and think, and sometimes I just sit. - Winnie-the-Pooh
Mom and Dad could not be more smitten with this...
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i l l . c o m e . r u n n i n g
October 31, 2020 - You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running, oh yeah baby, to see you again.
James Taylor...
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w o r l d
March 02, 2020 - "The world only exists in your eyes, you can make it as big or as small as you want."
This sweet boy has those "hey gir...
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w i t h i n
February 25, 2020 - What lies before us, and what lies beyond us is tiny compared to what lies within us. Oliver Wendell Holmes
It was a br...
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w i l d . a n d . p r e c i o u s
January 29, 2020 - What will you do with your one wild and precious life?
This sweet girl brought all the expression to her 6 mo session!...
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e v e r y t h i n g
January 14, 2020 - Nothing feels more like everything than love. Story People
I am convinced that everyone in life is just trying to see t...
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t i n y . h u m a n
December 15, 2019 - Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart. - Winnie the Pooh
This tiny human brought a little c...
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f l y
December 14, 2019 - The way you run, feet barely touching the ground, I know we can still learn to fly. - Story People
This family is ready...
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l i s t e n
December 11, 2019 - There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen. Rumi
Guess who is ready to be a big brother?! THIS GUY! In all honestl...
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m a p
December 10, 2019 - There is no one who comes here that does not know this is a true map of the world, with you there in the center, making...
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s e c r e t
December 07, 2019 - The secret to having it all, is knowing you already do.
I always look forward to seeing this awesome crew! Big brother...
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c l o s e r
December 03, 2019 - The best feeling in the world is being pulled closer.
This might have been the calmest, wide-eyed little one that I hav...
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m i n d s e t
December 02, 2019 - Your life is as good as your mindset.
I had so much fun with this awesome family! Mom and Dad are a pure delight to han...
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j o y f u l
November 29, 2019 - It is not joy that makes us grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful.
This pair of sweet brothers could not be mo...
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b e a u t y
November 26, 2019 - To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold. - Aristotle
We had our sights set on...
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v o i c e . i n . m y . h e a r t
November 25, 2019 - I don't know who we'll become in the days ahead. I only know the quiet voice in my heart that says we'll become it toget...
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p r a c t i c a l l y . p e r f e c t
November 24, 2019 - Practically perfect in every way. - Mary Poppins
I was greeted by two completely conversational littles right away at 9...
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l o v e d
November 18, 2019 - Twinkle, twinkle little star,
Do you know how loved you are?
This sweet boy really wanted to be outside to see the sno...
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k i s s e s
November 15, 2019 - If kisses were snowflakes I'd send you a blizzard.
Seeing this adorable family come full circle from engagement, to wed...
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e a s y . m a g i c
November 14, 2019 - The easiest magic I know is when you remember how fiercely we just want to love eachother all up & it turns the whole wo...
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g l i t t e r i n g . e y e s
November 12, 2019 - And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in t...
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w h o l e . h e a r t
November 09, 2019 - Before this life with you,
I never said thank you with my whole heart
because before this life with you
I never knew...
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h e a r t
February 22, 2017 - "Your heart beats because of our love, our hearts beat stronger because of you."
These two are the absolute sweetest. T...
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a m a z i n g
February 15, 2017 - "Because when you stop and look around, life is pretty amazing."
I can not tell you how lovely it is to watch this beau...
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f a i r y . t a l e
January 31, 2017 - {Sometimes, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.}
I have to admit, knowing these two pa...
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h e a r t . l o v e
January 25, 2017 - {In all the word there is no heart for me like yours, in all the world there is no love for you like mine.} Maya Angelou...
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c o n n e c t e d . b y . h e a r t
January 06, 2017 - {Side by side, or miles apart, family is always connected by heart!}
When family gathers from both Wisconsin + Texas, y...
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l o o k . f o r . i t
December 14, 2016 - {Children see magic because they look for it.}
So happy to reconnect with this beautiful family! This lovely lady is fu...
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m a g i c
April 15, 2016 - {'I don't believe in magic.' The young boy said. The old man smiled. 'You will when you see her.'} Atticus
Met up with...
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s p r e a d . l o v e
March 25, 2016 - {Spread love wherever you go, let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.} Mother Teresa
This little boy is MA...
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l i t t l e
March 03, 2016 - {Little things? Little moments?... They aren't little.}
Loooooove love love this sweet little one's fresh newborn wrink...
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w a i t i n g . t o . b e . k n o w n
March 02, 2016 - {Someone incredible is waiting to be known.}
We had a little glimpse of spring time this past weekend! Set the mood of...
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m a n y . w a y s
March 01, 2016 - {There are so many ways to be in love.} Yrsa Daley-Ward
I don't think it can get more real life than those first few da...
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w o r t h . m e l t i n g
February 25, 2016 - {Some people are worth melting for.} Olaf the Snow Man
Had so much fun hanging out with these two at Olin Park! We were...
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d r e a m . b i g
February 22, 2016 - {Dream big little one!}
This little lady has changed so much in 6 months! From the sweetest little baby - to a thoughtf...
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e x a c t l y . s o
February 19, 2016 - {There is nothing more I ask of this life than this moment, exactly so. & suddenly forever seems like too short a time.}...
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b o t h
February 08, 2016 - {there is peaceful. there is wild. i am both at the same time.} sum
I have been loving the new rush of lifestyle sessio...
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b r o t h e r s . t e a m m a t e s
February 04, 2016 - {Brothers = Teammates.}
This sweet little boy had some big shoes to fill... or shall I say helmet? His big brother was...
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n e v e r . i m a g i n e d
February 01, 2016 - {I never imagined back when I thought I knew so much about Love that I could sit here silently in the early morning with...
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s o . b e g i n s
January 29, 2016 - {And so begins the best journey of them all.}
Meet the newest Wisconsin native! His mommy and daddy are transplants fro...
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t h e r e . y o u . a r e
January 26, 2016 - {Everywhere I imagine being alive, there you are
& all I can do is say thank you to a universe that has you in it.}
St...
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h e a r t . s m i l e
January 18, 2016 - {Find the one who makes your heart smile, and keep them.}
This girl is the absolute sweetest. She basically fit in just...
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w o n d e r f u l . t h o u g h t
January 14, 2016 - {What a wonderful thought it is, that some of the best days of our lives haven't happened yet.}
These two are so lovely...
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w e l c o m e
January 11, 2016 - {Welcome to the adventure, little one.}
This little guys is the curliest little sweet heart. He Just wanted to be all k...
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h u g s
January 06, 2016 - {Hugs make everything better.}
It is truly something to watch another family grow that isn't your own. I see it a lot i...
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w a y . h o m e
December 30, 2015 - {Maybe this is how it always is, that we think we go into the world alone & lose ourselves there until, at last, Love ca...
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t h e r e . y o u . a r e
December 22, 2015 - {Everywhere I imagine being alive, there you are & all I can do is say Thank You to a universe that has you in it.} Stor...
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g o o d . t h o u g h t s
December 21, 2015 - {If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sun beams and you will always look lovely!} Ronald Dah...
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w i t h . y o u
December 18, 2015 - {There are people who believe we stand alone, whole & complete & perhaps that's true, but all I know is there are parts...
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m a g i c
December 16, 2015 - {'I don't believe in magic,' the young boy said. The old man smiled, 'You will, when you see her.'}
Such a beautiful da...
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e v e r y t h i n g . i s . e v e r y t h i n g
December 15, 2015 - {Everything is everything.}
These kids! They are truly everything. Now that their littlest sister is here they are clea...
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m i s c h i e f
December 08, 2015 - {Uncles are there to help a child get into mischief they haven't even thought of yet.}
Loved this idea of a combo famil...
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t h o u s a n d . w o r d s
December 01, 2015 - {The Eskimos have a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love.}
These two brothers have got to be...
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i . a m . w h a t . i . a m
November 30, 2015 - {I am what I am! That's a great thing to be! If I say so myself.} Dr. Seuss
This blue-eyed beauty was quite adorable wi...
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h e a r t
November 24, 2015 - {I will hold you in my heart, until I can hold you in my arms.}
Such a beautiful couple these two are! They are so swee...
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k y l e
September 11, 2015 - {It is still so new & all we see is the empty space, but that is not how it is in the landscape of the heart. There, the...
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s n o w f l a k e
March 16, 2015 - {If kisses were snowflakes, I'd send you a blizzard.}
It is a good thing we had a chance to go play in the snow - becau...
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r e m i n d . m e
March 10, 2015 - {Because you remind me of everything in this life there is to love.} Story People
These two have a beautiful history to...
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i n . y o u r . c h e s t
February 23, 2015 - {Someday, I hope you have a child fall
asleep on your chest & in that moment,
with the soft whisper of their breath
a...
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q u i c k . p l a y f u l . c u r i o u s . s t r o n g
January 29, 2015 - {She is quick and playful and curious and strong.} Kate Spade
This adorable girl and her family made their way from Chi...
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s w e e t . s a g e
January 23, 2015 - {And then my soul saw you and it kind of went, "Oh, there you are. I've been looking for you."}
We have left the birth...
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g o o d . h e a r t
January 08, 2015 - {No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart.}
THIS kid has the coolest smile ever! Contagious is an understate...
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b e a u t i f u l . e y e s
January 07, 2015 - {He has beautiful eyes
the kind you could get lost in
and I guess I did.} s.b
This little boys has his model looks do...
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f u n
January 06, 2015 - {Girls just wanna have fun.}
It has been a while since I have had a chance to play with a 1 month old! Her gazes and wi...
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t o u g h . t e a m
January 05, 2015 - {Tough times don't last - tough teams do.}
I was hardly in the presence of this family for 5 minutes before I understoo...
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r o o t s . r e m a i n
January 02, 2015 - {Like branches on a tree, they all grow in different directions, yet their roots remain as one.}
This family is just fu...
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2 0 1 4 . r e v i e w
December 31, 2014 - Gahhh! Emotions are running high. It wasn't just the pregnancy hormones that had me all misty eyed while putting togethe...
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r o c k s t a r
December 29, 2014 - {Rockstar status!}
This little rockstar started out a two part session with lots of spunk! He wasn't having my jokes at...
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y o u ' r e . h e r e
December 23, 2014 - {I know you don't remember the exact day but we all do & it felt to us like the whole world relaxed knowing it would all...
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d a y . o l d e r
December 22, 2014 - {Little boys should never be sent to bed. They always wake up a day older.} Peter Pan
This little boy has the trifecta...
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w o n d e r
December 16, 2014 - {It's the most wonder ful time of the year!}
These GIRLS! I literally could spend a whole day with them. I got the impr...
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m a k e . l i f e . b i g
December 11, 2014 - {It's the little things that make life big.}
The anticipation has been so great for this beautiful lady - Momma + Daddy...
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y o u . j u s t . k n o w
December 09, 2014 - {How do you know? she said & the answers fell like feathers, or the first snowflakes of November, light & without words.
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d a y . b y . d a y
December 05, 2014 - {Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different...} C.S. Lewis
I knew I l...
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b e s t . p a r e n t s
December 04, 2014 - {The best parents get promoted to grandparents.}
There is something about Monona families. I just love them all.:] We s...
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s u g a r . p l u m
December 03, 2014 - {Visions of sugar plums danced in her head.}
Such a sweet little lady this one is! Lots of sleepy smiles. Big brother w...
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d a u g h t e r . f r i e n d
December 02, 2014 - {A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend.}
Love watching this beautiful family grow up! Hard to believe...
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h e a r t b e a t s
November 26, 2014 - {Her heart beats because of their love, their love is stronger because of her.}
If this sweet big brother is any indica...
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l e t . t h e m
November 25, 2014 - {Let them be little.}
This sweet girl has the coolest hair - so thick + shiny, and with a mind of its own! It totally m...
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o r d i n a r y . l i f e
November 24, 2014 - {Time stands still best in moments that suspiciously look like ordinary life.} Story Peopple
It was a rainy foggy Satur...
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f a v o r i t e
November 19, 2014 - {I just like to smile. Smiling is my favorite!} Buddy Elf
How sweet are these three kids? Loved meeting them + their pa...
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h o l i g i g g l e
November 18, 2014 - {Giggle until your belly hurts and then just a bit more.}
This little one is ready for a giggly, adorable winter season...
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s o . m a n y
March 25, 2014 - {There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy.}
With hand written vows, and close family and friends around - this s...
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s i s t e r s
March 18, 2014 - {Sisters don't need words.
They have perfected their own secret language
of smiles, sniffs, sighs, gasps, winks, + eye...
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l a u g h t e r
March 14, 2014 - {The first time her laughter unfurled its wings in the wind,
we knew that the world would never be the same.} Story Peo...
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s m i l e . w e a r i n g
February 21, 2014 - {By the way I'm wearing the smile you gave me.}
Loved smiling right back at this sweet boy. His is natural mohawk is gr...
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b r i g h t . e y e s
February 20, 2014 - {One small positive thought in the morning can change a whole day.}
At just about one month old - this thoughtful + spu...
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f u l l . o f . l i g h t
February 18, 2014 - {So full of light, I watch it overflow. A lovely mystery.} JJ Heller
Such a happy baby boy, this one. Took a break here...
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s u g a r
February 12, 2014 - {If snowflakes were kisses, I'd send you a blizzard.}
It was surely snow falling from the sky - not sugar, but these tw...
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b a b y . m a k e s . t h r e e
February 07, 2014 - {I feel the start of something new.}
This baby is going to officially make a party of 3. Not only for momma and daddio,...
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l a s h e s
February 04, 2014 - {Love is when you look into someones eyes - and see their heart.}
This one was born for something great. I know because...
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e m o t i o n a l . m o n d a y
January 27, 2014 - Every time I clicked the shutter release - Liam was sporting a new pose. He had all the emotions of the rainbow - withou...
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1 , 0 9 6
January 22, 2014 - {When people asked how old he was, he would say 1009365, more or less,
because he was so glad to be alive that he count...
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e x a c t l y
January 21, 2014 - {This is exactly where you are meant to be - at this very moment.}
It was a beautiful + comforting service, at the end...
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w i n d
January 14, 2014 - {If you hold on to the handle, she said, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just...
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l o n g . t i m e
January 10, 2014 - {He loved her for almost everything she was & she decided that was enough to let him stay for a long time.} Story People...
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f r e e z e . i t . o u t
January 08, 2014 - I genuinely appreciated having a day or two to just freeze it out. Admittedly not at first. But usually when I put a hap...
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s n o w . g l i t t e r
January 06, 2014 - {How long do you want to be loved? Is forever enough?}
They wanted snow + got it! Glittery, blurry, chilly, and beautif...
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h o m e . i s
January 03, 2014 - {Home is whenever I'm with you.}
They met at a women's music festival, in Michigan. First date was in Ohio. Entire stat...
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a . m o m e n t
December 31, 2013 - I'm not trying to say a bunch of emotional things here, it's not my forte. [Though, I do love me some thoughtful quotati...
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p a n t s
December 27, 2013 - Sometimes my middle babe wakes up with pants on his head. [To keep his hairs warm.] Touched up his nail polish in exchan...
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s n o w
December 23, 2013 - Despite my intentions to stay inside next to the fire for the entire weekend. I was nominated [in a show of hands from t...
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s u g a r
December 18, 2013 - Couple snaps of the recent family happenings, shortly after wrapping up holiday sessions last week! xoxo
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d r e a m
December 16, 2013 - {I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each other's dreams, we can be together all the time...
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a l l . i s . c a l m
December 13, 2013 - {All is calm. All is bright.}
This sweet little one didn't want to miss a thing. Calm - and bright eyed with all his mi...
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h a i r
December 11, 2013 - {Hairstylist: A genuine person who touches more hearts than hair.}
Hair brought our friendship together - but now I rea...
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y o u . a r e . l i f e
December 10, 2013 - {You are life.} Mastery of Love - Don Miguel Ruiz
Had an absolute blast photographing the families of Fountain of Life...
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s t a r t . e n d
December 09, 2013 - {Other things may change. But we start and end with family.}
Lots of changes and even a new face since I saw these love...
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b r o t h e r . s i s t e r
December 06, 2013 - {Having a sibling is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. Whatever you do, they'll still be there.}
These tw...
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s i s t e r s
December 04, 2013 - {Sisters by chance. Friends by choice.}
These sisters [all three of them] wanted to use a session to thank their parent...
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w a n d e r
December 03, 2013 - {Not all who wander are lost.}
We are neighbors! Sort of at least - east siiiiide. Right? Moving on. We played a little...
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l e t s . b e g i n
December 02, 2013 - {Lets begin by taking a smallish nap... or two.} Winnie the Pooh
Absolutely love this family in sooooo many ways. They...
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