17 Sep Allegan County Fair
A couple weeks ago my friend, Sandy and I decided to take our girls to the fair. It was Izzy's first time. Eloise is about to turn 3 in October. The last time Izzy was at the fair was mid summer and she was so...
01 Sep Flashes of Hope | Kids Fighting Cancer
A friend approached me looking for another volunteer to help with Flashes of Hope. I really wasn't so sure what I was getting into, but the scheduling worked out so I agreed to help out. Flashes of Hope raises funds to accelerate a cure for...
01 Sep At a Wedding…As a Guest | Kalamazoo Wedding Photographer
While I obviously enjoy photographing weddings, when the reception rolls around there is always a part of me that longs for my own family. I watch mommas dancing around with their babies and I want mine there with me in the worst way. My first...
23 Jul Family Photos at the Fair
Today we took Izzy to the fair for the first time. I took her to a petting zoo earlier this summer and she was so afraid of all the animals. She did better this time I would say. She definitely didn't warm up to them,...
16 Jul Cake Smash Session | One Year Old
Well...
01 Jul 4th of July Mini Session
Tonight as I was picking up toys I thought about how we had made it through one more day. Some days are just long. As this thought entered my mind I thought of my friend who recently lost her 10 month old. I quickly changed...
24 Jun Life is life and this is love
I rarely leave my baby. For work related things mainly, a meeting, wedding, session and on a rare occasion I will leave her with my mother while I go get groceries or something. I get a lot of complaints that she never gets to babysit....
17 Jun There are no words for the loss of a child
I've debated posting this as it's tragic, but it's real and it's life and I think of it every. single. day. I don't think of it nearly as much as the momma who is going through it nor do I live it, but it will...