Dear future little one, I recently got my wedding ring (or engagement ring, whatever you wanna call it) back from the cleaners. I take it in every year like I’m supposed to (gotta keep it up for that warranty) and I’m always AMAZED at how pretty and sparkly it looks. Don’t get me wrong, I […]

Mini sessions are so fun but can be so hard!! They’re awesome because they’re a little cheaper for people, and we can serve more families in a single evening instead of the one longer evening session slot we usually offer. And they can be a little less stressful for parents because little kids (and adults […]

GUYS! This whole getting ready for Board Exams (the this-test-will-determine-your-entire-medical-career-and-therefore-your-life test) is no joke. Kyle’s been studying for months and has barely scratched the surface of everything he needs to know. Soon he’ll be done with classes and he’ll start “dedicated study” time where he’ll literally be studying for 16 hours a day. MEH! Good […]

This was a somewhat last minute session (due to holiday craziness and rescheduling due to bad weather) but it turned out BEAUTIFULLY! I didn’t have nearly enough time to educate this adorable family on what to wear or what to expect during our session, but they came dressed perfectly! And it doesn’t hurt that every […]

Dear Future Little One, When I first got to college, I was absolutely TERRIFIED of doing something wrong. Everyone around me was beautiful, brilliantly intelligent, and so much more outgoing than me. Don’t get me wrong, I was having fun and meeting great people, but I was so scared of doing something wrong and looking […]

Dear future little one, Almost two years ago I was faced with making one of the biggest decisions of my life: to marry Kyle or not. About a year before this I had a horrific experience of being physically hurt on a date by my date. I was trapped in a car, physically injured, and […]

Dear future little one, The world has a way of pulling you a thousand different directions and then guilt tripping you when you don’t follow through on every single one of them. I grew up in a family of ten kids. Two are chronically ill, four were adopted through foster care with special needs, and […]

Dear future little one, My mom always told me “when life gets hard you can either laugh or you can cry, and I’d much rather laugh”. I think she got that from Marjorie Hinckley when she said “The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. … Crying gives me […]

Dear future little one, My social media is full of pictures of my friends traveling all over the world, meeting celebrities, crossing items off their bucket lists, going on picture-perfect vacations, and a whole bunch of fun things I’m NOT doing. When I go to church, I see all of these beautifully put-together families with […]

So whenever I’m having a rough day, I make a point to walk past a flower or notice an especially gorgeous sunset. It’s like God is reaching out to me and saying “Hey, I love you. And here’s beauty for beauty’s sake to prove it.”