"Mama, why is my drawing in the garbage?" Violet pouted from behind hurt eyes, her little toddler hand clutched around a scribbled-on piece of ripped-out notebook paper.
"Oh,...
The countdown is on, only 8 more days until Halloween! Where did this month go?
Well I have been diligently working on Aden’s Bumblebee costume...
When I told my daughter, Violet, that I would be combining her birthday party with her little sister's last summer, I expected some pouting....
Are you looking for a little Valentine's Day inspiration? Have you been scouring Pinterest for the perfect card, craft, snack, etc? Well I've done...
I am a former wedding and portrait photographer with a dirty secret: I now take almost all of my photos with a cell phone.
My...
Lately, marshmallows are all the rage at our house.
Forget candy and cookies; my kids want marshmallows! I guess, like ice cream, marshmallows are the...
This year my 4 year old, Aden, finally gets it. Gets what's supposed to happen at Halloween that is. And the thing that is...
My daughter is currently obsessed with bath bombs. A simple offer of a bath bomb with her bath can turn any bath time tantrum...
My son loves art projects. I always had art supplies on hand for him to scribble with crayons or markers. Then we discovered the...
We've been desperate to come up with some new, fun indoor games during these summer storms and too-hot
days. Lately, my two-year-old daughter is really...
Dear Friends,
I photographed and documented every event in my precious child's life, and now the digital sh*t has hit the proverbial fan, and my...
Do you have an Elf on the Shelf?
We do. Her name is Jingle.
I was super excited to start this tradition when I heard stories...
What do you do with old Christmas and holiday cards once the holiday season is over? Do you recycle them? Put them in a box...
A few weeks before starting my new job, I realized that my current wardrobe, heavy in yoga pants, jeans and skirts was not going to...

















