How can such a simple question be so tough to answer?  Here’s the simple answer:  I am a stay-at-home mom and photographer.  But behind that answer are 264,957 other little answers that all contribute to what it is that I do. The idea of what I “do” used to be so easy to answer.  I […]

I’ll never forget that February Friday night back in 2013. Will came home from work and had barely said “Hi” before spitting out, “What would you think about moving to Sacramento?” Umm….. what?! I really didn’t know what to think, but I do remember I told him that we should seriously consider it. Actually, I’m […]

Social media is a highlight reel. We know that. And I think a lot of us think about that when we take pictures as well. Why take photos of the mundane when we think nothing is happening? I decided to challenge myself to take photos of all of the different activities that happened during one […]

While there have definitely been some advantages to moving out West (hello 70 degrees in February!), there is one distinct disadvantage: we are 2000 miles away from our parents and most of our family. We’ve flown back and forth from California to Chicago several times a year since we moved. And once Henry was born, […]

Every January I try to take the opportunity to reflect on the last year and see what worked, what didn’t, and how I’m going to make the next year better. And while I’d like to say that each year is different and a brand new start and magical and full of brilliant changes, truthfully that’s […]