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  • Six kids in Union Station, Washington DC

    This family portrait session was one of my favorites to date. I had traveled up to DC to do a round of family portraits and of course rain was predicted for just about everyday. With a 100% chance for the day of this session! We talked about rescheduling but with six kids, as you can […]

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  • I wanna be a ballerina when I grow up.

    This little mini session fulfilled all my girlhood dreams of being a princess! The location was all old and British looking, this sweet ballerina was beautiful in her Cinderellaesq dress and she jumped and danced all over the stones. It was so fun to watch and capture. If you want to add an individual mini-session […]

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  • Keep it formal, keep it timeless.

    One of the hard parts of being a military spouse is leaving clients I love behind. When I got the chance to go back to Maryland and photograph some of my favorites I could not pass it up. This family loves to keep the clothing formal, but with three young boys, there is still plenty of […]

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  • Thoughts and feelings on a rainy Friday

    Being a mother and wife are way more then a full time job, add in a photography business and I know I have a lot on my plate. Too often I find myself caught up in worries and concerns about my business. Why didn’t that person hire me? Why don’t I have the following or business […]

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  • Peace : Motherhood and the sleeping child

    When a client came to me with the request of documenting her children sleeping, I was immediately excited. Anyone who has ever had a baby knows that one of the most rewarding and wonderful times as a mother (or parent) is when that little ball of energy conks out. I treasure the times when I […]

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  • Organize and decorate : pastimes for happiness

       This is my favorite space that I have ever decorated. It is also my favorite room in my house. I spend lots of time in here which is good because it makes me happy! A big shout out to artcrate.co and of course my husband (the master of all things attached to the wall) for […]

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  • Traveling with children : New York City

    In April the boys and I had the opportunity to go check out NYC with my mom and brother. I LOVE to travel and the older my kids get the more I love to travel with them. Strollers and naps kill a trip like New York City, but having these boys along in their more […]

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  • Creativity + Motherhood : Finding a Balance

    I love being a mother. I feel strongly that it has taught me more about myself and about how to love then any other thing I have ever done. I know it is my most important calling. But sometimes at the end of a long day of mothering, the only thing I want to do […]

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  • Birth Story : I missed my calling in life

    Being around newborns always makes me feel like I should have been a wet nurse! I totally missed that calling by like a hundred plus years though sadly! I will settle for photographing birth stories and newborn portraits, which I love, so I guess it’s not really settling. 🙂 I love when photographs tell a […]

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