So why are professional photographers SO expensive? What are you getting that is so different? I break down what your actually getting when you hire a professional photographer…

I will be honest I did not grow up with a village. I was the kid that moved around and everyone else already had thier friends and support system (usually in the form of family all around). I honestly did not know what that phrase meant until I had kids, then I realized I wanted a village, because

My friend and I were talking one day about taking our kids out to eat to 1. Get us out 2. Teach them how to behave in restaurants 3. Expose our kids to different cooking and 4. Obviously Eat! So our thoughts were to find local restaurants where kids eat free or reduced…

If you are like me after having children you have much more gratitude for that glass of wine at the end of the day....well I decided to have some fun and describe the benefits of wine and great movies to watch and enjoy your wine with at the end of the day!

As my son turned three and is looking less and less like a baby and more like a little boy, I realize there are some things I am going to miss about the toddler stage (and some not so much!)…

Summer time is not only for kids to recoup. It is also the time I hear a lot of families say they are ready to slow down and reconnect. Which must be why June seems to be the most popular month for family vacations…

Family is where our heart is and where we love to return as much as possible. Cousins love builing forts, running in the grass, hopping rocks in the creek or just eating ice cream together…

Whether this is a gift for a birthday, Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day the following list are great ideas that I have gathered from families around me that they have greatly appreciated.

The best parenting advice I have ever recieved came from a 90 year old woman who was talking to me about raising her 7 children and even some grandchildren. She asked me "Do you want to know the secret to being a good parent?" Me, who was expecting, replied "YES!! Of course"….

We all have days where we feel like we are getting no where and are literally "running in circles". But if we stop and reflect on where we were 5 months ago, 1 year ago, 5 years ago, etc. we have a full circle moment…

Recently I have asked my friends and clients some of their favorite Christmas memories. I have loved the answers and I just adore hearing about other people's happy memories...

This is the story of my Grandmother who passed away when I was 3 years old from breast cancer. My Mom was 19. My Grandmother was 53 years young…