Great aunt Marian from South Dakota came to visit us last Sunday. I hope I am still traveling the country when I am her age. I was awakened Monday morning by a frantic phone call from my aunt Becka. She was in labor and Uncle Tim was 4 hours away. We were due at the same time […]
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A typical day in the office. A 2 year old ragamuffin perched on my shoulders with her scruffy toes propped upon my 37 week old unborn. Violet is rearranging my unruly & neglected tresses while I go through emails. I pick up my iPhone from my desk and snap a picture. I capture the moment knowing I […]
For the past 3 years, a customer of mine has been photographing a calendar for a group called WINGS located in the Chicago area. WINGS is dedicated to ending domestic violence and homelessness and currently serves women and children in need from over 400 families. Astoundingly, they receive around 200 phone calls per month from women in the […]
It is so nice to have big boys with a beater truck to pick up the junk you scored at the local benefit sale. This may or may not be refinished and will be used as seating at my big dining table. If I don’t like it at the table, there are many other places I […]
My sister Rachael & cousin Brooke went tuna fishing with Levi. In the above photos Rach thought she had a monster on the line, I think she was disappointed when she pulled up the little baby tuna. (for the record, she is WAY WAY WAY stronger than Brooke. And a lot taller too;) I think […]
I was going through photos and found this one taken 2 years ago of Violet at 35 weeks. Perhaps it is the angle, but my belly looks bigger here. Kind of fun to compare. Apparently my shirt was a little small.
My canon is giving me error 99 so this time I was forced to use the iPhone camera. The snapshots turned out quite fuzzy, which is fine with me. You can see Hazel is still posterior in the 2nd photo. Right now baby Hazel weighs about 5 lbs and is around 18 inches long. A […]
An exciting & somewhat traumatic moment for this little boy. After hanging by a thread for days his tooth is finally out. Another reminder that my little fellow is growing up. They change so much once they get their big teeth. I can clearly remember losing my first teeth. Uncles, aunts & cousins begging to let […]
I love slipcovers. They are a perfect solution for a boring home depot shade & so simple to make. Not that the “before” is bad, it’s just not the look I am going for in the master bedroom. I wanted something softer, more romantic. Step by Step instruction for dummies, because it takes one to […]
The weather man promised tempatures near 90 on Saturday, but it was more like 70. This didn’t stop the kids from playing in the snow melt.