A few weeks ago I decided to learn how to crochet baby shoes. I loaded Emily up in the car, went to the craft store, bought some hooks and yarn, and found a youtube video to follow along with. My first attempts went surprisingly well! I’ve discovered that crocheting is the perfect craft for the…
Photography
Growing, We do it Every Day
So I was kind of a Barney junkie in the early 90s. My poor mother. She even filled a 6 hour VHS tape so I could watch the shows over and over again. These episodes had been largely forgotten, but now that Emily is hanging out with me all day I have had a sudden…
One Last Look
In the early morning hours I hear Emily lifting up her legs and slamming them back against her bed. The pack-n-play that she sleeps in is rattling around with each movement. Glancing over at the crib I see her legs straight up, her toes above the edge of the crib. I think she is growing…
Kershaw Family
This weekend I braved the freezing temperatures with this incredibly photogenic family. Jonathan was the first person we met in Indiana. Within hours of us pulling in with our ridiculously oversized truck he and a few other men from our church had arrived at our apartment and unloaded the entire contents in less than a…
Going Home from the Hospital
Andrew and I have taken quite a few pictures on our nice camera since Emily was born; however, it takes a lot more work to get the pictures off of that camera than my iTouch. Today I began going through the hundreds of pictures we’ve taken of Emily, starting out with the day we took…
School Pictures
While I was visiting Iowa a few weeks ago, we thought it would be fun for me to take Christine’s school pictures and Brian’s senior pictures. There was NO time during that trip, so we decided to do them over Labor Day weekend. I had a blast with these two! It was great to be…
Navy Pier
Two weekends ago I traveled by Amtrak to Chicago to meet my family there. This was the first step in a week long vacation with them, but because of the beauty of the Navy Pier, it gets its own post! We were arrived around 10:30am. It was cool for the beginning of August, and the…
Neighborhood Exploration
I decided to take advantage of the hot, humid morning and go for a stroll with my camera in our lovely neighborhood. This place has a certain charm and I love finding items that have taken permanent residence in random locations. These shoes, for example, have been sitting in the exact same spot on a…
Hannah’s Senior Pictures
I got really lucky when I married Andrew because I also gained the coolest in-laws. Seriously – I scored big time! Hannah, one of Andrew’s sisters, is one of the most talented people I know. She plays a mean piano and sings better than 99% of the people I personally know. To top it…
Tyler and Jessie
I had the wonderful opportunity to take pictures with Tyler and Jessie last week in the beautiful and warming Utah weather. I’ve known Tyler for almost 3 years, as he is Andrew’s cousin and former roommate, and it is fun to share in the excitement of his engagement to an incredible girl! Here are a few photos…