My Family

Last month my friend Emily came here to our house for a family photo shoot.  I had been putting this off for a while.  Waiting to lose weight.  Waiting for my skin to clear up.  Waiting until we fixed up the house.  And I was finally ready to stop waiting.

Photography to me is about capturing emotions and relationships, and seeing past the imperfections to the beauty and the joy.  I trusted Emily to do this for my family, and I am honored that many families are comfortable enough with me to trust me in the same way.

Emily helped capture this time in my life and my family, when my favorite place in the whole world is our bed, where I sleep every night with my amazing husband and our two snuggly little boys.  When I get to spend every day with my boys, and every evening and weekend all four of us are together, and we cuddle and play and go for walks and bike rides and work on our garden.  And I have time to spend with friends, and talk to my mom on the phone, and cook dinner, and listen to coaching calls, and to do work that I love.  It’s the happiest time of my life and I’ve never felt more excited to be me.  I don’t want to forget anything about it.

This is what a day is like with us.

My adorable family.  Our happy life.  Our cozy home.

If you haven’t read this article yet, please do.  Maybe it will be the final little push you need to start being in pictures!

And Emily…thank you, thank you, thank you!!!