Author Archives: Shawn

family heirlooms.

I adore babies at this age.  Their curiosity about the world has taken off and it is so fun to watch them discover and learn.  Also, they can sit up, laugh, giggles, smile and roll around a bit.  They seem like they have left that super fragile infant age and are starting to really let...

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where is my summer going?

This summer has been flying by faster than any other summer.  I feel bad for my kids b/c I am already looking at back to school stuff…back packs, lunch boxes, etc.  I’m so behind with work that I don’t even know where to begin!  For starters, my blog has been seriously neglected.  My clients are...

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Happy 8th Birthday, Breckin!

Oh my sweet Breckin Bookworm, At eight years old, you are a dreamer—a lover of nature, books, animals and people.  You always have time to investigate a bug, interesting flower or chat with a friend, no matter how big of a hurry the rest of us are in.  “Breckin, please hurry up.  We’re late!” has...

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i’m beautiful.

JUST THE WAY THAT I AM. There.  I said it.  Amazing how hard a simple statement like that can be for some of us women, huh?  I’ve struggled with having a good body image for so long.  If I was feeling even braver, I might go into some of those details, but not today.  Suffice...

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a little too wild!

Snakes, crazy lighting, computer troubles, whatever.  Nothing can keep us from having a great session! In all seriousness, things *were* a bit wild.  This sweet dad-to-be almost stepped on a snake during our session, but not just a gopher snake—a rattlesnake!  I have re-played the conversation we had a few times over in my head,...

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