Can I call it a Fall tradition if it’s only happened for two years? Is that a tradition yet? I plan for it to be one. The boys LOVE playing in the leaves. My oldest talks about it all year with joy and excitement. He continually asks when the leaves will be falling again and…
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Gift Ideas for Toddlers | Wish List Ideas
It’s November. Some people are already decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving is even here. So I thought I would share some gift ideas for toddlers. Are people asking you for Christmas ideas for your family yet? I started getting the requests in October. So I knew I needed to get my lists in order. I…
City Center Library Family Session | Lenexa, Kansas
I may have nerded out a bit when I was asked to do this session in the new City Center Library. I was SO excited. Libraries are so fun to me, and it was something I had never done before. New adventures and jumping out of my comfort zone, can be really fun! I was…
Fall Family Session | Mill Creek Streamway Park
I love family sessions. And this one at Mill Creek Streamway Park in Shawnee was gorgeous. First of all we had a little one celebrating his first year! He was feeling under the weather but still rocked it with some fun help from Mommy. He’s a busy cruiser according to his Mama, but since he…
This is How I Do Laundry | My Laundry Hacks
Laundry. Never ending laundry. I deeply relate to this: I recently starting listening to the Coffee + Crumbs podcast and they do a “How we do _____” and they did one on laundry. It got me thinking about how I do laundry, and I almost wanted to be able to respond to them while they…
Wedding Day Tips and Traditions
Today I’m going to share with you a short list of wedding day tips and traditions. Please feel free to let me know if I missed anything, but I hope these help your day run a little more smooth, and a lot less stressful. The Dollar/Money Dance The dollar/money dance is a dance where wedding…
How to Make Mom Friends (Good Ones)
It’s so easy to isolate yourself when you become a mother. Especially in those first months with a newborn. It’s very important for mom’s to find mom friends. I know there’s a little bit of a stereotype with “mom friends.” People think about “mommy wars” and judgy ladies on social media. That’s not the kind…
Planning Your Wedding Day Photography Timeline
Getting it all done: At the end of your wedding day, one of the few things you have to remember your big day are the photos taken. It’s the photographer’s job to capture the events, people, and feeling of the day. Photographers know that they are being depended upon to capture all of those great…
Finding a Rainbow | #WordlessWednesday
The Importance of Self-Care for Moms | #MotherhoodMonday
Self-care is so important. I’m serious. Everyone talks about it, but not all of us commit to it. I remember feeling SUPER isolated as a new mother. I was in a new town, a new state, I was an introvert, and I was taking care of a helpless newborn when I was on an emotion…
Our Square-foot Garden | #WordlessWednesday
Do you garden?
5 Strengths of Mom Introverts | #MotherhoodMonday
As I’ve said previously, I am an introvert. I am also a mom. I am a part of the mom introverts clan! That can bring all sorts of struggles within motherhood when you are almost constantly surrounded by people who need something from you. With that being said, we can’t forget about the benefits of…
