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photo books from mypublisher.com

Jan 17th, 2012|0 Comments|In birth, children, couples, families, for photographers, lifestyle, newborn, personal, products, seniors, wedding

i was raised by a scrapbooking mother. she put little captions and cute stickers in those old sticky photo albums way back when and later began selling and hosting parties for creative memories from our home. we always took tons...

 
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pretty in pink . nursery + toddler room decor

Jan 4th, 2012|5 comments|In children, lifestyle, newborn, personal

the girls’ room is finally complete! are you ready for the big reveal? well, i’m going to make you wait a bit. unless you can’t resist and you MUST scroll down for a peek. first of all let me tell...

 
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christmas traditions: book advent

Dec 22nd, 2011|1 comment|In families, lifestyle, personal

i can’t believe how fast the time between thanksgiving and christmas went this year. i thought i’d have time for so many christmas activities and craft making with my daughter…but it’s all flown by and we’ve done so little. we...

 
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christmas preparations: burnsville lifestyle photography

Dec 9th, 2011|1 comment|In children, families, lifestyle

sometimes a session’s images speak to me more in black and white. this was one of those sessions. maybe it’s because black and white leads me to focus on the interactions and emotions more than the clothing or background of...

 
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saint paul family photography: new baby sister

Dec 5th, 2011|0 Comments|In children, families, lifestyle

these three little boys recently welcomed a baby sister into their world of comic book characters, star wars and legos. i had the privilege of spending a morning in their boy world and while managing to sneak in a few moments with...

 
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six months: harriet island baby & family photography

Nov 3rd, 2011|0 Comments|In children, families, lifestyle

wow six months has flown by! little zach is still just as cute as he was as a teeny newborn. i couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful fall day with gorgeous light! and i couldn’t have asked for a...

 
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ballerina kitty: halloween 2011

Nov 2nd, 2011|0 Comments|In children, lifestyle, personal

meow. this little girlie LOVES animals. when we realized her cinderella dress was going to be too big to wear this year, it was easy to convince her to be a ballerina kitty cat. such an easy costume to prepare for her...

 
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october family fun: pinehaven farm pumpkin patch

Oct 28th, 2011|0 Comments|In families, lifestyle, personal

september was a crazy busy month, so we never made it to the apple orchard like we’ve done the past few years. we decided to give a pumpkin patch a try. i found pinehaven farm pumpkin patch in wyoming, mn...

 
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let them be little

Oct 25th, 2011|2 comments|In lifestyle, personal

as i organize and go through some family photos, this one always comes back as one of my most favorites. mariah looks at this picture hanging in our living room and asks to go to nonno and nonna’s house to...

 
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atlantic city vacation

Oct 18th, 2011|0 Comments|In lifestyle, personal

nick and i have always been independent of our families and enjoyed living far away from home. once mariah came along, we started to want our folks around more often so they could see our little one grow. and now...