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Every year I set a goal, well, I set a bunch of goals, let’s be honest! And I put out intentions of all sorts. As I get older I know I need to do what calls to my heart and soul: mothers and babies, mothers and children. I weed through the goals, set some aside […]

More often than not I get asked, “Is it ok if we include our dog?” And I practically have a physical reaction! Yes, absolutely 1000% yes, you can include your dog! I didn’t grow up with a dog, but the summer before I met my husband I adopted Tula. She was my first dog love […]

Above: In-Home Lifestyle Newborn on the Left, and an In-Studio Newborn on the Right.   Happy New Year! At the end of every busy season I take time in January to reflect and reset my nervous system. The last 2 out of three years, the day after Christmas I get a debilitating migraine that lasts […]

  Dear mom, I know you are feeling “How do I have a senior in high school, wasn’t he just sleeping in my arms?” or “Wasn’t she just playing dress up in the kitchen, eating messy squeezy yogurt?” I get it. I have an incoming senior too, and wow, is it tough to fathom it […]

When Laura reached out to me about doing her maternity session back in March, we chatted on the phone for a bit and I knew right away we were going to make some beautiful images together! She knew she liked my style, and she trusted that I would give her guidance on what to wear […]

Jackie & Joe are Expecting

September 13, 2021

  Jackie reached out to me in early July, excited about welcoming their first baby (a girl!) in the end of October. Since I love all things baby we found some time in early September to do their maternity session – and it was a dream! We had the most beautiful light, perfect 75 degrees […]

Last January 19th (my 40th birthday) I received this message through the contact form on my wesbite: Message: I am a gestational surrogate. This will be a gift to the lovely parents and their baby boy! My heart skipped a beat and I immediately wrote Kayla back! My affiliation as the Fresh 48 newborn photographer […]

The Birth of Primrose

December 23, 2020

Kaitlyn reached out to me via Instagram after seeing some birth photography by me, and hearing about me from her fab midwife, Morgan Gaines of Flourish Midwifery. We chatted over email, then phone to answer all her questions…the holidays came and went, January we chatted about my coming to meet her and her husband Jimmy […]

Last year I had the honor of photographing Everett’s beautiful entry into the world, birthed at home with her dada, grandmother and two midwives (see her birth story HERE!). Fast forward to December and her mama, Amanda reached out to ask about booking a Mini Milestone session for her one year old birthday in May, […]

Looking back at Amanda’s birth story with her Everett after 365 days around the sun, I still can feel the energy in that room! So much strength in that body, so much love and sacred space for a baby that both Amanda and Charlie had waited patiently for. And the connection between Amanda and Charlie, […]

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