For mother’s day, I ran my very first giveaway on Instagram offering a free motherhood session! Gabrielle was the winner of this session and WOW I am so grateful to have randomly chosen her name from a hat! I instantly felt so connected to this wonderful lady! From our first messages on Instagram telling her she won and her immediate excitement, to our planning texts, and then to actually meet her and spend time with she and her gorgeous daughter! She is a lover and encourage

“Motherhood is one of the most difficult jobs there is. It marks a new chapter in every woman’s story. It gives you a new strength in yourself, something you didn’t know was there until you had children. It also gives you a new sense of purpose and meaning in life. You encounter a love and passion for your children that you’ve never experienced before.” -Cassie Hilt Documenting motherhood has become addicting already! The privilege to be a part of something so beautiful and b

Last week, a beautiful new soul entered our world. I lost sleep for days awaiting his arrival and i have cried countless happy tears many times over the last 9 months! But the day finally came and my heart could hardly handle it…heck, I’m crying already and I am only 2 sentences into this blog post… I remember this moment so clearly. Sitting on the floor in my friends playroom talking with Abbie while our husbands were cooking dinner for us. For some odd reason, I wasn’t que

The first time that I “officially” met Annalisa, she was carrying around a big secret. We switched our meet up location because she ‘wasn’t feeling well’ but thought bagels sounded pretty good! A pretty clear sign of morning sickness if I’ve ever heard it! Upon just becoming friends in real life, I got to hear all the good news of this upcoming adventure of motherhood less than 9 months away! A few months later, we showered Annalisa and her soon-to-be son with gifts, with l

There is something about motherhood that makes me want to cry happy tears all day long. I didn't know how hearing a birth story would make me feel so connected to a mother, I never knew that watching a mom and her newborn would fill my heart to overflowing. Since as long as I can remember, I've been a "baby person" and my wildest dreams are filled with my own little ones in tow. So it really is no surprise and yet I am in awe that I could be so filled in capturing these mem