Category: Family

When I walked into the children’s salon for Hachi’s first haircut, the woman behind the counter said, “First haircut?” And I said, “Yeah! How’d you know!?!” To which she replied, “The giant camera, for starters.” Yeah, so what of it! :) Some things are just meant to be photographed, and I never want to forget the day that […]

Birthdays are a big deal in our house. Chalk it up to Michael being a Leo, or me making up for a life as the fourth of five kids (and often being forgotten), or so many years of doing everything I could to make Madeline’s birthdays extra special… or I guess we can just say that […]

SUMMER. This last year I purchased a Pentax K1000, because it was my old camera that I loved so much (I used to shoot whole weddings on that thing!) and because I needed a camera that was lightweight and easy to use, with the hopes that I would bring it around with me more. Mission […]

For a full eighteen years, I’ve remembered the days of breastfeeding my baby with such fondness… and then eventually with such sadness, as it seemed that I would never experience that sort of joy and connection ever again. Through the years, I have often had recurring dreams about nursing, and I would wake up in […]