GIVE ME ALL THE HOLIDAY BAKING SHOWS! Yep, more than Hallmark or Elf, it’s the holiday baking shows that really get me in the Christmas spirit!   After a long, exhausting double-wedding weekend, there was no better way to spend my Sunday than to watch holiday baking shows all day long.   They are also the perfect […]

Natalia – isn’t that such a beautiful name?  This precious baby girl came in last month with her momma, Thalia, for her mini newborn session.  They recently moved here from Colorado, so we talked a bit about the differences between Colorado and Houma and what an adjustment that must be.  I don’t know how it’s […]

One of my favorite parts to photograph during a wedding day are the details.   Why is this part of the wedding day so important?   To me, it sets the stage for the entire day.   Styling and photographing details helps me to warm up my creative side and sets the tone for the style of the […]

Years ago, when the kids were toddlers and I kept a family blog, there was a popular post in the blog world called, “Not Me Mondays.”   I thought I’d bring that back today just to have a little fun. It wasn’t me who showed up 40 minutes early to a groom’s house this weekend because […]

So I’m a little late with this but I just hadn’t gotten around to doing this until now plus I just finished the vacation video last week and wanted to wait for that to make this post.  Our original plans for the summer didn’t include a family vacation.  Wade and I had our 15-year anniversary […]

Admittedly, this post may not be for everyone – at one time, it wouldn’t have been for me and I would have skimmed right over it to the photos of the adorable 9-month-old below.   But if it is for you, I hope that I can inspire you to try something new or to maybe dig […]