Ten years ago I probably would have told you that January was my least favorite month. We just celebrated Christmas and all the magic of winter seemed to fade away and we were left with dirty snow and dead Christmas Trees (which by the way- does anybody else still have their Christmas Tree at the bottom of their driveway yet to be picked up by the Read More
Monthly Recap {December}
December was just a whirlwind (as it always is!) I had the opportunity to shoot multiple sessions with extended family members, we celebrated Ben's birthday, we visited with lots of family at Christmas and through the New Year from out of town, and I tried to document the Christmas season as much as I could! I still haven't finished editing Read More
Monthly Recap {November}
November has been FULL. From our first snow, a few birthday celebrations, Thanksgiving prep, and some early Christmas tree decorating- we feel like we have done it all! This is our first Christmas in our home in Hudson so it has been fun putting up lights and figuring out where to put all of our decorations for the holidays. Although we are Read More
Monthly Recap {October}
October has always been one of my favorite seasons. As it always does in the midwest, it starts out super warm and we start to wonder if we will ever stop sweating at the bus stop in 80 degree weather, and before we know it we we are waking up to 40 degree temps! This year we soaked up the last bit of popsicles in the cul de sac before we headed Read More
Monthly Recap {September}
Oh I just LOVE September. The weather starts to (sometimes) get cooler, school begins, church activities start up again, and best of all, you get to see signs of FALL coming. This month was the best of both worlds. We enjoyed some time swimming and boating at our friend's lake house in Indiana, but we also collected leaves on our morning walks. Read More
Monthly Recap {August}
I know summer isn't over yet, but it feels like we said goodbye to it this past month. School is in full swing over here for Ben and Jake, and Cole starts preschool next week! Although I was a little sad to give up our low key days with no plans, everyone is adjusting well and I'm excited to see what the boys learn and the friends they make :) We Read More
Monthly Recap {July}
Is anyone else in shock that summer is almost over?! I mean, it will stay warm for a while but our kids go back to school in less than a week! I always thought I would be that mom that looked forward to school starting but I'm actually a little sad about it. We have really enjoyed not having a schedule and running around the neighborhood and Read More
Monthly Recap {June}
Summer is officially here and we couldn't be more excited to celebrate! Believe it or not we actually survived the pool with just the kids and I on more than one occasion, and we visited a fun lake nearby and the kids enjoyed jumping off the dock and playing in the sand. Our sweet neighbors invited us strawberry picking and we also checked out Read More
Monthly Recap {May}
May is always such a fun month :) Jake is anxiously awaiting his birthday, school usually is either out or close to getting out, we see a couple 80 degree days which give us a taste of summer, and this year we got to go to the annual Memorial Day Parade in Hudson. For the past couple years Jake has said that he has wanted to walk in a parade and Read More
Monthly Recap {April)
Honestly, I had to do a double check to make sure I didn't miss a month of photos. It feels like we left Chicago a day ago, yet it also feels like we've been here all winter. I'm so glad I snapped this quick photo (below) of the kiddos in our empty house. It was a last minute idea and not the best lighting but I wanted to remember them at this Read More