Nichole.
Creating a plan as you prepare for maternity photos can be overwhelming. The options and possibilities are endless, Pinterest tells a story of perfection and high profile stylists, and the season heading into parenthood is already fraught with decisions, transitions, and adventures. While we celebrate Cassie and Randall’s growing family (remember their engagement? their wedding?…
Driving around town and seeing an abundant festival of pink cherry blossoms sprouting on (almost) every corner, I decided I needed to photograph the delightful florals. Necessity is, as they say, the mother of invention. On a whim, I turned my kitchen (and whole house, really) upside down. Invention, indeed. I turned my kitchen into…
It started as a Pinterest conversation. Meghan and I swapped inspirational images last summer in preparation for their annual family photo session and – somehow – our inspiration became reality. We dreamed and schemed for months, we planned and hoped (and stressed) in the final weeks, and somewhere along the way the reality was so much more…
Old Hand Coffee is one of the reasons I am forced admit (to myself and now you) the shocking truth: I love Abbotsford. If you’re a fellow Abbotsfordian, I hope you’ve experienced Old Hand Coffee. If you are a local who hasn’t discovered its charm, you must. Right now. If you’re not from Abbotsford, that’s too sad…
Little children, sweet and lovely Buds from Heaven sent to earth! Let us love them, teach them, guide them, Fill their lives with joy and mirth… Looking up with eyes of laughter, Holding out their tiny hands; Bless these little ones, oh, Master! Precious children of all lands! ~Gertrude Tooley Buckingham, “Little Children” We were…
Lucas came to the door first. He stood on tiptoes, peeking through the venetian blinds before unlocking the door and swinging it open. He was shy, but excited. “My brudder is here,” he announced before scampering across the hardwood floors and hiding behind Daddy. Little Brother slept in Daddy’s arms while Big Brother cuddled with…