• SnapShops {& a big announcement}

    My very first SnapShop was 6.5 years ago. A group of 10 women gathered in my living room to learn the basics of photography. My closest friends let us use their kids as models. My boys played legos with 11 cameras pointed their direction. I…

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  • splash pad {photo settings}

    It is so hot here…heat index running near 105 the last several days. Some cringe at the thought of intense heat. I cringe at the thought of intense cold temps. I can handle the heat, just get me near water. I’ll take heat & sprinklers…

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  • photo book fail {but print win}

    Each year I make family photo books. Well, that is the goal. I started in 2007 and have books through 2012. Then, 2013 came and went. And 2014 came and went. And 2015 has come. For so long I kept telling myself I would schedule…

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  • great stories written in the mundane

    Library days are among my favorite. We are inching ever closer to having 5 readers. It is still a little ways in the distance, but I can see it coming and it is beautiful. Before we even get out the door of the library all…

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  • Chris’ camping cobbler

    After posting our family video here and on Instagram, I got a lot of questions about what we were cooking. Let me fill you in today! Chris, an Eagle Scout, grew up camping. Somewhere along the way during his scouting days he learned to make…

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