There’s no skipping Valentine’s Day when you’re the parents of a 1-year-old. 🙂 I mean really, who cares if it’s a Hallmark holiday? Any excuse we get to shower Gracey with a little extra love is worth it. Daddy brought home her first official bouquet of flowers and I put together some tiny pink toys […]

It’s official, get out the allowance jar — Gracey has learned her first chore. Um, actually, Gracey just enjoys turning off the lights. OK, the truth: Gracey is purely obsessed with “clicking” the light switch, no matter what Mommy or Daddy might say. Pretty harmless, right? The amount of laughter that comes out of this […]

When people ask what some of my favorite wedding venues in Milwaukee are, the Historic Pabst Brewery definitely ranks high on my list. Ann and Ryan were married the weekend before last at Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery. The buildings, the stone, the brick, the signs, the serenity of the past preserved — […]

I’m not extremely political and neither is this blog. One thing I love, though, is watching history unfold. Documentaries, national news, biographies … it’s all extremely interesting and calming for me. There isn’t much that will convince me to turn on the TV during the day, but this week was President Obama’s Second Inauguration — […]

Last Saturday, I had the chance to photograph cute little Ava just hours before her first birthday party! Ava’s mom was so sweet to fit her photos in on such a busy day. Ava has met my little Gracey once or twice throughout their first year — I have a feeling those two might become […]

Welcome back, friends. 🙂 Gracey is gettin’ a little stir crazy! I’m looking forward to April (maybe March??) when I can take Gracey outside for walks and playtime. But while the temps are in the single digits, we’ll stick to laps around the house in her push car and … jumping on the bed! She […]