Fridays in the Gardner house mean a whole lot of things. For Tommy, Fridays mean freedom. 🙂 He’s a M-F kind of guy. I think he actually looks at the weather 14 days in advance, just to see what his weekends will bring. God bless those engineers. For me, Fridays mean prep days. You know, […]

I’m convinced Gracey actually believes the little animals hanging from her crib mobile are her friends. It’s ADORABLE. There’s nothing sweeter than waking up to the sounds of your baby talking in her crib (especially after spending the past 4.5 months waking up to her cries …). She has her own little language, filled with […]

Well folks, the first wedding of my 2012 season is a wrap. 🙂 I photographed the beautiful celebration of Christine and Thomas in downtown Milwaukee this past Saturday — the day was windy, rainy, cooooold, but full of love and beautiful, even light. (Yes, overcast days actually do make for pretty photos — it’s not […]

“There’s one thing you should know,” Tommy said to me years back, just a couple months after our first date. “When I get married someday, I already know who my best man is going to be.” “Oh yeah?” I replied, picturing myself standing next to his dog on the alter. “Yup,” he said. “My dad.” […]

Oh pacifier, I’ve hated you from the start. You see, here’s the thing: I was the mom who didn’t let my baby get a pacifier in the hospital. You know, first-time parents who really didn’t know up from down. Initially, I didn’t want it to interfere with breastfeeding, and hindsight, that was actually a pretty […]

Dear Gracey Girl, It’s been a whole year. One year since my life was forever changed. One year ago — on Good Friday of 2011 — Daddy and I found out we were expecting you. What a good Friday it was. Let me tell you a little about the year you’ll never recall. In the […]