A little secret…though sunlight is one of my favorite things in the world and also the name of my photography business, an overcast day is actually preferable for a photoshoot. There is still enough natural light for pictures, but the sun can often cause squinting, shadows, and in August, a lot of uncomfortable heat. This morning in early August was ideal in that it was a little cloudy. I was really looking forward to this shoot. I was excited to see Carin and meet her family

The family you choose; that’s what we are. Friends who are an intricate part of each other’s lives for every celebration, achievement, tough day, and all the mundane days in between. Which is why when Beth told me a few weeks prior that they were going to get Rory baptized, I was elated. Later on that same night, I went over to Beth’s house blasting TLC’s CrazySexyCool on my way, preparing for our 90s trivia night at Saxers. She had asked me to get to her house a little early

In case you haven’t heard me screaming it from the rooftops for the last nine months, my sister and her family are expecting baby boy #2. Anything is possible, and in the midst of… A LOT going on, we made sure these precious moments were captured before his arrival . I got to Larissa and Stephen’s house around 10 am. Riss was upstairs getting ready and naturally Jordan was vacuuming while Stephen got his clothes together. Taking a little break from his chores, it was a perfec