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On Friday, September 10th (one week early) we welcomed our precious Jack Tate to our family!  His birth was a complete answered prayer in every way. With Ainsleigh, I was induced and in labor for 36 hours. Overall, it was not terrible (thanks epidural) but I knew I wanted to do everything I could to […]

Baby Pocho | Jack’s Newborn Session

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Photos equal legacy to me. I believe I’ve shared this before, but some of my most vivid memories as a kid are sitting around a table or on the floor pouring over family photos and soaking in the stories! It was one of my favorite things to do and I so deeply want that for […]

Our Family/Maternity Session at Jester Park

Celebrations, Lifestyle

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Does your brain spin and balance 20+ plates at a time, like a Shanghai Acrobat? Are you always dreaming up the next amazing thing, thinking about details and making lists in your head (or on that pretty notepad)? Girl, I feel you – I’m right there with you. Let me share with you 7 practical […]

The Year of Simplicity: 7 Steps to be More Present

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On October 18, 2017, we welcomed our beautiful Ainsleigh James into the world! Oh my goodness – we are parents to a sweet baby GIRL! I am still pinching myself multiple times a day. Somehow, it feels like she has been here forever and that we are clueless and have just gotten her home a […]

Baby Pocho | Ainsleigh’s Newborn Session

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I have always been enamored with the legacy of photographs. As a child, I would pour over albums on the living room floor and imagine what it must have been like in those moments. I want our children and grandchildren to do the same with photos we leave behind. So, capturing important milestones in our […]

Baby Pocho | Our Maternity Session at White Rock Lake

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