Behind the Scenes: Shoot Around

Posted on April 28, 2020April 27, 2020 by Allison

I've mentioned before that I'm working on a "shoot around the house" project this spring. I actually started this 100 day project on Valentine's Day, a whole month before we went into isolation procedures, and I had no idea when...Read More

Memorable Moments: Session Roundup

Posted on March 11, 2020March 31, 2020 by Allison

My two year old is in a properly curious stage. He loves to go into my office and stare at the books and doo-dads on the bookcase, admiring all of "Mama's books." He'll sometimes ask me to pull down big...Read More

A Milestone Album: My Newest Favorite

Posted on February 25, 2020February 24, 2020 by Allison

Angie's eyes were wide with questions and a little anxiety when she grabbed me after church on Sunday. "HOW did you get a year's worth of photos into one album?" She was referring to my social media post on Saturday,...Read More

Libby Hill Park Reunion

Posted on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 by Allison

I dressed in layers and met Carter and Beth for our annual reunion at Libby Hill Park on the first FREEZING Saturday of November. I remembered Carter's first shoot when he was just 18 months old, when we played in...Read More

Years that Answer

Posted on October 1, 2019September 28, 2019 by Allison

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer." - Zora Neale Hurston I first heard this quote when I had plenty of questions of my own: What am I doing with my life? Will we ever get out of...Read More

Will You Miss This When It’s Gone?

Posted on May 7, 2019May 6, 2019 by Allison

Will you miss this when it's gone? It's not a matter of "if" something will go away someday. Every step along the way is a phase; it's all temporary, for good or for bad. The question is, will you miss...Read More

Into the Great Unknown

Posted on April 2, 2019April 1, 2019 by Allison

I've written a lot about life as a mother in the last year, and how much I've learned. I've mentioned the plethora of things I didn't know that I didn't know. Postpartum anxiety and depression, lactation issues, hormones, crying, cluster...Read More

Single Parents are Amazing.

Posted on March 26, 2019March 30, 2019 by Allison

I've remarked a lot over the last year about how much I've learned since having a kid. There are plenty of things that you simply can't learn until you've experienced them hands-on yourself. This is why flight simulators are a...Read More

Procrastinators, Unite

Posted on January 15, 2019January 30, 2019 by Allison

I'm a classic procrastinator. I'll have the blog post page open on my laptop, cursor blinking, and my phone will beep hello at me. I'll pick it up, acknowledge the notification, and then dive headfirst into something distracting, for a...Read More

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