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JACE IS ONE | CARMEL LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHER

Oh there is such joy in celebrating a first birthday!

Looking back at a year of a beautiful life.
So many changes and milestones. Trying to remember a life without him seems a blurry dream a million years ago.
Life inspired sessions are my favorite challenge. Trying to find ways to capture YOU in your story in your home. The real stuff you’ll want to remember forever.
So we snuggle.
We read stories.
We hang out cozy on beds and on floors in in nurseries.
And when it’s your birthday, we eat cake.
Make a Mess.
And get a bath.
I adore you guys.
Happy birthday sweet Jace.

February 9, 2018
BIG MAGIC WINTER STYLE | INDIANAPOLIS LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHER

Oh how lucky we got with weather for this stunning maternity session.

I really am learning not to hate winter in Indiana!

February 9, 2018
WELCOME BRANTLEY | CENTRAL INDIANA LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHER

It was snowing when I got out of the car and walked up the curved path toward their front door. Their genuine farmhouse looked like a holiday card with white brimming over rooftop. Inside felt like a warm drink, and three giggling girls quickly gathered.

I adore this family. You guys, watching these girls get bigger is such a riot. They all have such personality and moxie, I couldn’t stop smiling. I wonder what adding a boy to the mix will be like! Brantley was born healthy & happy on December 19th and the Newcom’s couldn’t be more grateful.

Thank you for sharing your day, your home, your life with me!
I hope you feel these pictures freeze this moment of your life for you to look back on as your kiddos grow.

January 23, 2018
SWIMMING

I am in the deep.
My pointed flat, fingers pierce the waters edge and push down, deep and powerful into the murky below.
I could float here a while. But I try not to. Tensing to bring the other arm forward, stretching, elongated & graceful.
Strong.
Currents change and some strokes are harder, require a deeper oar, but I am steady.
Bubbles billow up like glitter & gold and I’m enchanted, feeling the breath I take in my throat between strokes.
I am swimming.
Each day the water is new.
I float. I breathe.
I dig & claw with mud under my fingernails.
I breathe.
I look up at the sky.
I am free.
It’s okay, it’s alright, it’s okay. I’m okay again.

This is an honest post. I am just like you. I feel overwhelmed. I’m trying to be everything. I feel grateful, and selfish. I feel whole and in pieces. I feel. I can hold both joy and sorrow at the same time.
And so can you.

I getting older now. And the “supposed to” costume I wear is growing threadbare. My truth is showing a little and I’m compelled to share it here because maybe you need permission too.
Be brave.

It may get rocky.
Keep swimming.

January 23, 2018
IAN AT HOME | ZIONSVILLE LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHER

Just the day before Christmas Eve I hopped into my husbands truck (4 wheel drive) and trudged through the first big snow of the year to photograph Ian at home. Ian was born in to the most darling family with sister Eliza and the an adoring mom & dad. With the snow outside and all Christmasy in, it made for what was pretty much the coziest session ever. Eliza in her pjs and I in my cap. . . okay I’m going to far. 😉
Welcome to the world IAN. You are so very loved.

January 15, 2018