My friend threw a surprise sweet 16 for her youngest daughter recently and invited me over to take a few detail shots of her party planning genius! It really was a “sweet 16,” with cupcakes, a candy bar, and a tender daddy daughter moment. Dad was in-charge of picking up the 16 balloons from the grocery store...
Since we moved to Oregon one of my most cherished summer activities is berry picking. There is nothing sweeter. And while jam and tarts and a homemade berry pie a la mode are some of berry pickings greatest rewards, my favorite thing about it is the time spent picking them. In a word, rejuvenation. The peacefulness of...
The Fourth of July is one of my top two holidays. I love everything about it, the parades, the fireworks, dressing up in red, white and blue. Everything about the Fourth of July is wrapped up in the tradition and symbolism that has made our nation great. Every Fourth of July, when the first fireworks...
I have always been a lover of books. There is something so traditional and comforting about them. Probably just the happy memories of being read to as a child. Anyway, when I married my husband, we didn’t have children right away, but every Father’s Day I have given him a small children’s book as a...
…Tea parties, laces and baby doll faces that’s what little girls are made of -author unknown I love the perfect imperfection of this moment. One side up, one side down. It actually reminds me of another familiar rhyme. She’s lovely in lace, all girls are. I can’t think of anything more girly.
