THE JOURNAL

Summer is a time for family adventures and laid back get togethers. And today’s post hits on both of these summer staples. I love having family and friends over to our home.  Sharing laughs, stories and memories, it fuels my soul. I also love a summer bucket list. So lets get some of my summer […]

We are heading out on our summer beach vacation to Wilmington, North Carolina in a few weeks and we are so excited! Completely random but did you know it’s where the show, The Summer I Turned Pretty was filmed? It’s one of my daughter’s favorite shows so we’re going to check out some of the […]

School’s out for summer! School’s out forever! Ok, I got carried away, not forever, but sometimes a summer can feel like forever when your kids are home and constantly wanting to be entertained.  And while I am a firm believer that there is no need to entertain your kids every minute of the day, it’s […]

You’ve done all the work. You’ve gotten all the coordinating outfits, you’ve found the perfect location and you’ve got you and your family cleaned up and portrait ready. You rocked your portrait session and are so, over-the-moon, happy with your portraits! So now what. You don’t want those beautiful portraits just sitting on your laptop […]

Happy Mother’s Day! I was so excited this week for our Expecting Mother’s Day Giveaway! It makes me so excited be able to do these giveaways and to be honest, picking up the diaper bag and all the cute little newborn essentials had me feeling all the feels.  Everything newborn is just really adorable! But, […]