
A father is a daughter’s first love and a son’s first hero.



I love our home. Love. It. Building this home in this neighborhood was the best decision we made in the entire move to Florida. We owe a huge thanks to Nikki Sportsman who told us about it! Without her, we’d probably be living in a fixer-upper in Clearwater. Our neighbors are great. The pool is…





Wow…I was thinking you guys might choose to stay in Florida. You look so happy. I’m anxious to hear what your post USCG plans are…it’s always fun to tag along with you.
Your house is beautiful, I’ve been waiting for pics of it all.
Good luck on your next new adventure.
No wonder you got an offer so quickly. Your house is absolutely beautiful! So light and bright, but cozy at the same time. And I love your kitchen!
I’m so sad you won’t be “just” a drive away to try to do pictures again. I don’t know how we’ll ever find another photographer who makes us look as good as you do. I guess I can only hope that the CG sends us close to wherever you guys end up settling again!
I’m excited to see what lies ahead for your family!!
I keep meaning to write updates about my surgery – but I keep getting distracted. I have written a couple incomplete posts though… 4.28.13 Today I’m 11 days post surgery. I figured I’d do a little update for those who were interested on how things have been going. My pain was mostly gone within the…






Hundreds of images to catch up on… We put in a new wood floor and had to move our library of books. Before AfterSorting booksSelf portraitCould these drawings be any cuter?! Lasagna… yum!Josh BFF Kim came to visit. Oh it was such a nice visit. I dearly miss living near her. She’s kinda the greatest person…






NOTE: I WROTE STARTED THIS POST TEN DAYS AGO – A LOT CAN CHANGE IN TEN DAYS. BOO. So it looks like this is actually going to happen. I’m being totally serious. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, you’ll want to catch up a previous blog post. Jake told me today that most…





Praying for a great outcome! Good luck and as someone very familiar with the Coast Guard, I agree that there is more frustration than I thought……it shouldn’t be that hard.

Happy Mother’s Day! I went to church today for the first time since surgery. It’s a glorious day here in Florida. Perfect temperature with that kiss of humidity. Dang I love it here! I feel normal again (mostly). I’ve found that I have enough energy to get through the day, but thats it. Bed by…





You’re the only girl I know who would use the word “kiss” when talking about humidity. I use words like suffocating, oppressive, miserable…
You’re looking great, Amy! Such a sweet picture of you and Betsy. AND, love those dang shoes!
Crystal - Seriously, I get teary eyed just looking at this. You have such a beautiful family
Jeannette - Your family is beautiful. God has certainly bless you! You have a wonderful gift to be able to tell stories with your photography and capture moments that some people only dream of capturing or simply forget to. Thank you for letting us be a part of that in a small way.