Category Archives: me.

weekends | summer in virginia

sometimes, i have nothing to say. we had a great weekend, and here are some of my 500 photographs that i took. this incredible view is from the home of a dear friend of mine. yep, that is the view. it’s hard to spend a whole weekend here hanging out at the pool. yep, this...

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there’s a new kid in town | oakton pet photography

this is our dog. fergus. remember him? he likes to hang outside with the kids. and sniff. but, guess what? his life is about to change… that’s right, there’s a new kid in town. he’s ace. the alpha dog. dun, dun, dun, dun  { insert sound effects here }. our whole family, and our neighbor’s...

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life | family | home

there is a spot in our backyard at the base of our back steps where the ground dips and forms an indentation. a result of tearing down a house and building a new one. settlement. we have filled it, and it sinks down again. into the same size. and now i have found, it is...

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baptism.

amen, amen i say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of both water and Spirit. John 3:5 congratulations to my nephew. xo aunt aileen

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our family has grown by one | my life

the kids begged. they pleaded. they “pretty-pleased.” and finally…. we caved. or if you’d rather, we weighed the pros and the cons and decided there’s no time like now.  this little guy has completely stolen our hearts. he does a lot of this: we think he may grow up to be big and strong. his...

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life spins around | OpLove | NILMDTS | hope

on sunday, Father’s Day, i met up with a new family to photograph their togetherness before the father deploys for Iraq later this week.  i do this work through OperationLove which is wonderful non-profit organization of volunteer photographers supporting servicemembers, both as they deploy and as they return from deployment.  the family and i met...

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i used to be cool | seattle, wa

that’s the phrase that gets everyone. “i used to be cool.” how many moms have come up to me and told me they found themselves laughing and nodding their heads in agreement?!  too many. let me back-up. on memorial day monday, i had my little 3 year old help me with a video contest entry...

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