For Finn’s third birthday, we had an impromptu pool party. I texted some friends the night before, made a cake, headed to the pool and voilà: instant party. We were in the throes of unpacking boxes and an afternoon at the pool was all I could throw together. Finn loved…
Getting four boys to cooperate simultaneously is not an easy task. I mostly capture candids for everyone’s sake, but occasionally I ask the boys to all line up and participate. I should know better than to have expectations, because there’s always at least one child that is less than cooperative….
It wouldn’t be a trip to Michigan without the annual beach video. My brother started this tradition years ago when Blake and Nash were little. He captured moments on the beach and combined them into beautiful video compilations. I loved this tradition so much that I took filming and video…
We’ve seen countless sunsets over the years at Lake Michigan, but we’ve never seen accompanying waves like we did one particular night. The wind was whipping over the water, creating ocean-like peaks. We were out for dinner with extended family and when we saw what the waves looked like on…
There’s something about evenings at Lake Michigan. The sun doesn’t set until after 9pm in August and we all love those long summer nights. They are filled with walks to the beach. Play structures. Sand angels. Re-bandaging toe injuries that are covered in sand. Did I mention sand? Always some…
There are so many things we love about being in Michigan, but at the top of the list is spending our days at the beach. My parents grew up going to a particular beach overlooking the Pere Marquette lighthouse and I did too. Now it is a part of my…
For the first time in years, we didn’t make a summer bucket list. Our move completely took over our summer and we were lucky to squeeze in a few fun things amidst all the house hunting, packing, moving and unpacking. I took some quick snapshots from my phone, so here…
We had a great time in Thailand but we were itching to get back to our boys. We were greeted with the most darling sign from Blake and Nash. I kept it on our door to keep on welcoming us for the next six weeks until we moved. The boys…
I’ve been editing photos and writing about our trip to Thailand all week. It’s been ten months since our trip, but as I was posting the other night I started craving Pad Thai. I was at a convention with Troy and he had a work dinner so I was on…
We spent our entire last day in Thailand on the Andaman Sea. We toured with John Gray’s Sea Canoe which came highly recommended and was the highlight of our stay in Phuket. There were about 30 passengers on the main boat and we had a great time getting to know people…
