We recently returned from our family beach trip to St. Augustine, Florida. Normally when we travel as a family I don’t take my “fancy” dslr camera. I try to be in the moment, so my iphone camera is just fine. But, I knew for this trip, at sunset the light would be perfect and I […]

A few weekends ago we went off to the Outer Banks for a fun getaway. This was our family’s celebration for Luke’s 5th birthday. How is he already 5? Even in the winter, we had such a good time! Y’all know how I love golden hour at the beach, and even with the cold, it […]

It has been such a crazy year! I am sitting here in our little condo in the mountains blogging about out recent beach trip! We didn’t know if this trip would even happen, with Corona virus and so many unknowns. I am so thankful we were able to make it down to St. Augustine. I […]

We are back from the Outer Banks and I had to share some pictures from the beach! I love how these turned out because the kids had so much fun splashing in the waves and running around. I was a little nervous because Luke kept trying to swim in the ocean, the waves were big […]

How is it already the end of summer? I’m sitting here writing this post and not only reflecting on the past three months, but also the beginning of so many new milestones about to begin! Chloe will start Kindergarten and Luke will start preschool! It seems like I was just writing this blog post about summer […]

When we were packing to go down to Florida I really debated about bringing my “big fancy” camera and lenses. I decided to go ahead and bring them because I knew the light at the beach is always so beautiful. After going through these images I’m so glad I did! We went out one evening […]

Summer is almost here, and I know I’m ready to head off for a vacation! Traveling with your family provides so many precious memories so I thought a blog post about taking photos on your trip was in order. So here are 5 tips for taking better photos on your vacation. Choose a beautiful setting. […]

This past weekend me and Clarke celebrated our ninth anniversary at the eastern shore. One of our favorite traditions is going away on a trip to celebrate anniversaries. We have such wonderful memories from each one, from Asheville NC, Boston to the Oregon Coast! We had great weather the first day. We explored the little […]

After our long drive down to Florida for our trip to Disney World we decided the kids needed to run around and get some energy out. What better place than the beach! They were so happy to enjoy the nice weather, and we were too. I will admit, if  had known I would be taking these pictures […]

We just got back from a week at the beach! We love going down to the Outer Banks every year to get away and enjoy the ocean. One morning it wasn’t too hot and the light was so nice, I actually convinced the kids to go out to the beach for some pictures. So happy […]