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A few years ago there was a real buzz phrase rolling around in the wedding industry… “destination photographer.” And I’d like to be clear- I am not that. I DO enjoy shooting weddings at destinations, but I like it to be a fun and exciting exception, and not the norm. I’ve traveled to Boston, St […]

Remember a really long time ago when I said I wanted a bride to take me wedding dress shopping with her?  Well… she did! My sister Hagen got engaged on Friday.  With one extremely type-A sister and one extremely excitable sister, we found ourselves gown shopping the very next day.  It was partly a joke, […]

Talented people (that I LOVE) have just launched an etsy site.  My mom, sister (Hagen) and sister-in-law are all very handy and have been working almost ’round the clock to get their wares ready for purchase.  I have been so amazed by their products and so excited, that I had to interrupt my usual programming […]

Another year has gone by and it’s time again for Sadie’s birthday party.  This year it was an enchanted garden theme, since she is such a classy big girl.  I think it’s so special that she’ll have memories of celebrations of her birthday with each parent.  And, as usual, Dan and Hagen outdid themselves.  It […]

My mom will be so happy with me for posting Easter!  Just a few highlights- my mom made these beautiful dresses, my awesome sisters walked around with my girls with umbrellas so they could egg hunt in the rain, we all brought really yummy food, my bro and sis-in-law made an adult Easter “minis hunt” […]

My big girl is nearly 5 and a 1/2 and I’m finally blogging her 5th bday!  I am committed to catching up on personal posts!  This was our first birthday party away from our house.  It was also the first time we invited only friends her age.  Except that I messed up the date and […]

If you’re looking for the contest go here: I WANT TO WIN!!!!! In other news, Christmas happened.  Four months ago.  And I’m just finally blogging it.  Mainly because my mom is begging for Easter pics and I can’t bring myself to post out of order. We start with my favorite thing, Christmas Tree chop chop. […]

My dear friend Catie and her family have a high calling.  We all do actually.  But this family is answering the call to “love the least of these” by living out Isaiah 58: 7-9 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen…  Is it not to share your food with the hungry     […]

I have thoroughly enjoyed taking some time off this last month and before that I was trying to hard to keep up with client posts and such that I never posted any of my personal life photos from the holidays!  It seems really weird to do it now that the weather is (occasionally) warmer, but […]

I have two amazing daughters.  I have been amazed though, by the maternal instinct of my younger.  She is a gentle, patient soul (nothing like her mother or sister) and loves all things domestic.  Babies, washing dishes, cooking “eggies”, cleaning up.  She is precious.  I am really bad about taking pictures with my phone instead […]

Back in December, my husband Peter and I celebrated our 10-year-anniversary!!  I don’t know where the years went.  He often starts to tell me a story only to have me interrupt him and tell him I was there when it happened.  He usually says, “You were??!  Holy crap we’ve been together a long time!” In […]

I love the whole Christmas season.  I find myself feeling a little sad on the actual Christmas day because I know it’s all about to be over.  But starting the day after Halloween (or whenever it is) Christmas music on the radio gives me the happy buzz of the Christmas season.  This post includes most […]

I’ve gotten waaaaaaaaay behind on personal life posts.  And as I am mostly caught-up on the blogs for my wonderful clients, I am going to try to get there with my family too. For Labor Day, my whole family heads to the lake, which you already know is my favorite place on earth.  My girls […]

It’s no secret that we Stegall women love to throw a party.  Hagen and I in particular can get a little silly about a theme.  And, true to form, we celebrated our little friend McKenzie with Hello Kitty everywhere.  Hagen did an awesome job sticking with the traditional Hello Kitty colors and even learned to […]

Halloween is more than just one night in our house.  It’s more like a mini-season, lasting several weeks.  First Peter and the girls carve the pumpkin.  This was really Adelaide’s first year to be involved and she was not quite sure.  As is the norm for her.  Then we have the Trunk or Treat at […]