how to NOT keep a blog....

that's right. I said it. it may appear as though not much has been going on but it really, truly has. a little too really. the end of the school year is always madness and when you add chocolate syrup, sprinkles, and maybe even some gummy bears on top of it all, well you end up with this huge banana split and you are just not sure where you are going one day to the next. this is what has become of me, likening my life to food since consuming it has become almost a part-time job to me lately. and I'm not complaining about that.

I am looking forward to the summer (yes it is offical, the mosquito brigade says so) and the many upcoming new friends I am so priviledged to be shooting(including the tiniest little baby I get to capture every wrinkle of! yes little rock star, eddie, I am talking about you!) as well as old friends that I plan on stalking with my lens because lets face it, I think they might just love it, or rather have just learned to accept me for the papparazzi...(they even have a nickname for me...)



summer, sweet summer.

it is very possible three of these species could be living in my home...very soon. life could get real interesting...

yes we are always this loving.

husband: why are you going to put mL photography on these when I am the one that took them?

me: oh dearest, you are my husband and, therefore, you are always under my copyright.

and when I do happen to allow him the use of my beast of a camera (as well as myself as a subject), this is me- here. take it. I already adjusted the manual settings for you. so don't touch that, just take it. I can always edit it later....I swear I really am a nice person...I just may get a little territorial when it comes to shooting...just a little.

it was a good day to be a mother...

okay, I will say, he is very good at capturing us in the moment...very good. and again, yes, we are always this loving.

summer nights. I am looking forward to a many, many of them...

erin and brent plus one

with a guest appearance by molly and dobber....one quite willing and one, well, you can probably see for yourself which is which....

when you first meet erin, you feel like you have known her for years, she is just that nice. on top of it all, her pregnancy has been a rough one to say the least and what I love the most about all of our images is how genuinely happy and ecstatic erin is to become a mother, no matter what she has been through thus far...she exudes love and laughter, and you can see it in every shot.

here are just some of my favorites of the day (and it should be noted that we braved downtown holland on a sunday....during tulip time. yes erin is just that amazing....or crazy.... and brent is kind of cool, too...)


and not to disappoint, these first two are definitely my absolute favorites...I just love what they say without saying a thing...something I find very difficult to do.






a fellow pregnant woman can truly appreciate....

hello, supermodels!


um, how could I resist....













brent really is that funny....







hmmm...I think molly just might know....














and the infamous knitted skates from a proud grandpa....

thank you guys for allowing me to be a part of such an important moment in your lives.

a nice cup of sass with a side of big hair

happy tuesday...