Family

She sits in the rocker, cradling her baby through her skin as he kicks her from inside. Rocking back and forth, looking at his name on the wall, imagining what color his hair will be and whose nose he’ll have. Seeing the knotted gowns and personalized onesies hung delicately by the changing pad. Marveling in […]

The way Parker lights up when she’s given flowers. How Beckett is infatuated with anything that Parker loves. Finley’s inability to go anywhere without her Kit-Cat. Parker’s need to hug Finley every five minutes. Beckett’s stubbornness when it comes to anything I want him to do. The way Finley goes from joy to judgement in […]

The way Parker lights up when she’s given flowers. How Beckett is infatuated with anything that Parker loves. Finley’s inability to go anywhere without her Kit-Cat. Parker’s need to hug Finley every five minutes. Beckett’s stubbornness when it comes to anything I want him to do. The way Finley goes from joy to judgement in […]

They held hands as they walked down the path. Much like they did in parking lots and grocery stores when the kids were smaller. Mom and dad took turns telling each kid what they loved about them. Speaking life into their children and making those little eyes light up. They played tag and didn’t care […]

Is there anything that passes faster than your baby’s first year of life? The days are long but the years are short, right? And the years don’t come back. Our itty bitty babies transform before our eyes, one day at a time, until they are no longer itty bitty but fill our hearts just the […]

As a native to Bentonville, I find it wild when I hear that families are coming to NWA to vacation. I have to remind myself that this is not the same town I grew up in. Bentonville has boomed into a destination for art enthusiasts, mountain bikers, and families alike. When Crystal reached out to […]

As a native to Bentonville, I find it wild when I hear that families are coming to NWA to vacation. I have to remind myself that this is not the same town I grew up in. Bentonville has boomed into a destination for art enthusiasts, mountain bikers, and families alike. When Crystal reached out to […]

If you had asked me 7 years ago when I first bought a camera if I wanted to photograph families, maternity, and newborn, I would have told you absolutely not. But so much has changed in that 7 years. Moving past the “newlywed” stage and into the family-of-my-own stage has given me the confidence and […]

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