"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.” 
Sue Monk Kidd

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Roxanne Engstrom

Our family headed out camping at Warren Dunes State Park this past weekend. Musts at the dunes: head to the beach & pack lots of snacks (or maybe that is just my kids), climb the highest dune and go to the back side to dune jump, run down the dune full speed (at your own […]

Exploring the Warren Dunes

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We captured the Danielson Family at a park and beach in Chicago (well, beach-ish because the Pandemic is still wrecking beach vibes in the city). Family Lifestyle Session in your community is my favorite! Since the last time I was invited to capture them they have added another family member so it was so fun […]

Danielson Family in Chicago

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First Day of school 2020: Looks A LOT different than usually for us and so many. Many of us are dealing with increased demands, anxiety, worry, & overwhelm to name a few. We are doing school differently and it is hard.  I am with you. I have moments of peace knowing we can roll with whatever […]

First Day of School 2020

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It is such an honor to be invited to capture your family each year and getting to photograph the Meeks family again was a blast! Ellie and Adelaide have changed so much over this past year and I love seeing their personalities come out more and more. We even had a dance party this year! […]

New home & new family images

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This sweet lil’ man Yusuf turned ONE this week and Sara invited me to capture this time for their beautiful family. Our goal was to capture 2 very active boys and their real smiles. I say we nailed it! Thank you Hadid Family & blessings!

Yusuf turns 1!

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If you have 6 sons you laugh a lot. And also it is loud. Just 2 of my take aways from capturing this fabulous family this week. We choose a park their sons grew up playing sports in and captured their family in their community- that is always such a blast. Choose a location with […]

When you have 6 sons…

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Bryan reached out because they wanted to capture the first year of Ezra’s life with their family. They had not any any professional images of them as a family of 3 yet and I am so happy we fixed that! Ezra adores his parents and they fully embraced being silly and having fun together which […]

“Ezra’s first year with us”

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This summer has been very different; no camps, no pool, no parties with friends, limited travel. It’s strange and yet we are so thankful for warmer weather and time together. I know you all feel me- we are just living in a time where many decisions feel hard. We decided to take a quick family […]

Virginia Beach Adventures

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Kate described their family as “strangely international” and I just love that! Eric and Kate met during a study abroad program in France. Eric’s family is from Brazil and they also lived for a year. Their oldest Madeleine studied in Mexico for a year pursuing her degree in International Development and is headed to the […]

International Family in their city

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