It is our first day of summer break. I am so excited for what this summer will hold for Jonathen. Each year I have a list of what we will accomplish through our special time together. This year is no different. It is like a new start, fresh and full of possiblity. Last year was […]

Matt is such an amazing daddy to our boys. Not a day goes by when he doesn’t long for more time with them. We talk and talk about a time when the military won’t be in charge of our life, won’t be the one to take him away from his loves. A few more years […]

I love this moment. I loved this moment through my lens the second I snapped the shutter. The connection, the story, I just sat there feeling lucky to witness such a thing. Then to know I had it for all time. So that one day when Jonathen grows old he can look back and remember […]

In our busy day to day, conversations are centered all around function. Could you throw me a diaper? Could you bring me some toilet paper? Did you buy deoderant? You know, the glamorous topics that come with living day to day. But on date night, we got to talk, talk about real things. And best […]

It was the 52nd inning, or what felt like it, and it was Matt’s turn out on the field and Jonathen’s turn to kick. A friendly game of kickball, parents versus kids. Jonathen walked into the dugout with his teamates and proudly announced, I am at the back, and I had to giggle when two […]

I felt the weight of Matt being away every single day. Each day I always wonder how the boys are truly feeling. Do they feel that he is gone like I do? I try to do it all. I play Mom and I play Dad and I give everything I have to make the house […]