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Bunk Bed Heaven

We finally got our bunk beds that we ordered a month before we moved to the apartment!!!  The kids have been in “Bunk Bed Heaven.”  I told Michael that I don’t think Emmy will sleep in her own bed once we move to the new house.  They love sharing a room and sleeping in the...

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Summer

Such fun! So cute!

Kenna

Too cute! I love the pic of their little feet dangling off the top bunk. Glad they’re enjoying sharing a room. That’s something that a lot of siblings don’t get to share anymore.

City Girl on the farm

I have had several people email me with questions about what I do with my kids while I am taking pictures.  Well, sometimes they have to go with me.  Call me unprofessional if you will.  I am a mom who is a photographer not a photographer who is a mom, and I make no bones...

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Kristen

I love her!! My mom has 3 cats. One of which is my hand-me-down from pregnancy(larry and the cat box did not mix)Simon will let Lauren carry him. He is such a lard too. It is hilarious. I need to bring Emmy there to give him a lift!!We walked thru your house today. Talk about amazing. The detais are impeccable! The farm sink in the kitchen! The crawl thru upstairs. It si so awesome! larry wants you to know that when u build again in 2 years…you have a buyer :)

Kristi Simunek

Would love to see her get a kitten. I have 12 FREE kittens to choose from. :~) We have 4 black, 1 Calico, 1 orange, 2 orange & white, 1 tiger stripe, 1 tiger stripe & white, 1 black & white, & 1 black calico.

bethany

Okay, seriously – how can you say no to that precious little face?! I would buy her a gazillion cats and I hate cats…

Garage Sale Uggs & Open doors

 This is why I love garage sales.  Thought I would share one of my awesome finds from this weekend’s garage sales….a pair of UGGS for little momma that I paid a whopping $4 for.  She loves them and I love her in them.  Can you say SASSY?!?!  I have lots of other fun finds as well...

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Summer

Oh my gosh, sooo cute! Love garage sales! And, love Cohen’s hair! Look at those curls!! :)

Elane

He opened our door, last week, also! Now I have to dead bolt the doors when he is around!!

Such a sassy little girl! I love it! It cracks me up to see your expressions on her face. (Not that you ever tattled on me…)

Go, Cohen, go!

Can’t wait to love on them.

A day in the life of: Pictures and Car problems

A good friend mentioned that I hadn’t done a blog on “A Day in the Life of….” stories lately.  I told her that it had been awhile since we had “A Day in the Life of” kind of day (surprising, I know, since we just moved).  I should have “knocked on wood.”  Sarah, this one...

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Melissa E.

I had no clue that you smelled like gasoline… You look great without makeup and I am jealous of how flawless your skin is!! Would you mind emailing me the pics if it’s not too much trouble? Thank you again for staying after and taking them. They are adorable! Hopefully Emmy and Ella can be in the same class again next year.

Summer

Oh, Carissa. Beautiful pictures of sweet Emmy! And, let me just say that I have never seen you look nasty and through all of that, I am sure you were the beautiful, supportive mom in nike running shorts, old hard rock t-shirt and running shoes. I bet Emmy has never seen you more beautiful than the day that you got her to her dance pictures in time for those memories to be made!

bethany

Love the pictures! What little cuties=)

sarah

What a day…thanks for the laugh!

Megan

Oh%20Carissa!!%20%20You%20did%20not%20even%20smell%2C%20I%20promise.%20%20It%20was%20so%20nice%20of%20you%20to%20stay%20and%20take%20pictures%20anyway%2C%20but%20ESPECIALLY%20after%20all%20of%20that!

Megan

Oh Carissa!! You did not even smell, I promise. It was so nice of you to stay and take pictures anyway, but ESPECIALLY after all of that!

joeyhoffman

OMG! This story sounds so familiar! I feel your pain and am not sure how you do it with 3! I have 2 and feel so stressed sometimes it isn’t even funny! I will say that after having my husband Joe stay home with the kids and take over all parenting duties I feel refreshed! So glad she made it to pictures! Haley has hers next week! GOOD JOB MOM!!

may the force be with you

 Seriously?!?!  I love them.   What more is there to say?  I took the boys out for a little photo shoot the other day.  Big brother turns 5 next week and little brother turned 1 on Friday.  I will be posting about the birthday party later this week…yes, I did survive and believe it or not, I got more than...

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Leslie Ahrberg Lawson

Carissa, you and Mike have the most beautiful family! I LOVE looking at your blog. You are a very talented writer (and photographer), and your heart for your family shines through. God Bless!!

Love this picture!!

HA!%20%20Rhesa%2C%20I%20looked%20at%20this%20picture%20after%20your%20comment%20and%20it%20TOTALLY%20looks%20like%20he%20has%20highlights.%20%20Crazy!%20%20NO!%20%20I%20am%20way%20too%20cheap%20to%20pay%20to%20highlight%20my%20own%20hair%2C%20much%20less%20my%20sons.%20%20Guess%20he%20was%20blessed%20with%20%22natural%20highlights.%22

HA! Rhesa, I looked at this picture after your comment and it TOTALLY looks like he has highlights. Crazy! NO! I am way too cheap to pay to highlight my own hair, much less my sons. Guess he was blessed with “natural highlights.”

Seriously, C. Does Easton have highlights? He looks like 5 going on 15! : )

We just recently got rid of the light sabers (sniff). Those were sweet years.

You have such handsome boys! I love the look in Easton’s eyes. And sweet Cohen’s smile is contagious. I can’t wait to see the rest from this shoot.