The Journal

Every week Asa and Finley go to swim lessons.  Every week it’s the same story.  They don’t want to go.  The pool is too cold.  They don’t want to stop what they’re doing and switch gears. Every week we tell them that once they get there they always love it.  We tell them that they […]

Life’s A [swimming] Lesson

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I found this on my kitchen chalkboard yesterday.  There it was, right next to the list of groceries that I had forgotten at the store.  In amongst the saved box-tops for school and the phone messages.  It made my day.  Completely made my day.  I started to look around at all the notes we leave […]

Love Letters

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I was thrilled when my friend Hannah asked me to be a  guest writer on her blog.  We decided to write some tips  for parents to better photograph their kids.  Of course after I wrote it I  thought of  twenty more things to say but I guess I’ll just have to save those for another […]

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The last two weeks have been a whirlwind!  After the sickness spread through our house my Mom and I headed off to Las Vegas to the WPPI trade show and conference.  WOW!  What an adventure!  This was my third time attending and I am never dissapointed.  My head is still spinning from new ideas and […]

Las Vegas!

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It’s a valentine’s weekend around here!  The boys started working on their cards last week during the snowstorm but we still have lots to make.  They are so cute making their special little drawings for select recipients.  I’ve been lucky enough to receive a few already. So how about you?  Do you have your valentine […]

Valentines | Kate Preftakes Photography

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