I love in between moments. I love freezing the instant when a little girl pushes hair out of her face on a breezy summer day, the wrinkles on a newborn baby’s back, the laughter from tickling matches with daddy and happiness created in a family’s home. I am a wife and a mama who lives to capture natural moments of love, joy, crazy and quiet. I love love, I love newborns and babies, and I love families. This is what rings true in everything I do.
My love for photographs has grown throughout the years and my constant drive continues to be capturing moments of our family. The photographs are just the first step - our annual family albums are where the magic comes together - Nora will have them piled in her bed at night just flipping through our family memories, asking us to tell stories about our adventures and reminiscing about some of our favorite days spent together.
Taking time to notice the little moments and capturing that in my camera to be printed as family heirlooms is what inspires me. Our family photo albums help me reflect on the growth of our family, and help me to relive even the littlest moments like when Leo would only lay on my pregnant belly when he watched tv, the way Nora pushes her hair out of her face with the back of her hand, the way Ada sleeps in her crib flopped over her legs like she just fell asleep sitting up and the day Leo and I visited my grandma and he sat next to her and held her hand on a pink down blanket which I would later find out would be our last photograph of her. I get to have these 'little' moments forever not only in my mind, but in print and continue to be reminded of how the smallest things can have the biggest impact on our lives.
I live for days spent at home with my family.
On our favorite days we sleep in (hah! til about 7:30 on a good day with kids at home) and my husband makes breakfast (first the coffee - always the coffee!!)
We love to be outside, and delight in days when it's nice enough to spend the afternoon out on our porch in the sun. I love observing everything my children's little minds think of. Leo loves to create - with his hands, his tools, and mostly his mind - I could watch his hands and mind work for hours on end just building and thinking. Nora is a wild child - she loves hard and she will never let her opinions go unknown. She is the most empathetic and caring little mama i know and the absolute best big sister to our littlest. Then there’s Ada - the caboose, the last piece of our family puzzle. She is easy going, always happy and smiling (except when its time to eat or sleep!) and loves to squawk (I guess thats what happens when you’re the third!).
My husband is the epitome of the fun dad...loves playing outside, has the best engineer mind for building with blocks and legos, and does not like to sit still... at all.
My babies inspired me to become a photographer, and continue to inspire me every day.
I’ve run two half marathons (one at Disney World!)
I can drink a bottle of (good) red wine without batting an eyelash.
I can spend a whole day with my sisters and mom and text them within 5 minutes of separating.
I could eat a cheeseburger for dinner every night.
My husband and I met on the first day of college (he doesn’t remember our first actual introduction!)
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My babies inspired me to become a photographer, and continue to inspire me every day.
I’ve run two half marathons (one at Disney World!)
I can drink a bottle of (good) red wine without batting an eyelash.
I can spend a whole day with my sisters and mom and text them within 5 minutes of separating.
I could eat a cheeseburger for dinner every night.
My husband and I met on the first day of college (he doesn’t remember our first actual introduction!)
It’s always been fun to watch football. The excitement of the games, the camaraderie of watching with friends...the junk food. The thrill of watching the team that you love face off against all others. I’ve been a Bills fan for as long as I can remember...though I wouldn’t call myself a devoted bills mafia member. I do recall a halloween back in grade school where I dressed up as a bills fan in a head to toe Bills sweat suit (my mom can’t find any pictures of this!) After attending college in Buffalo and meeting my now husband who is for sure a Bills Mafia member I really had little choice but to support.
Now it’s safe to say our entire family LOVES the Buffalo Bills.
We block our schedules to make sure we are free to watch the games, we chat with friends and shout “go bills!” to every local person we run into with bills gear on. Our Sunday ritual has become afternoons filled with football supporting our boys. From buffalo cookie cutters to buffalo chicken wings while decked out in as much gear as we can put on - i find myself counting down the days to the next game. It's a family affair - and one we love sharing with our kids. We can’t wait to see what the next generation of bills mafia holds for us!