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These monster cookies turn our family into cookie monsters. Naturally gluten free, these are great cookies to make for your gluten free friends! These are a staple at our house! Our favorite hack? Make a batch, roll them into balls, freeze them on a cookie sheet, then transfer to a ziploc bag when fully frozen. […]
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These monster cookies turn our family into cookie monsters. Naturally gluten free, these are great cookies to make for your gluten free friends! These are a staple at our house! Our favorite hack? Make a batch, roll them into balls, freeze them on a cookie sheet, then transfer to a ziploc bag when fully frozen. […]
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I believe your guests should *almost* feel like they are at home when staying overnight…or at least staying in a place they would be okay with calling home. I’ve stayed in many hotel rooms, Airbnbs, guest rooms at friends’ & families’ homes and have been inspired by what I found in both good and bad […]
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This day felt like hanging out with friends while oozing creative juices. That sounds creepy. But I could photograph this day 1000 times. The intimate nature of Emily & Dustin’s wedding party, mixed with the most epic party imaginable made for the best of both worlds. Word to the wise – keep the wedding party […]
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Yes, we have been blessed with the sweetest baby girl, but we did struggle with infertility. PSA to all the people who struggled with having children and now have one/some…just because you now have a child, doesn’t make your infertility struggle any less real. What you went through to get here was real and changed […]
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I was bound and determined that I would have an unmedicated natural childbirth. I did all the research, I did a million kegels, I mentally prepared myself for the pain of labor and birth and repeated all of the positive affirmations. But I also knew that things don’t always go as planned. I was diagnosed […]
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Family sessions with young kids are one of my faaaavorite types of sessions because you never know what you’re going to get!! I always have a plan, but that doesn’t always mean it’s going to unfold exactly how I had imagined and I LOVE that!!! I understand the stress of a parent trying to coral […]
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Two-ish years ago I met the sweetest couple with the easiest laughs. I got to photograph Jess & Matt’s sweet, sweet, joy-filled wedding day (go check out their Des Moines Fairgrounds wedding here)!! Now I had the pleasure of photographing their newest addition to their adorable family, Miss Briar Austen. Isn’t that just the cutest name??? […]