Monthly Archives: August 2011

Oatmeal Kisses.

Lately … I have been feeling a tug to be home more. To be quiet and still. To focus my priorities better.  To have less on my plate and more in my heart. It’s hard to juggle everything. Especially for mothers. Throw in homeschooling, church activities/responsibilities, four young children, a husband with a very demanding […]

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Tomato – To-mah-to.

Hello. My name is Gillian. And I’m addicted to canning. Seriously.  I TOTALLY love canning  … from cherries to blueberries … tomatoes, salsa … apple sauce …  strawberries … oh my. I just LOVE it all! I love involving the girls  …. either by squashing up the berries … or pitting the cherries … it’s […]

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Noah & the Frog.

“A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.” Alan Marshall Beck I honestly couldn’t have had a better time with this session … Noah’s family has been coming […]

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A Thing of Beauty.

I’ve always *loved* working with this family … I remember meeting Karen & Jon when they first came for photos with her four beautiful children years ago and was totally in awe – four kids?! Oh man, how I loved it! I love, love love big families – and now, being a mom of four […]

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{Fairies}

“The woods are full of fairies! The trees are alive: The river overflows with them. See how they dip and dive! What funny little fellows! What dainty little dears! They dance and leap, and prance and peep, And utter fairy cheers! ” …Unknown — cousins — how I love this shot. and all the girl […]

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