Happy December friends!!! Winter is officially settling in over here so if you don’t here from me in the next few weeks, SEND HELP!!! I’ve probably frozen over!!! Speaking of coldness, I’ve learned a few things about this new climate since morning here from California. First, you need snow tires. Say whaaaaaat?? Yes, in the […]

Oh, you know…I was just a wee bit excited for this session. Okay, If I’m being totally honest, there may have been a pre AND post happy dance that happened. There you have it – all my secrets! No, but for realsies, this session was such a blessing!     Not only was this my […]

As some of you may know, I got married over the summer! Still feels surreal to say I’m married!!! Allan and I just wrapped up on our thank you cards, and it was such a sweet thing to reflect back on our special day! Our wedding was everything I had ever dreamed, and so SO […]

A few weeks ago while I was in California for a wedding shoot, I got to sneak in a a quick portrait session with the Pedreiro family! I can’t even tell you how ridiculously sweet this family is. When Kenzie jumped out of the truck and ran over to give me a hug in her […]

This was my first wedding in Idaho and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a wee bit nervous. Coming from California where the weather is predictably sunny most days of the year, I felt like I was entering new frontier in Idaho. Allan and I drove up a day early to do a […]

She was a scribe in the hospital at the time and assigned to the Emergency Department, he just so happened to be an EMT in the same department. Her long hair and smile caught his eye and over the next several weeks Brett worked overtime trying to find moments here and there to chat with […]

“Guess what?’ I asked, as we walked hand-in-hand to dinner the other night, “We live here.” I find myself posing this question to Allan quite regularly now. Mostly to remind myself of our new reality and home…    We moved to Spokane a little over a month ago, and its still sinking in. From getting […]

I am shamelessly smitten with my nieces and nephews. I can’t help it. They just melt my heart with their cuteness and little personalities. It’s like my love tank has a special compartment specifically designated for them!     It is for this reason I couldn’t be more excited for today’s post because I get […]

Meet the newest member of the Tharp family and my newest NEPHEW: Waylon Jean. I couldn’t be more excited for my sister Cari and Eli as they welcomed their third baby BOY to the world just a few short weeks ago. He is absolutely perfect with his round button nose and head full of hair […]

“Did you find everything okay today?” she asked, as she rang up the pair of socks he brought to her register. Chris nodded and joked how he should have had his brother get him the socks since he worked at Sports Authority too. Chelsie explained she knew his brother, Ryan, from work, and continued to […]