Tag Archives: Personal

I’m really not even sure how this happened, I mean, I should have been prepared, I had ample warning. You’d have thought it would have began sinking in when I did Emma’s senior pictures last fall & this spring, but nope. I must simply have a super thick head. We’ll go with that. Somehow (and...

Dear Derrick, I know. Today isn’t your birthday. The official big day was 2 days ago. However, this birthday is a pretty big deal, so we have been celebrating since we woke up Saturday morning! 30! Far be it from me to pass up this opportunity to write you a little note & get all...

Once upon a time, we were a family of 2 – Derrick and Kara – that was it! And then, less than a year after we were married, we added our first additional family member: Abby. It was a snowy, cold, dark night in January (coincidentally, my Dad’s birthday) when we met this spunky, excited,...

This past weekend was the most amazing, gorgeous, warm & sunny Memorial Day weekend I can ever remember! Usually (meaning: just about always) we have photos of Dad grilling out over the fire, with an umbrella over his head because we planned to have burgers & the weather planned for rain! But not this year!...