A couple of weeks ago I was reading a book that challenged the reader to come up with one word to describe their family. Intrigued, I pondered this idea for a while but couldn’t decide upon a valid answer; no one word seemed to entirely sum up the complexity of my family. As I tend […]


Having already explained my love of heights in a recent journal entry I was a little lost on what to say for this particular post. I was struggling to find words grand enough to explain the beauty and vastness of Rocky Mountain National Park. Even as we followed the twisting road through the mountain pass, […]
I can’t believe that it’s September already, it seems like only a few weeks ago that Amanda and I were looking forward to school letting out and all that we planned to do over the summer months. If you follow our journal you’ve definitely seen a good deal of our adventures and I’m pretty satisfied […]


No matter how old you get, there’s something so special about this day. The spiritual significance, love, and family involved just fill us up with ridiculous joy. And we also have our fill of apricot stuffed French toast. 😉 Film Processing: Photovision Prints
Fripp Island, South Carolina “Okay, does everyone have something blue?” Matt and I knew that his family wanted to do portraits while on vacation, but with the focus being on getting to the beach house there was minimal outfit planning before leaving Ohio. Because Matt’s family is low key, they weren’t concerned about it, but […]


Love is something worth documenting. It’s worth going out of your way for someone, doing something you don’t love because they do. It’s worth making the sacrifices of time and sleep. I’ts worth committing yourself to someone forever, and it’s worth holding up that commitment. These two are an amazing example of love. They came […]