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about 6 months ago

about a year ago

about 6 months ago

“ Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

— Mary Oliver

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“Rest and be thankful.” -William Wadsworth ⠀
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Spending a wonderfully sunny and restful week in Mexico this week. ⠀
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I’m always torn between trying to take pictures of what we’re experiencing and really being present for the moment. I think a little of both is the answer for us. ⠀
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I’m grateful for the pictures we’ve taken so far as they’ll be memories that we can look back on but more for Ellie since she won’t have memories from this trip. And I’m also grateful for the “picture memories” as @brenebrown ‘s daughter calls them. ⠀
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“A picture memory is a picture I take in my mind when I’m really, really happy. I close my eyes and take a picture, so when I’m feeling sad or scared or lonely, I can look at my picture memories.”⠀
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What about you? Are you more of a picture taker or a “picture memory” taker on vacation?

We’ve barely left the house all week. No one has been sleeping well. Daniel Tiger has been on constantly. Ellie has had a fever all week so we’ve been snuggling on the couch some of the time and melting down on the floor at other times. It’s so hard to see her not feeling well, and it has me thinking about feeling all the feels of this beautiful song by Sleeping At Last. (Have you heard their enneagram songs? They have one for each type (except for 9-coming soon) and they are so beautiful and spot on.) ⠀
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“like a force to be reckoned with,⠀
a mighty ocean or a gentle kiss,⠀
i will love you with every single thing i have.⠀
like a tidal wave, i’ll make a mess.⠀
or calm waters if that serves you best.⠀
i will love you without any strings attached.⠀
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it’s okay if you can’t catch your breath,⠀
you can take the oxygen straight out of my own chest.” ⠀
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-Sleeping at Last, ‘Two’

I’m grateful I get to do life with this guy. And he’s just so dang handsome🕺🏻😍

Flashback to Uncle Elliott’s visit and the most delicious coffee and pastries in Cannon Beach 😋

Those first few days with a newborn are so precious and also such a blur, am I right? ⠀
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Newborn sessions are some of my favorites. Watching sleep deprived and smitten parents, siblings and fur babies interact with the new baby, I just love it. It’s generally a little chaos, lots of snuggles, diaper changes, feedings and so many sweet memories captured.

Whitney and Christopher, Maternity Photos, Portland Oregon

May 29, 2018

These dear friends of mine are getting so close to meeting their sweet Hazel girl any day now, but very possibly today! I LOVED how this session turned out. So dreamy and beautiful. I mean, Christopher was serenading his ladies with some Lumineers tunes, does it get any better?