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7-year-old: “Wait…do you have kids?” Me: “No, I don’t.” 7-year-old: “Then how do you know what Fortnite and the Floss is?” Me: “Because I know lots of cool kids like you at the school where I taught!” First of all, I did not know that Floss dance was from Fortnite, but I played it cool […]

The Hobson and Steinberg families are very special to me and Joshua because we have a unique friendship with EVERY person in their family! It helps that we live close. In 2014, we moved to the west side of Colorado Springs, just about a mile from the Hobson’s house. In 2015, they moved to the […]

I count myself very fortunate to have such wonderful and supportive friends in my life! These 4 mini sessions* are all my friends and have supported me through different stages of my photography business! Josh and I moved from Indiana to Colorado in 2012 with Michael, Riannon, Collin, and Stephanie. We’ve walked through a lot […]

One of the best aspects of my job is watching families and people I wouldn’t know otherwise grow and change over time. Since meeting Brittany in 2015, I have watched her love her two kids unconditionally, support her son as he makes tremendous growth in his abilities, express her love for Jeremy, welcome another kid […]

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If no one had introduced themselves to me as “Riane’s cousin” and “Riane’s aunt” and “the couple’s close friend”, I would have assumed the team surrounding Riane and Michael on their wedding day were professionals that had been hired. And that’s not because they were treated like hired help! (In fact, I was not treated […]

After changing her outfit and combing her hair, I asked Ed, “Is she (baby) ready for her photos?” Ed: “Oh no, I need to check with Sophie first.” Ed, to Sophie when she comes in the room: “Did I brush her hair okay?” Sophie: “No, that hairstyle looks terrible!” *giggles* Ed: “See, I knew I needed to check […]

My in-laws visited this month! All of them! Josh’s parents, his sister, her husband, and our niece and nephew came for a 5-day visit and we crammed into our little townhouse. “That’s a lot of people in a little space,” said some people. “Well, yes, that’s true, but you don’t know how the Rumples operate,” […]

Last year I put out a blog (on my old website, which is now nonexistent) exclaiming my thanks that the Rohlfs family trusted me to capture their family photos for the 3rd year in a row. Well, now I thank them for the 4th year in a row (5th overall session because I also got […]

People experience a wide variety of anxieties and worries when it comes to photo sessions. Will we look natural? Are our outfits okay? Will my significant other (or children) be cooperative? Does my hair look okay? Are we going to be on time? Am I going to feel uncomfortable? What shoes should I wear? What […]