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Christmas 2015

Christmas 2015

We continued this year with our theme of breaking away from our traditional Christmases past. And we continue to be surprised at how the Lord has blessed our meager efforts to reprioritize our time, our energy and our spending. We completed a third year with our wonderful Advent book, every night taking turns guessing which object would be the one… Read More

01.06.16 · Asher, celebrations, Clementine, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Noah, Poppy, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne

a beautiful reminder

a beautiful reminder

We recently had a opportunity to have our family photos taken professionally. And, of course, I jumped at the chance. I shared a few of these on a post at No Hands But Ours, but there are a few more. And since this is where I *attempt* do the memory-keeping for this family o’ mine, I wanted to share them… Read More

11.15.15 · Asher, big o' family, Clementine, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne

a mama’s gotta do…

a mama’s gotta do…

School’s out. Which means I have all of my babies, from the littlest to the biggest, home. As must as I wish it were otherwise, this is rare. Due to Zach’s college schedule, sometimes this phenomenon only occurs twice a year. Which leaves a mama with only one thing to do. Insist on taking pictures. Lots and lots of pictures…. Read More

06.19.15 · Clementine, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne, Zach

2014 in review: 24 of my favorites

2014 in review: 24 of my favorites

It’s become a bit of a thing around here, I suppose: going through my pictures at the end of the year and plucking out a few favorites. It’s laborious. It’s time consuming. But I love it because it’s a chance to look back at the year, as a mama, and see how my babies have grown. Cherish important milestones. Remember… Read More

01.14.15 · Clementine, Isabelle, Noah, photography, Poppy, Seamus, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Violet, year end favorites, Zach 13

downtown

downtown

It’s been too long since I’ve taken my biggest girl out for a photo shoot. Like almost a year, y’all. Thankfully, she’s not too old to bribe, and the offer of a free lunch was enough to get her to commit to being my muse for the afternoon. Of course I could have just asked and she *might* have agreed,… Read More

10.06.14 · photography, Victoria 1

a quarter of a century.

a quarter of a century.

Yes, her big day was over a month ago. But when you’re already a quarter of a century, a few weeks shouldn’t matter… amiright? We celebrated in our usual fashion. The birthday girl had her choice of dinner… and dessert. This is the dessert that happens when it’s the baker’s birthday and mama has to do the baking. Then she… Read More

09.22.14 · celebrations, Victoria 4

the dreaded family photo

the dreaded family photo

Another thing on my list of things-to-do-before-Zach-leaves was family pictures. As in pictures of our entire family. Can I just add something here? UGH. I already struggle with trying to photograph just a few of my kids together. Getting everyone in the same frame, still relatively clean, all looking in the same general direction and not making a face is,… Read More

07.28.14 · big o' family, Clementine, Victoria, Zach 16

out and about

out and about

It’s summer. And all my babies are home. My most favorite time of year. And there is so much I want to squeeze into the time we are all together – all fun stuff, of course. But the truth is, we just don’t get out a whole lot. For several reasons. 1) I am a homebody 2) “We” is a… Read More

07.01.14 · big o' family, Dalton, Isabelle, Tallula, Victoria, Zach 9

Sunday Snapshot: 14 from 2013

Sunday Snapshot: 14 from 2013

I did it last year. The year before. And even the year before that. It’s sort of a thing, I suppose. And, since 2013 doesn’t want to be left out, here are my favorites from the last year. Not necessarily technically my favorites, from a photography standpoint. Just from a mama’s standpoint. 1. Princess Vivienne. 2. My incredibly silly pony…. Read More

01.12.14 · Dalton, Isabelle, Noah, photography, Poet, Poppy, Seamus, Sophie, Sunday Snapshot, Tallula, velvet, Victoria, Vivienne, year end favorites, Zach 14

Sunday Snapshot: ice, baby.

Sunday Snapshot: ice, baby.

I’ve got a lazy bone. And even though I’d promised my kids I’d take them ice skating, the lazy mama in me was so not looking forward to it. Because I knew. I knew taking 6 kids – 4 of whom have never donned ice skates before – was going to be painful. Thankfully, my tickets had an expiration date…. Read More

12.15.13 · Asher, Dalton, Poppy, Sunday Snapshot, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne 14

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I'm Stefanie. Wife to one, mom to 13. Occasional blogger and t-shirt maker. Wannabe photographer and exerciser. Constant grace-needer and orphan advocator. more
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