Category Archives: maternity

The Races and a Sneak Peek

It’s off to the races today! Jeff and I are taking a much needed break from the office today to do two things: (1) hang out with our most favorite hair stylist in the world, Miss Gretchen, to tame the crazy poofs that are currently ruling our heads and (2) try out our luck at...

View full post »

Sarah | Del Sur, CA

If you’re allowed to have favorites, I pick Sarah.  She was the first of Jeff’s cousins that I met, and it was right before our wedding. Jeff asked if his awesome cousin Sarah could help greet guests and hand out programs at the ceremony. I asked if she was a cool girl. His reply? “Yeah,...

View full post »

The Diederichs Family | San Jose, Costa Rica

Life can be a lot like curls and bathing suits. They’re messy at three years old, but it doesn’t matter, because they’re curls and a bathing suit. They mark the fun parts of life. Like jumping into your dad’s arms in the swimming pool, feeling safe and strong, like you could conquer the world. Or...

View full post »

Violet Taylor Marie Cross

Okay, I’ll admit it. I love being a crazy Uncle. When our dear friends Dave and Jenny had their 1st daughter Ivy almost two years ago Erin and I drove to the hospital in the middle of the night to meet her for the first time. I remember so clearly holding her that night and...

View full post »

Dave, Jenny, and Ivy (plus one)

Rocks are fascinating, mud is delightful, bugs are monsters, and nap time is constant. Being a kid is, in a word, awesome. Dave and Jenny are some of our best friends, and their little girl, Ivy, is our little jewel. Jeff and I don’t do family portraits very much at all, but when it comes...

View full post »

Aaron and Pam + One | San Diego, CA

I think its the way he makes her smile that I love so much. Pam is GORGEOUS, but when she glances over at Aaron, her smile radiates something genuine and wonderful. He laughs, and she glows. He gives her a kiss, she softens. Their baby girl will forever know how in love her parents were....

View full post »

Dave & Jenny | Baby's on the Way

I love these two! Dave and Jenny are some of the most awesome people I know, and as soon as I found out they were going to have a baby I was immediately ecstatic because that means I get to be an uncle! Well, an unofficial one, at least. Dave is one of my best...

View full post »