2/1/17 dear hazel, this letter is so overdue, i’m not really even sure where to begin. you see, i just picked up your registration packet for preschool and i was flooded with all the feelings. i figured it was time to tell you about what you’ve been up to. since we last left off, the […]

dear hazel, a few months have passed since my last update, which feels like a lifetime ago. since then, we managed to make it through the cold, long winter–thank GOODNESS. i’m not sure who was more stir crazy. spring has brought park visits, swinging, stroller rides, bubbles and your current favorite: your auntie anna’s vintage […]

X dear hazel, 8 months old, baby! my, oh my. we had such a great month with you (and away from you when your dad and i went away for a weekend while i worked) celebrating our anniversary and life with you. while you haven’t really added many new talents to your repertoire, you are […]

like any photographers’s child, i’m not great at keeping on time with photo sessions. “cobbler’s child syndrome”, as i call it. i waited on hazel’s traditional 6 month session because she wasn’t sitting. once she finally sat at about 7 months i kept putting it off because the only time josh was home to help […]

VIII dear hazel, can you believe it, little one? six months. one half year. 182 days of hazel. 182 days to absolutely fall in love with you. your dad and i find ourselves saying “let’s go wake her up and play” when our days have finally come to an end and we’re hanging out with […]