Katie Swift
As the new year approaches I am reflecting on 2015 via Instagram and Facebook timelines. And I am lol’ing at this e-card my sister in-law shared: And of course I’d like to think this isn’t true. I’d like to think that all my goals and prayers and al-anon meetings have done some kind of dent....
The Wilson’s are blessed. With talent and beauty, babies and dogs. Jessica is an Adoption Case worker and Jason is an Arts director at Lifepointe Church. Indie Marie is 4 years old and wants to be a princess doctor. Ivy Harper is 3 months and wants to be held. The Wilsons dream of Disney, a...
Gary and Brenda Palmer come from small beginnings. Together they are writing a new story. Brenda is a dentist and Gary is a physician. They both run their own practices. Brenda reads when she gets a chance and Gary enjoys cycling and noodling on the guitar. Renee is their oldest and loves painting, soccer, pets and school....
“Roy is a man of his word. He always does what he says he will do, no matter what.” -Jen “My first impression of Roy was a straight up, no bull crap kind of guy with a rough exterior that I could see right past.” -Jen At first impression,”She seemed very withdrawn and quiet. I...
This year makes ten. Ten years of I do’s and I don’ts and I probably should anyways. The longer we are married the more a mystery it becomes. Love. Romance. Destiny. Soulmates. Were we really created for each other? Is there some sort of magic between us that promises a happy ending? Maybe, but its...
Zack is a senior graduating from high school this spring. For his session we chose to mix it up with some swimming pics at the Kettering Rec Center, suit and tie pics at the stately Dayton Masonic Center and some casual mom pics in front of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Zack is on the swim team....
The Donohoos are big hearts growing. Parents filling up with love like balloons and expanding in ways they never knew capable- their children breathing new life effortlessly. Josh is a Regional Sales Manager and Jimalee teaches preschool. Carter wants to be a ninja worker someday and Baby Claire wants to be a singer (Carter insists). They love sports and...
The K’s (Kevin, Kelly, Keegan and Katharine) are silly. They are bright with laughter and dreams. Dreams for health and happiness, good grades and good friends. Dreams for more vacations on the beach, more time to spend near water. Dad’s a nurse and Mom manages real estate. Someday, Keegan wants to be a professional football...
The name Jason Levier brings to mind a shy, lanky 7th grade boy. I didn’t know Jason very well in middle school but we shared teachers and most likely the same awkward attempts to fit in. Nearly 20 years later, I get to see Jason all grown up. A father of four, Jason married his...
Today we celebrate 60 years of Sally. 36 years of Mom. 16 years of Nana. The years keep count but the soul can’t be measured. But it can be honored, and so it should be. This year we honored Mom with cupcakes, daisies and surprise. At a small neighborhood park in Bellbrook, Ohio balloons...
We spent our Memorial day weekend at Fort Fisher AF Recreation Area in Kure Beach, North Carolina. This was our 3rd Memorial day at Fort Fisher. It just feels right spending the holiday roasting s’mores and sporting dirty feet with a bunch of military families. (Even if the dogs drive us crazy and the...
The first time I met my neighbor, Mary, was in the backyard. It was winter, grey and cold. We talked over the fence and I found out that Mary and her husband Jeremy had recently moved back to Ohio from Florida. When I asked her why, she told me with a wink in her voice,...
Cora Faith Hall was born on a Wednesday morning in February. While the rest of us piled on scarves and gloves and shoveled off to work and school, Maddie held her husband’s hand and waited for the medicine to kick in. A week later I got the chance to meet Cora and capture her tiny spirit, in mirrors...
When I was 5 years old I jumped into a hole that I couldn’t get out of. The fire truck had to come and my mom brought me Kool-aid. I don’t remember jumping or sirens or even being scared. I just remember Kool-aid. And my mom, long legged and unsure of what to do. And...
The last time I took pictures of Maddie she was going to Homecoming in a rented limo with a bunch of hipsters. Now she’s freshly married to Adam and pregnant with her first babygirl. She’s growing up quick and all at once. In September of 2013 Maddie had gastric bypass surgery. Since then, she has...
When we get a snow day… the pond freezes over… and there’s no ice skating allowed… (or swimming) there’s only one thing left to do…
Here’s a long post for a family who’s had a long year. For a couple who fell out of love and back into it. Josh and Lindsay couldn’t have pictured themselves sharing the frame, much less kissing, holding hands, and laughing together! To be honest, I didn’t think my brother and sister in-law were going...
We all partied pretty hard last night… So we rang in the New Year with lazy laying, and puppy snuggles. Not all of us were as worn out as the dogs. While Jonah ninja’d all those leftover balloons, David perfected his smile… Here’s to a fresh and clean 2015!
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