*****I created this Halloween menu several years ago, and I’m embarrassed by some of the picture quality–don’t judge! IF you PIN, please pin the main post that links to this page ******* Decide what you would like… Continue Reading
Two Illinois Sessions at Allerton Park
I heard from 2 different sources that Allerton Park was a great preserve that offered lots of trees and unique structures. It was about a 30 minute drive from my friends home in Champaigne. I… Continue Reading
Decorating with Portraits~Bedroom and Family room
If you haven’t read my original post about this, go HERE.  In a nutshell, I began a series on my blog a few months ago to encourage families to decorate more with portraits. Not just 5×7’s… Continue Reading
Fancy Birthday Festivities
My daughter had a birthday party and I got really excited about decorating for it–I wanted to share. It was a “fancy” party (because she loves Fancy Nancy) and she chose purple, pink, and orange… Continue Reading
Merry Christmas~The making of my family photo shoot
I just LOVE this time of year to give and receive Christmas cards. I plot for months in advance what I want to do and start scheming our clothing choices. I like to make our… Continue Reading
No Knead Bread Recipe
My friend Stacy gave me a recipe for NO Knead Bread, and I was very excited! I just really dislike getting dough and stickiness in my nails and all over my hands. You make the… Continue Reading
2008 Duke Family letter
{I mailed a picture as a post card and on the back simply typed my website with instructions to go to the link to read our letter update.} If you’ve made it this far, congratulations!… Continue Reading