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The Chaotic Crew That Made Me Your Dream Photographer

That first family photo of all of us squeezed onto a sidewalk, making sure we fit in the frame... Still one of my absolute faves. My youngest was 6 months old — still our foster son at the time — and I just remember standing there thinking "dang, that is a LOT of people" and my heart just about exploded. Fast forward through alllll the chaos and I still get just as giddy every single year when family photo season rolls around — even though my "babies" now range from 25 down to 7. Oh annnndd
 there's a grandbaby now?? Yeah, we're THAT family.












Here's something most people don't know about me though — I had my oldest when I was 14. Like… we literally grew up together. We figured it out as we went, made a whole lot of memories, and went through more than any teen mom handbook could have ever prepared me for. But that kid turned into one of my greatest accomplishments and honestly just the best human. I can't take all the credit but I'm going to anyway lol.

Becoming a mom that young shaped everything. It made me grow up fast, showed me what actually matters, and put this fire in me that I just can't shake. These kids of mine turned me into the goofy, big dreaming, always-wants-more-friends mom I am today. My goals might sound a little out of this world sometimes but that's exactly why I share them — because I want my kids to see what happens when you actually go for it.

My Why… for every "you can't do that" that made me go "oh yeah, just watch.