Celebrating Mother’s Day was a weekend event for our family – Aaron and I took both our moms and the girls out to the ball park on Friday (5.11.18) for a baseball game. We had a great time and Rylie was actively paying attention for all 9 innings. She cheered when our team succeeded and […]
being emmaline
beaches + strawberries in Florida
Last week (5.3-5.18), the Shaver Crew went to visit some friends who live in Florida. They actually came for a night a few weeks ago, and generously offered we could come visit them anytime. Since our weekday schedule is more flexible while I’m on maternity leave, we decided this was the best time and head […]
my highlands college journey
In 2015, my husband and I told our friends and family that we would be moving from Seattle, Washington to Birmingham, Alabama so that we could attend Highlands College and in 2016, I walked into my first class purely on faith. Although I had confidently moved across the country, leaving the only place I had […]
emmaline – 1 month old
The first month went by slowly and so quickly at the same time. But ultimately, I can’t believe Emmaline is already a month old. Likes: being held upright (her favorite is to rest on my shoulder) eating burping (it’s so loud too – you can’t miss it) sleeping lights Dislikes: needing to fart / […]
thankful thursday #15, #16 and #17
I’m a tad behind on my Thankful Thursday posts, but I that doesn’t mean I haven’t been keeping a list of things I’m thankful for. So let’s play catch up – Thankful Thursday #15 Flowers In the hospital, I received a bouquet of flowers from my job, which was a pleasant surprise and […]
week 3 with emmaline
Week #3 with Emmaline was more homey than week 1 and week 2 – mainly because we had a big project for school to prepare for, but it was kinda nice to have a couple PJ days and afternoon naps. She’s been spending a little more time awake these days, so we try to maximize […]
week 2 with emmaline
Week #2 with Emmaline started with taking newborn photos. Just chilling on the couch with my girls <3 We got last minute tickets to the opening baseball game of the season, so Emmaline went to her first baseball game. Big sis helped put Emmaline’s pants on and pushed her around the living room in her […]
week 1 with emmaline
Once we came home from the hospital on Thursday (4.5.18), we started learning more about Emmaline and her personality in addition to figuring out how to balance life with 2 kids. Although Emmaline is a great newborn, there is still the reality that they don’t sleep all night. And getting 2-5 hours of sleep a […]
emmaline’s newborn session
The fact that I got to photograph both of my daughter’s newborn sessions is so special, and I love how Emmaline’s newborn session turned out. Here are some of my favorites from her shoot.
emmaline’s newborn session – behind the scenes
Despite my months of planning for Rylie’s newborn photo session, I was so focused on just getting Emmaline here that I didn’t give newborn photos much of a thought. But on Wednesday (4.11.18), I broke out my newborn props and picked up my DSLR to photograph our newest addition. Since my mom was in town, she […]