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Maternity Photos in Savannah, Georgia

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It’s been several weeks since our trip to Savannah. I was 24 weeks pregnant and had a nice but small baby bump. My brother is an amateur photographer who usually does (incredible) landscapes and is getting more into portraits. I wanted him to take maternity photos in the stunning Forsyth Park while we were in town together. As some of you know, we also had many of our wedding photos taken in this park back in 2014. 

We had a few props – two sets of baby shoes of mine, a baby book from our friend Sarah, and a small coconut cake that we always order when in town from the bakery that did our wedding cake, Savannah Rum Runners. I also knew hydrangeas were in bloom and since that’s my very favorite flower, I figured it would make a good backdrop. 😉

There are also several “outtakes”/behind-the-scenes photos at the end, so keep scrolling. I’m 32 weeks 5 days now, so bumpie will be here very soon! 🙂 Continue reading →

Baby Shower with OH and PA Family

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Sean and I ended up with family pretty near each other – less than 2 hours drive apart – up north. His mom’s side of the family including aunt and uncle, cousins and their families live north of Butler and have a beautiful farm. My family is in Warren, OH – mom, stepdad, dad, sister, aunt, cousins and family friends. We talked with our moms about having a joint family party/baby shower somewhere between both spots and it was so awesome that they decided to do this for us.  Continue reading →

Plains, GA: The Jimmy Carter Experience

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With President Carter and Rosalynn Carter, Maranatha Baptist Church, Plains, GA. June 10, 2018

Though I wasn’t alive when Jimmy Carter was serving as President, I’ve long been an admirer of his life’s work – particularly once he was out of office. He and his wife Rosalynn are true humanitarians and have worked tirelessly to help their fellow citizens of the world at a time when most people are fully retired. He’s been courageous is shedding light on situations our mainstream media doesn’t cover and hasn’t shied away from speaking out on topics where his perspective or experience isn’t popular – but is right. I was inspired by his bravery to share the plight and oppression of the Palestinian people despite the anger and backlash he received for it.

When I found out earlier this year that he still teaches Sunday School about twice a month at his Baptist church in Plains, GA and that it is open to the public, I knew I had to make the time to attend. He’s 93, after all – and the only living President I truly wanted to meet. Continue reading →

Mini East Coast Road Trip

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We’ve been asked a lot if we are taking a “babymoon.” We thought about it, talked about it, researched all kinds of different places but in the end we decided not to take a big trip this year. As avid travelers, this was a little hard but ultimately we didn’t want to spend the money, I didn’t want to go very far on a long plane ride while pregnant, I wanted to save PTO at work, and we did have an EPIC trip to Japan about a month before I got pregnant. And earlier last year we went to Cuba and I went to India, and a bunch of US weekend destinations in between. Not like we don’t travel!

So we decided to spend time with friends and family on different trips to different places with the longest being 9 days visiting Charlotte and Outer Banks, NC, and Savannah, GA at the end of May/beginning of June. It was a lot of fun – even with several days of rain in the mix. Continue reading →