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The camping adventures that have been happening this year have been nothing short of freaking magical. There’s just something about going on vacation with family and friends that’s awesome. Let me not lie to you: it was cold as shit on this trip. Like, unreasonably cold. And ALL of our kids were rockstars. Let’s be […]

December 5, 2019

first landing state park

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I literally can’t with the gorgeousness that exists in our state. They say Virginia is for Lovers – and I totally get it. Lovers of nature, lovers of apples, lovers of wine, lovers of stars. From the beaches to the mountains – even when you’ve been all over the state like I have, there’s all […]

November 25, 2019

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We do family photos every year like clockwork. Always in the fall (sometimes pushed to December because I’ve forgotten to schedule them) – but every year. My favorite sessions always end up being the lifestyle family photos that we do. It’s crazy to see how the kids change year after year, and how we’ve changed, […]

November 22, 2019

lifestyle family photos, valerie demo, hammocking family photo

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Wren’s 4. She’s 4 years old and it’s crazy to me. That means that around 4 years ago, I started thinking, “know what would be cool? Having a baby and then owning a business and then starting from scratch. That seems like a great idea!” Her favorite color is purple. She LOVES to camp with […]

September 25, 2019

misty saves the day, wrenny penny, narwhal birthday

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I can’t believe that I went camping by myself for the first two days of this trip. I spent 5 days and 4 nights at my First Landing get away. It was weird to camp by myself – but it was worth it. I definitely don’t feel the need to do it again, but I […]

September 24, 2019

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Our trip to Crabtree Falls was freaking fantastic: the perfect spot on the river. The perfect campsites. Great friends. I wrote a thing when I was sitting out on the rocks the first morning – I was up for 2 hours by myself, just enjoying the river, reading a book, watching the sunrise. It’s not […]

August 20, 2019

crabtree falls campground, misty saves the day, hammock camping virginia