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Leilani || Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Jacksonville Newborn Photographer
Newborn || Fernandina Beach, FL
Newborn || Fernandina Beach, FL
 

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Baby Brennan || Jacksonville Lifestyle Photographer, Amelia Island Lifestyle Photographer
Eleanor || Jacksonville, Amelia Island, Fernandina Documentary and Lifestyle Photographer
Lifestyle Newborn Session || Fernandina Beach, FL + Jacksonville, FL
 

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Laiken || Jacksonville, Amelia Island, Fernandina Photographer
Erwin Family || Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Jacksonville FL Family Beach Photographer
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Inhala, Exhala.
Inhala, Exhala.

I want to be able to do amazing things and bend and move in ways I never have, but what I need to do is slow down, breathe, and trust in my ability to change over time. To trust God’s timing.

Inhala, exhala.

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I am not a queen.
I am not a queen.

I'm not going to sugarcoat this: some days I feel like my children are eating me alive, and simultaneously like I'm not enough for them.

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Spring, unmistakably.
Spring, unmistakably.

I know that change is hard, but that it’s needed. I know that life is bittersweet, and that you can’t appreciate the sweet without the bitter. And more than anything, I know that the bitter days of Winter allow me to soak up the sweet days of Spring.

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Lasts Are Beautiful
Lasts Are Beautiful

In my head I know our family is full, but my heart isn't really on board.

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Beach walks and deep talks. Something about the ocean just makes it easier for me to spill my heart. . . . . . #fernandina #beachlife #islandlife #904 #igersjax #florida #optoutside #exploremore #wildandfree #documentyourdays #travelfamily
“Improving by 1 percent isn’t particularly notable—sometimes it isn’t even noticeable—but it can be far more meaningful, especially in the long run. The difference a tiny improvement can make over time is astounding.” -James Clear So many people, me included, get frustrated with new habits and give up. Working out, new cleaning routines, eating habits...everybody has something they’ve TRIED to do, but failed. I’ve spent soo many years trying to make big, swooping changes in my body, my family, my life...honestly, you name it. Binge diets, new fancy planners that promised to revolutionize my life, daily routines, new workout regimens...I kind of go big or go home. Or I try really hard to go big, then I don’t see enough change and ultimately go home. 🤪 My pendulum never rests in the middle, I always swing from one extreme to the other. In my current season, I’m learning that small changes–repeated consistently–add up much quicker than I give them credit for. I started making some changes physically, spiritually, and mentally over the last month or so. I don’t see the changes I want to see, and honestly I don’t really see any evidence of all my efforts yet. YET is the keyword. And the small changes seem so much easier to maintain. •I don’t have to workout two hours a day–that will always lead to me feeling burnt out. What I can do is work out for half an hour a day, and know that I’ll stick to it. 💪🏼 •I can’t cut out all sweets or carbs–that will lead to me losing will power and giving up. What I can do is limit the amount of unhealthy foods, reduce the sugar in my coffee, and cut back on all those poolside rum runners (nobody said give up, I’m no quitter). 🍹 •I can’t make myself the most routined mama in all the land–that’s going to lead to me feeling out of control. What I can do is make a few changes that have the biggest impact on my family’s life. I’m not trying to be perfect, but I owe it to my family to be a better version of me. Mostly, I owe it to ME. So today, I’m choosing to be proud of what I see in the mirror, knowing that all these seemingly insignificant changes will add up to a me I am proud of.
Anybody else have little ones who are too hot to play outside? It feels like about 107 degrees here today, and we lasted 15 minutes at the park before we headed out. But I’ll take hot summer days over cold winter ones ANY DAY! ☀️
Today is the first Saturday in forever that we’ve had no plans, no agenda. We all snuggled in bed super late, watched cartoons, did a family workout, drank smoothies and watched dolphins play at the beach, then just sat at a coffee shop for a while reading. Now we’re headed home for a chill evening, and a storm is coming (pretty much the only thing that could make today any better would be an afternoon storm). Y’all, this was so needed. Happy Saturday! . . . . . #documentyourdays #saturday #weekendvibes #ameliaisland #904 #islandlife #travelfamily #otherwiseordinary #chasingslow
My space. *not the one from our adolescence. 🤪 . . . . . . #office #bossbabe #momboss #momlife #morecoffeeplease #Boymom #lifestyle #ltkhome
Happy #cowappreciationday! Thank You, @chickfila and @chickfila_ai!
I started trying to get up earlier in the mornings to have some time alone. I’m usually the mom that sleeps til a child awakens me, and I’m not proud of that. I’m really trying to be better about starting my days well, so the routine of coffee and quiet time before anyone is up is my goal. So far, it goes like this: I get up like a ninja, sneak downstairs as quietly as I can...and about 15 seconds later, I hear the thud of Jonah jumping off the top bunk. His sixth sense must have alerted him to my movement. That or I’m not the ninja I think I am. Either way, I am not alone. I won’t lie, I’m a little annoyed at this point. Then I have a sip of coffee and realize what a gift this extra time with my man child really is. Well, it probably took at least four sips or a half a cup for me to get to that point. Anyway. He WANTS to be with me. That won’t always be the case. So instead of quiet time, coffee, and yoga, I sit and talk to my boy about nothing and help him with a writing project he needed to finish. The rest of the tribe trickle downstairs, and the oh so joyous, repetitive sounds of Buzz Lightyear and Woody fill the air. I get no peace, no quiet. What I get is so much better, though...it’s time alone with the one that made me a mama. It’s quiet hugs, and talks about the day. Nothing profound, just ordinary. I will miss these mornings. Tomorrow I’ll try to not be annoyed, to just welcome the company. For now, I make a fresh cup of coffee, kick both boys out of my office, and demand thirty minutes of uninterrupted peace before I help make cow costumes for some free holy chicken. Happy Tuesday, folks. . . . . . . ________________________________________ #momlife #reallife #boymom #lifestyle #candidchildhood #thesincerestoryteller #documentyourdays #runwildmychild #thedocumentarymovement #otherwiseordinary #mama #mamaneedscoffee #904 #igersjax
I need another weekend after our busy weekend. Anybody feel me?