America runs on Dunkin.

I know, bad joke. But when you give an east coaster a clear opportunity to reference Dunkin Donuts - she's gonna run with it. ;)

Another special day at Fort Carson and in the lives of many families - homecoming day! Today I was honored to capture Cpt. Richard Dunkin's reunion with his beautiful family....just wait until you see Abigail and Rich's son Ethan......you're heart will just melt.

Welcome home Rich! Thank you for your amazing sacrifice and service to our country.

welcome home.

I met Meghan and Evan's mom this morning at 8am in Colorado Springs for Evan's homecoming....and I still have chills.  Literally.  The Fort Carson visitor's center was busting at the seams with absolute joy, wrenching anticipation and more pride than you will ever see in one room. The cheers when they announced that the buses had entered the gates - amazing.  I had chills before anything even happened, when Meghan's friend was describing how the homecoming was going to go - especially when she did her super accurate rendition of the Toby Keith song they'd play as the soldiers walk in!

Meghan - thank you so much for having me there this morning to capture this moment. Evan - thank you for your courageous service to our country....and welcome home!!! You have a wonderful family and was happy to meet some of them today!

 Pretty sure Evan asked in this text if he could go to a bar tomorrow and watch the USA vs Mexico Game.... :)

 I overheard Evan say, "killer boots." He's right, they totally are!

 Evan's dad got held up at the airport and missed the events but finally made it to Fort Carson....

Katie & Paul :: soon to be newlyweds.

First of all, does everyone else have a disastrous house right now, or is that just me? No matter how much I toss, straighten, reorganize, refurbish...my house is still a mess. Man I can't wait for IKEA to open in July and my organizational needs to be fulfilled shortly thereafter....it's going to be like Target's home and office section....on steroids. DANGER ZONE for my wallet.

Aaand I'm back. This weekend, amongst the clutter and chaos that is my current life status, I was able to fit in a shoot with my colleague Katie and her fiance Paul. Adorable! Katie and Paul are absolutely adorable and were such fun to work with.  I met them at their home and was introduced to the Stapleton area - a quaint Denver community of perfectly manicured parks, bustling little downtown with live music and sunlight filled fields of amazing tall grass. Perfect.  Oh, and did I mention that Katie and Paul also introduced me to their tiny little pups - Heidi and Henry? Wait for it...their cuteness will knock you off your chair.  So get comfortable and hold on, here are some of my favs.

 Henry to the left - Heidi on the right. Killing me!

 My absolute favorite....

 Thank you Katie and Paul for such an amazing shoot! Only one more month until your wedding!!


xo.