Finishing up Ada’s big girl room has been the most amazing project! I want to move in there myself!!! I went into it having no clue what I wanted. All I knew was we had this vintage bed frame that’s been in my family for a long time, and I kind of sort of wanted floral […]

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Ada’s Big Girl Room


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Last fall we took the most whirlwind of a trip to Iceland with my mom and her husband. Right smack dab in the middle of wedding season. I was newly pregnant and extremely exhausted. It was crazy and amazing at the same time! It was the first time we left Ada for a trip like […]

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The Dunlaps Do Iceland


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And just like that, my dreams have come true. Ada is going to have a little sister! We’re going to be raising TWO daughters! My heart couldn’t be any happier than it is right now! It’s funny, something I discovered this pregnancy is that when you have one gender, people automatically assume you want the […]

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Baby Dunlap #2 Is…


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The Dunlap family is proud to announce that we have another member joining our family! Baby number two is due June 11th, and we could not be more excited. Especially big sister Ada. From the second I found out I was expecting, she’s been involved in the pregnancy. She’s come to most of the appointments, […]

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Baby Dunlap


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I used to be one of those people. You know, the kind that judge all those moms out there on social media for posting 424,312 photos of their child’s first day of school. Why was it such a big deal, I wondered? No one cares, I thought! I’ll never be one of those moms, I […]

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Why I Cried When My Daughter Went to Preschool


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Today is our sweet little girl’s 2nd birthday!!!! These last two years have been nothing but amazing with her. She made us a family. She completed our little world. Year two is my favorite age yet, and watching her grow is by far our favorite activity. She’s her own little person. She sings, dances and […]

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Adeline Pearl • 2 Year Portraits


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How is my sweet little nephew 6, almost 7, months old? Where in the world has this year gone?!! Wasn’t I just waiting for him to arrive and photographing is newborn portraits last week? Time, it’s ok with me if you go ahead and stand still for a little while. In honor of Cason’s six […]

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Cason Riley • 6 Month Family Portraits


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Oh how I love this little girl. We had no idea how much we needed her in our life until she arrived. Even while I was pregnant, we still didn’t get it. But, as every mom will tell you, the moment they laid her on my chest, it was all over. Our heart was hers. Even on […]

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Adeline’s 18 Month Photos • Raleigh Lifestyle Photographer


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World, meet Cason Riley. This little guy came into our lives on January 3rd and stole the heart of our entire family. A little over 2 weeks new now, and I swear, he gets cuter by the day! He’s changed so much since these pictures when he was 4 days new, and he’s actually starting […]

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My Nephew, Cason • Raleigh Newborn Lifestyle Photographer • Whale Nursery


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It’s late on a Friday, which means no one’s going to read this, but I had to write something. Just for the sake of writing. The holidays and a week long server transfer knocked me off my regular blogging schedule. To the point, where I actually started to miss writing. My 11th grade self can’t […]

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Welcome 2016 • A NC Wedding Photographer’s Life


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