*Insert one of the cutest families of all time* Am I biased because this adorable family is my blood? Probably, but if you don’t agree then I doubt you should be here because guys, THEY’RE SO CUTE! I got to visit my little sister and her family in Las Vegas back in August & meet […]

This is a fun blog to write because it’s my sweetie niece’s first birthday!!! My adoration able, smiley, happy Cora Collins is finally one year old! She came into this world on a timeline that was unexpected and scary, but her strength (and my sister and brother-in-law’s too) shone brightly as she was able to […]

Our sweet girl turned one just over a week and a half and I still cannot believe it! We celebrated her actual birthday very low key, we drove to grab her smash cake, and ate a huge pizza! We didn’t plan on throwing her a party because it stressed me out (haha) and she wasn’t […]

Dear Isla, Happy First Birthday, my sweet little tootsie! I am so amazed by you. You are even sweeter today than you were on the day you were born. You bring so much joy, light, laughter and excitement to our lives. Every day is a great day because I get to spend it with you. […]

My sweet baby turns one tomorrow. HOW?! Everyone told me it goes fast, but I didn’t realize it would be that fast. I’ve been writing this post off and on for the past few weeks but I just can’t seem to put this into words. I cannot put the love, amazement, and joy that I […]

I know how hard it can be to document your kids! Some days (weeks) go by and I forget to take a single photo…even on my phone, let alone my nice camera! Sometimes life is that crazy! Other times I focus in too much on how to photograph her + she just gets mad and […]

Dear Evan, Today we celebrate two years of marriage. It’s funny though because I feel like I have been married to you for a lot longer. I mean that in the best way possible! I feel like you have always been in my life & that you have always been my best friend. Our lives […]

In Isla’s short little life she has flown on more planes than the average American. By the time she turns one she will have rode on almost 30 flights! THIRTY! Most of those were domestic flights but we did do the flight over to Ireland when she was 4.5 months old. So while I may […]

Hi friends! My name is Holly and I am the Lead Associate here at Merry Character Photography! You may already know some fun facts about me, like how much I love animals, farming and of course, ice cream! However today I wanted to tell you three hard things that have happened in the last year […]

  I’ve never been someone who was very good at setting and keeping goals. The main reason I never was able to keep them because they were really easy goals or really superficial goals. This year I have some big things I want to accomplish + planning for them was really daunting to me! I […]