The year was 2008. I was seven months pregnant with our fourth daughter and we were on our "Babymoon". My husband and I spent three magical days in Cozumel at a little bed and breakfast. We rented a jeep...
This may surprise you, but when I'm scrolling through Instagram and see well-lit, gorgeous photos of clean, smiling babies in designer onesies or a home office with trendy details and a spotless desk, I'm not filled with a blind...

Documenting Life

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Are you completely overwhelmed by the idea of documenting life, preserving memories, photographing your family, the plethora of scrapbooking options, Insta-what?, and printable Facebook pictures? I know. Me too! And I document... everything. When my daughter was born, I snapped...
DIY, Instagram, frame, photos

DIY Instagram Frame

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I love art!  Unfortunately I don’t have an eye for it and my tastes are pretty varied.  I also don’t have one of those houses that would display art beautifully.  You know big open rooms, long empty walls. Instead I choose...
As a baby, I had black hair, a fair complexion, and perpetually bright pink cheeks. I was the first child and my father loved to show me off. When he didn’t have me with him, he always had a...
{Disclaimer: BurlingtonVT Moms Blog has partnered with Stephanie Keesler Photography for this sponsored post. While we received a form of compensation for this post, the opinions expressed are entirely my own!} I have to admit that one of my favorite perks of...
{Disclaimer: BurlingtonVT Moms Blog has partnered with Sweet Events Photography for this sponsored post. While we received a form of compensation for this post, the opinions expressed are entirely my own!} Sometimes you are just lucky and something surprisingly awesome happens....
{Disclaimer: BurlingtonVT Moms Blog has partnered with Jennifer Paradee Photography for this sponsored post. While we received a form of compensation for this post, the opinions expressed are entirely my own!} Every June I schedule family photos.  My kids have just...

My Pin-Up Photo Shoot

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A few weeks ago, at the Divas on Deck event, I received a voucher from Michael Rork and his wife, Athena, of Zinfandel Photography, for a complimentary photo shoot. I've always wanted to try it, and I thought, "Well,...
My family recently had a full portrait session with Kirstin LaMonde, owner of LaMonde Photography, and the results she produced were, in a word: magical. Kirstin's family portrait session is a combination of formal portraits and photojournalism. She captures a...
Johanna of J Silverman Photography is currently a Vermont based photographer specializing in family, newborn, maternity, pet, and wedding photography. Her style could be described as “photo journalistic”; she enjoys capturing people’s true personalities with candid and spontaneous photo sessions. There...
*BurlingtonVT Moms Blog received compensation for this post, but the views and opinions expressed are entirely our own. Our family was in need of some updated family photos so I reached out to Lis Photography to see if she was...
So I got this shiny new camera right before Maggie was born. I was dying to take a step up from my point and click camera that we had had for years, but wasn't quite ready to jump into...
Chris and his wife Tracy are in their third year of growing their photobooth business, Photobooth Planet. They have a passion to help parties be unforgettably fun and memorable. They love to throw parties with uniqueness and elegance that guests...

In + Around Vermont

Moving to the Vermont Gayborhood of Our Dreams

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My wife and I, with our then 2-year-old, moved to Vermont in 2021 from rural Missouri.  While we had great friends and community in Missouri,...
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Why I HATE Fall… Y’all