Chicago is their city (and where they picked up a last minute cake from Whole Foods the night before their wedding!)

Constantly in wonder and awe over this planet, it all points back to our Creator.

A mixture of sunsets and moonrises and as many of them at the lake as possible. Our camera didn’t see the light of day much except for work – that needs to change!

They had dreamed of including their kids in this commitment so that someday, when everyone is a little older, Lola and Benson will be able to look back at these photos and see they were a part of it all along.

A roll of black and white film from a quick camping trip to celebrate warmer days!

This trip goes down as one of our all-time favorite family vacations because it reminded us to enjoy & soak in the small and simply things in life: great company, warm, crackling fires, star-filled skies, colorful sunsets, good food, stillness, the ability to walk & hike & smell & see & taste & hear. 

And after all was said and done, they told us it was the best trip of their lives.

Birthday cakes and baby announcements (!!!!) and an overall reminder that life wouldn’t be near as sweet without the love of family.

Next time, we’re renting boards. 

Sunshine, friendships and two hearts at peace with where we are and where we’re headed.

Reese’s beard was growing longer and my patience was growing shorter – we missed hiking and camping and the warmth of the sun and smelling like dirt and falling into bed exhausted from a day well-spent in God’s great outdoors.

If we would return here now the photos would look a lot different because our hearts have changed.