How to go on family adventures minus the fear
One thing you might not know about me: I was so scared to go out with my kids when they were young. I was scared to go hiking. I was scared to go to the lake or the river or any place I wasn’t sure about. What I did do was go to the park. Oh yeah, and I took my kids...
5 best, most colossal locations for family photos in Boise
If you are a connoisseur of family photos, you probably have a good list going for your favorite places to take family photos. And depending on the time of year, it will probably depend on where you think of going. However, if you are not that person, the person that...
Top 7 Leave No Trace rules you need to follow
When it comes to the outdoors, there are lots of rules. Rules on how to stay safe, rules on how to prepare for emergencies, and even rules on what to do with your dogs off leash. Depending on the activity and the equipment involved, there are tons of general rules...
The challenge of an only child: crazy adventures at the zoo
Growing up, did you have the opportunity to go to the zoo? Do you have memories of seeing lions, tigers, and bears, hippos or pandas, giraffes, or zebras? Where I am from, we didn’t have any of that. The closest we got to see things at the zoo was seeing the alligator...
What is family adventure photography and why do you care?
The definition of “adventure” is an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity. Now, the hazardous is a bit of a stretch when we are referring to photography. Especially when we are dealing with families. But that being said, sometimes we don’t...
How to ease your kids into incredible adventures: camping
Camping memories are not hard to come by in my memory banks. It’s truly magical how many times I remember going camping. The things we brought “to do” and the fun we had with friends. It was rare to go alone. As a matter of fact, I don’t remember going alone EVER....
The 6 ways you can immediately save more memories
Sitting in the one-room movie theater as a 7-year-old, all by myself, was very scary. My sister and her friends decided to leave me in charge of saving seats in the very back row at a repeat showing of E.T. while they went to buy yummy snacks. That feeling of telling...
Childhood Amnesia and what you need to know
A while back I wrote an article for my blog titled Age 0-8, the best time of your life. The article describes some of my best memories as a kid. And really I have a lot of memories if I give myself a good time to think about them. What's interesting is that I have...
How to raise your child’s self-confidence on the sly in 4 simple steps
The nervous tension building in the pit of my stomach, it was my turn. My turn to sit on my dad's lap and drive down the road. My turn to be brave and try and drive in a straight line. My dad would control the foot pedals (because of course at the time I was too short...