carin + danny

September 11, 2025

sharpen the saw

I had an idea of a custom table and bench for our home. Knowing Papa has the wood and tools to make my dream into a reality. We found the wood slab in the stacks in the shed. Before they cut it Papa went straight to the shop to sharpen the blade. I learned so…
July 1, 2025

THE MASTERMIND I NEED

A few months ago, I was sitting in our Sunday church service with a prayer in my heart. President Nelson’s talk THE LORD JESUS CHRIST WILL COME AGAIN (October 2024) was on my mind. Here is a small part of what he shared, My dear brothers and sisters, in a coming day, Jesus Christ will…
June 12, 2025

waited for 18 months for that smile and hug

The most anticipated day that I ever remember feeling-18 months is a long time to wait! Kate returned home from her mission serving in Orlando Florida for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She met so many people she loves and that changed her life for the better! She grew as she learned…
May 29, 2025

the way she wanted to walk

So many memories of my girl’s younger years have faded-but for some reason, Sophie’s tendency to put her shoes on the wrong feet has stuck with me. She would grab her shoes and put them on before preschool and 9 times out of 10 the left shoe would be on the right foot and the…
May 14, 2025

a motherhood village

These women! We moved into the neighborhood where I met them in 1998. We had hopes and efforts to be parents the whole time we loved there. With years of fertility struggles-they shared their kids with us. We had family home evening groups, invited us to babysit occasionally and my favorite-sometimes allowed me to take…
April 1, 2025

our welcome spot

We have been in our (new to us) home for over a year now! In most of the house we have settled in, confident of our furniture placement, etc… I want to start documenting the process-we are always changing and it’s fun to capture what it is like in each stage. In design school, one…
March 12, 2025

do it my”sels”

This photo of Sophie was taken just before we had to take the crib down. Sophie was around 18 months when one night she started climbing over the railing and jumping down to the floor. She completed this maneuver over and over and over. Just as she hit the floor, she would run down the…
February 10, 2025

sweethearts 2025

I am positive that I have never been colder for a dance shoot than this one. It is a few days later and I’m not sure my finger tips will ever be the same! My subjects were cold-but truly such great sports! Sophie loved this group! They went axe throwing for their day date a…
January 9, 2025

CHRISTMAS 2024

This Christmas held a lot of change- new house, Kate on a mission and Ellie and Sam in St George! It was fun unpacking our Christmas decor and finding new places for it. Some highlights: Advent for Kate– I wrote out 25 envelopes and gave them to people that Kate loves. She received letter after…
August 26, 2024

Ellie + Sam

Ellie and Sam were married on Friday July 26th. We are so happy to have Sam as an official part of our family! I was grateful that they wanted me to take their bridal photos! I look forward to sharing more from their special day soon. Some things I want to remember from this time…