04/22/2026
There’s something about this time of year that just feels like a turning point.
The weather finally starts to warm up, the days become a little longer, and everything begins to slow down in the best way. School is wrapping up, routines loosen a little, and you can feel summer right around the corner.
And if you’re anything like me, summer just holds so much nostalgia. Late evenings outside, swimming until your fingers become raisins, time with family and friends, vacations, popsicles, bikes scattered in the driveway. It’s the kind of season you don’t realize how much you’ll miss until it’s already passed.
I think especially here, after long winters and unpredictable springs, summer is something we really look forward to. It feels like Memorial Day weekend kind of opens the door to all of it.
That’s why I love June sessions so much. They sit right at the beginning of it all, before schedules fill up, before the season flies by.
And the best part is, your session doesn’t have to be anything complicated.
This is what I mean when I say that.
This was just an evening at home. Hanging out in their backyard, letting the kids play, moving through the kind of moments that would have happened whether I was there or not. And that’s what made it so meaningful.
When I think about summer, it’s not the big, perfectly planned things that come to mind first. It’s the slower evenings, the familiar spaces, the way your kids move through a place they know so well. The way they run barefoot through the grass, the way you call them in for dinner, the way everything feels a little slower.
That’s the part I want you to remember.
Not just what it looked like, but what it felt like to be in it.
If you’ve ever felt like your life is too simple or too ordinary to document, this is your reminder that it’s actually the opposite. These are the moments your kids will one day recognize as their childhood.
June is one of my favorite times to document these kinds of stories, and I still have a few spots open!
