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1 Month already?

I can't believe we have a baby that is a month old already! She has been so enjoyable for us and over the weekend, we had a little photo shoot with her...She's slowly becoming more intentionally expressive and getting stronger every day! I think she's cuter than a...

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Bella Cate

A couple weeks ago I was hanging out with my girlfriend's family before a wedding shoot and I decided to take some pictures of her niece. Bella Cate is a year and four months and a bundle of joy! I really love shooting baby portraits because you can capture to most...

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She’s home! – Introducing Audrey Addison Pate

Most of you know by now from earlier posts that we'd be having a little one soon...Well, She's finally here!On Thursday, Megan began to have contractions pretty close together and around 8:30, we decided to head to the hospital - At 2am, Audrey Addison was born. The...

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Giant Cheetos

Since I missed Bauman lunch this week I thought I would give you a little lunch-time blog instead. Today I brought Giant Cheetos to work...which by the way are awesome...on the bag it claims that you probably won't be able to put a whole one in your mouth.Bronson...

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We Went to a Land Down Under

A few months ago, Sara and I were looking on the internet to book some flights to Boston.  We saw an ad for cheap flights to Australia, clicked on it, and before we knew it - had decided to head to the Land Down Under for a couple of weeks of vacation! It turned out...

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I’m engaged!!!!

So I've got some exciting news . . . Sara and I are engaged! Last week, while I was on vacation with the family in Yosemite, I popped the big question 🙂 I wanted to propose in front of the famous Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley. All the dogwood trees were in bloom...

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I'm engaged!!!!

So I've got some exciting news . . . Sara and I are engaged! Last week, while I was on vacation with the family in Yosemite, I popped the big question 🙂 I wanted to propose in front of the famous Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley. All the dogwood trees were in bloom...

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Killer Kamera

Killer Kamera

Months ago I started posting some funny videos from the 24 hour video contest I was a part of in LA - because we had two ideas running and had to settle on one, this is the fruition of the second idea. You may recognize the "bad guy" who leads the pack in beating up...

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Lions, Cheetahs, and Giraffes – Oh My!

Lions, Cheetahs, and Giraffes – Oh My!

Expecting wedding photographs? Hehe, not today! Sara and I took a few hours on Sunday to visit the Wild Animal Park, and this time I brought my camera. I'm not sure if it was the rain, or just good luck - but the animals were very active. I really only had to spend a...

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Still baking…

Still baking…

For those of you who may have missed a post of mine awhile ago, here's a recap for you: We are having a baby!Although Megan was VERY sick for a large portion of the pregnancy thus far, things have been much better lately and there is something really cool that we did...

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A moment of reflection

I had just settled into my seat after takeoff. It was the first time I’d taken a deep breath all day for some reason. I had the whole row of the aircraft to myself, and my next stop was home. I felt really happy. And then, for some reason, it all started to hit me. I...

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Annual Yosemite Winter Camping!

Annual Yosemite Winter Camping!

Our annual guy's camping trip to Yosemite! We just got back Sunday night from our winter camping trip. This was started 8 years ago (yes that's right - we've been going for 8 years in a row now!) - every year my college roommates and I venture up to Yosemite Valley...

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