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As if I needed yet another reason to love Minneapolis!Last weekend was the annual Loppet festival, and one of my favorite events is the dog skijoring races. I mean, have you ever seen so many dogs having the time of their lives?My favorite was the one that escaped its harness and then must have been captured by their owner out on the track because there's a shot of the poor guy CARRYING his dog back while skiing. Serious balance!For your internet shares:+ I want to make this for dinner. Curry ramen? Get in my mouth.+ Amazing photos of the cold.+ Pretty sure all I see here is Jaws.

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This weekend was packed and fun and exhausting! I'll have photos from a few of our adventures, but first up was P.O.S.'s show at First Avenue. If you've followed me for any time at all, you know I'm a huge fan of his, and this show was celebrating one of my favorite albums being 10 years old. That album was how I discovered POS, and it was really fun to hear all the songs live again.I haven't done any internet shares for a while, so here are some good ones! Enjoy!+ This made me laugh out loud as I feel like it is real life.+ How to make perfect leftover pizza!+ The best parenting advice I've heard in a long time.

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It's back to the babies! This was one of the last shoots I had before going on vacation last week, and it was just magical. I love this family, I love the light in their home and I loved seeing the big brother, who I photographed as a newborn himself several years ago! Watching families grow is surely a big job perk of mine.

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We have returned to the frozen tundra (-26 when I woke up this morning!), and I'm just sorting out my family photos from the trip. I love this shot of Ezra and Bubie Carole riding a camel together at the zoo. And look at how warm they look -- a different story today, that's for sure.

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Each year, I do a valentine shoot with Ezra (just 20 minutes or so in the studio real quick). I love to make photo Valentines for his classroom and to send to family each year, and this year had so many fun photos. Or I'm just in love with this cutie. Or both.

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We arrived in Palm Springs yesterday, and not a moment too soon (hello below-zero temps in Minnesota!). It's been in the mid-70s and we could not be more thrilled. So far we have... lounged by the pool. And eaten food. And gone for walks in the sunshine.And that's it.And it's been glorious.I'm sure I'll have more to say next week, but for now I'm just unwinding and spending time with family and it is glorious.

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What a week! I've gotten to work with fantastic families, adorable babies AND some pups in the last few days! So much fun.This is Bosco. He's three and he's hilarious. He makes these crazy alien-like sounds/snorts that someone from Star Wars needs to sample right this very minute. He's sweet and patient and man-oh-man does he love dog toys. I had a blast meeting this guy this week!

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Besides families, I am getting a lot of newborn sessions right now. These are so delightful as many of my clients are on their second or third child, so it's fun to see the dynamic with the other kids in the house along with how relaxed and easy going everything gets. You'll see more babies in the upcoming weeks, but this session was particularly special.Also, random fact, but today is the sixteenth anniversary of when I moved to Minnesota! What a fantastic decision that was. Even in January. Even coming from Miami. I don't regret it one bit!