Welcome, friend! I'm Kate. I married my high school sweetheart over 10 years ago and we have three curious and imaginative kids. You'll find motherhood stories and ideas here, along with gorgeous photos and videos!

  FALL 2018 MINI SESSIONS AVAILABLE HERE     fort collins mini sessions The days are still hot but we are starting to get that occassional cool down that signals summer is coming to an end. Pumpkins are growing in my yard, school supplies are on the shelves (and Chirstmas trees too, what?!) and the […]

You know that pregnant mom that looks like she’s smuggling a basketball under her shirt? Totally Katie! We had a little bit of a crazy evening for Derek and Katie’s maternity session in Fort Collins trying to wrangle their pups, Russ and Dakota. I was so happy to have a shot where they are both […]

Erin and I went to high school together and reconnected back in December when I took her little man’s newborn pictures at her home in Fort Collins. I was so delighted when she contacted me to photograph her whole family while her oldest brother was in town for Memorial Day. Not only did we get […]

Growing Up Fort Collins inspired me to put together a summer bucket list today. Last year I shared some of my favorite summer activities in Northern Colorado in this post. While we’ll definitely hit up a lot of those again this year, there are few new thing we’ll be trying too! 1. Fairgrounds Splash Park […]

Please visit www.dearkateseniors.com for more information on the ultimate senior experience in Fort Collins and Loveland. Class of 2015 Spokesmodel at http://dearkateseniors.com/class-of-2015-senior-spokesmodel-applications/Find me on twitter and instagram @dearkateseniors! I had an awesome time with Maddie throughout her Senior portrait experience! Before we ever met, we got to know each other over email and worked together to […]

Bryce is such a sweet little guy! We had an awesome time wandering around Dixon Resevoir in Fort Collins and getting to know each other. He was really into being right up close to the mountains and loves nature. You can tell he makes friends where ever he goes and wins over hearts. A fisherman […]

It’s so hard to believe that it was over a year ago that I was sitting in the waiting room of Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, waiting to hear that sweet lullaby signaling the birth of my niece Imogene. In that year, she’s grown so much and blossomed into the cutest little red-head I […]

Eek! I got a little bit behind on my Project 52! I’ll be totally honest, symmetry had me stumped! I took pictures last week but really none of them met the theme. For example, check out my cute little butterfly: I decided I needed to step away from my usual subject (my kiddos!) and look […]

The Schinkel Family met me at Rolland Moore in Fort Collins as the sun was rising higher in the sky and casting lovely light into the golden grass. We had a quick session, getting a few family photos as well as some of the girls individually and together. Love these girls gorgeous blue eyes! I […]