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What’s a creative pursuit without a fiasco?

My Snow Spray Christmas Tree Fiasco

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A natural maternity session in Amsterdam’s Miracle Garden. Glowing light, summer blooms, and peaceful portraits for a beautiful seaons.

Bloom and Expecting: An Afternoon Session in the Miracle Garden

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I had too much fun building my website, and I’d love to share what I know with other local Amsterdam ladies.

Tips for Building Your Website

mama ruth headshots

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Ruth is the owner of Mama Ruth Lactation Consulting and was a nurse in the US for 10 years in the Neonatal ICU and High Risk Obstetrics Clinic. She also has a certification in NICU Nursing and a Masters degree in Nursing Education. I met Ruth at a MamaSocial brunch in my first two weeks […]

Headshots with Mama Ruth Lactation Consultant

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This three year old’s birthday party was GORGEOUS! See how Nori Picnics styled this Teddy Bear Tea Party in Amsterdam.

Nori Picnics | Birthday Party in Amsterdam

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toddler with umbrella amsterdam fall photography

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Amsterdam is the ultimate city for fall photography. The canal houses framed by the fall leaves make for the coziest of backgrounds!

Amsterdam Fall Photography

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This is not going to be a fun blog post. My anxiety did not magically cure itself. Instead, it’s something I keep at bay with a thousand redirections and intentional thought patterns and occasionally therapy. And while I’m so much better now than I was when my son was born five years ago, I still […]

My Experience with Postpartum Anxiety

napp babysitters netherlands branding photoshoot

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If you are looking for a multilingual babysitter in the Netherlands, you are in the right place! I have a background in linguistics as part of my degree, and I know how important it is for a child’s caregivers to be able to communicate with them in a language they are comfortable in. The Netherlands […]

Multilingual Babysitters in the Netherlands

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Ho, ho, ho! Santa Claus is coming to Amsterdam! Here are my Santa FAQs and tips to nail your photos with Santa!

Photos with Santa in Amsterdam

amsterdam studio christmas family photoshoot

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