Jen, Marco and baby Zachary

Meet my friends Jen, Marco and their brand new baby Zachary. Baby Z was just nine days old when I visited this new family over the weekend in a suburb outside of D.C. It was amazing to spend some time with them and to witness just a little bit of what it's like to have a newborn in the house. I can't wait to travel back and see how big Zachee has gotten!

It's pretty amazing how fast this little guy went from chillin' to soundin' the alarm! :)

Soooo much soft dark hair!

A little man time.

And what trip to D.C. would be complete without a little Emily and Adam. Now with more photobomb!

Beauty at the Georgia Aquarium

I recently returned from a few weeks on the road covering the University of Michigan basketball team (more on that in an upcoming post!) during their run to the Final Four. I had the opportunity to spend some time in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia. While this type of traveling doesn't offer up much sightseeing time, I did find an hour or two to check the famed Georgia Aquarium! 

I felt like an underwater adventurer as the rays of sunlight shined from overhead. And lets be honest, this is the closest I'll ever get to any kind of deep sea diving. :)

The aquarium is home to four whalesharks, (which are the largest species of fish!) who have the most beautiful spotted skin.

These pacific sea nettles were my favorite. I was totally mesmerized by their lacy texture and how they floated down from above. Their color is just incredible. 

I was tempted to crawl into one of these viewing bubbles but didn't end up waiting in line. I love the little hand that is reaching up to touch their father's chin from below.

Completely charming beluga whale!

A Window Seat

I just got home from a short, yet somehow long, weekend in Dallas Texas. I was sent to cover the Michigan football team play Alabama in the Cowboy Classic at the legendary Cowboy Stadium. This post, however, is not about football! (But if you are curious you can click here.)

Somehow I managed to score a direct flight on the way to DFW. 2-and-a-half-hours and I was there in no time flat! I wasn't so lucky on the return trip, with a 5 a.m. wake-up call and a layover in St. Lake City. I've never flown out of St. Lake, so I had no idea how amazing the airport was or the surrounding area. So there I found myself, tucked into a window seat, and no polite way to get to my cameras in the overhead compartment. Thank goodness for my handy iPhone! Check out a few photos from my birds eye view over some pretty amazing landscapes.

These photos have such a painterly feeling.