Katherine Birkbeck
Hi friends, I'm Katherine! I'm a mom of twins - the sassiest little girl and the funniest little boy. They keep my husband Jay and I (15 years and counting) on our toes for sure but sometimes it's our fur baby, beagle and super dog Peter, that is the one causing all the trouble. But only sometimes. I'm also a photographer and I have loved being a small business owner for the last 13 years. Saying that makes me feel old! We have a crazy, busy life with a lot of love and we love calling Knoxville home.
Twins: Nurtured Into Conformity (and the Fight to Stop)
One of my favorite stories to tell about my twins comes from when they were still in my belly. Even though he was so much bigger, Oliver was always curled up in a tiny...
Make People Feel Loved Today
Last weekend, I did my annual mini sessions. I had the perfect weather, the most amazing backdrop of fall colors, an old antique yellow Jeep and a full schedule ahead. I was early, so...
Seven New Things I’ve Tried and Loved
2020 could easily go down as the year we would never recommend or the year everything fell apart by May or the year we just want to go away. It certainly hasn’t given us...
Empty Church Pews: Weddings During a Pandemic
One of my favorite things to tell engaged couples before their big wedding day is this: after you are pronounced husband and wife, you'll turn and make your grand exit, and you'll see all...
Tips for Photographing Your Kids at Home
Somewhere in the long days of quarantine, I remind myself that what we’re experiencing right now is something we’ll remember for the rest of our lives. We’ll look back on these days as history...
Finding Your Voice
From the moment I found out there were two of you growing inside of me, I started to wonder and dream about all the things you would be. What you would look like, what...
The Unlikely Crossfitter
Some days I wake up and I don’t know who I am. I’ve become the person who sets her alarm for 5am and is up before it goes off because I’m too excited to...
Life Lessons from Disney
This is not another how to do Disney blog post. I’m probably one of the least qualified moms to write that seeing that I just took my almost seven-year-old twins to Disney for...
Facebook Makes Me a Liar
Over the summer, the kids and I made a habit of sleeping in and as soon as my two beautiful children woke up, they would crawl into my bed for a little while. Every...
I Can Learn to Love This Season
There are people in this world who live for summer. Summer is seen as providing a laid back lifestyle that comes rushing in with the warmer weather and kids running quickly home from their...
Celebrating Love with the Past :: Ideas for Your Child’s Wedding Day
At night, when it’s just me and my six-year-old daughter lying in her bed and talking about the day, my dreamer of a girl likes to ask about her daddy and me. She asks...
Murder Mystery Podcasts I Love
I am a lot of things -- mom to twins, wife, business owner -- but now I can proudly add expert detective and lawyer to this list. Ok, not really, but after listening to...