Hello, my name is Kyla Jo.

I am a full time photographer, business owner, creator, gardener, wife, and momma of 2 girls (15 months apart). I have had type 1 Diabetes for 23 years and currently use a T-slim pump and Dexcom to monitor my blood sugar. I am from Muncie, Indiana and still live here. I have grown to love this community and try and support other local creatives as much as I can.

I hope to share my gardening in the urban side yard, mom life, my furry pets, our home, pregnancies, my motherhood journey, my struggles and successes of living with Type 1 Diabetes, along with all the little things in life.

I have two daughters Lilly and Rory. They keep me pretty busy when I am not photographing/editing/creating/gardening. They hang out at the studio with me while I am cleaning up and setting up for sessions, and they are the cutest subjects for photo shoots. Lilly helps me in the garden and we love watching our goldfish in the pond I dug. Lilly helps me create my sensory bins for my little Etsy shop that I have and her and Rory love playing with them in their sensory table. I have always wanted to be a mommy and they are more perfect than I could have imagined! (That does not mean we don’t have our rough days like every other parent/kid relationship.)

Okay, I have to share a little bit about my fur babies: I have a 12 year old Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix (Kip), an 18 pound Maine Coon mix Cat (Mugsy),  a 1.5 eared cat (Lil Dipper), fish and snails in our pond, and a new kitten we rescued from Mango’s Miracles, Roo.

I hope you can find inspiration and connection within my blog. Feel free to leave a comment or follow me on social media! I have a personal Instagram where I share my life, gardening, pets, and home and 4 business Instagrams where I share my Kyla Jo Photography work, The Local Photobooth Co. Photos, Muncie Mama’s Market and The Sensory Play Shop all mixed with a little bit of my personal life.