While I spend most of my time in the studio with sleepy little newborns, birthday babies enjoying their first taste of cake, and toddlers who are filled with curiosity & excitement, every now and then I have a family visit me whose children are grown and they want to capture this new stage that their family is in.

The D. family came to me for a family portrait session while both daughters were home from college on break, and I was excited to welcome the girls, their mother, and their grandfather in for a fun and relaxed portrait session together. Being a small family, they share such a close bond and it was so beautiful to see. We spent an hour together and they regaled me with stories of innocent pranks the girls used to play on their mother, adventures they've had together, and so many moments that had us all laughing.

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Their grandfather was so excited to tell me all about his daughter & granddaughters, and he was happiest when surrounded by these three beautiful women that he helped raise and shape. He truly was beaming the entire time, though my favorite story of him came after our session when I received this message about the first time he saw his family's photographs:

"I went out to visit Dad for the long weekend, and you would have gotten a kick out of him. Jossie texted the images to us while we were at lunch at a restaurant, and he was nearly in tears over them. But he quickly recovered, and began practically tackling people - from our waitress to the folks at church and store clerks – so he could show them the photos on his phone!"

That just made my day!

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Thank you for such a wonderful session together, D. family! I hope your family will enjoy these memories up on the walls of your home for many, many years.