This session was just flat out awesome.  Just awesome.  I got a call from one of the members of the family in early summer about connecting her whole family for a photo shoot – and I always get excited about the challenge of combining extended family into one session.  Grandparents, GREAT grandparents, parents and grandkids – it’s definitely not your typical family photo shoot… but it’s a whole lot of fun (and photographs!)

I showed up to this family’s house and knew within minutes we were in for a great session.  Besides the fact that they were incredibly kind and welcoming people… this crew somehow managed to coordinate themselves perfectly and were completely open to the whole experience of going with the flow in spending two hours with me capturing all of the reasons why their family is so wonderful.  Enjoy 🙂

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There’s something so sweet about watching grandparents with their grandkids.  It’s the combination of joy in the grandparents eyes, and the adoring smiles of the kiddos when they are with them…

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So many gorgeous ladies all in one family…

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And some pretty fantastic men in their lives…

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Four generations…

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And the next generation…

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I must admit… I never thought I would take a photograph with a giant stuffed giraffe.  But my goodness was this thing amazing – and a perfect little photo prop!

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Love, love, love these Mom and Dad pictures.  Lots of love within these couples.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you for such an amazing (and smooth!) session. I appreciate you welcoming me so warmly into your home and for having fun with this experience. I walked away with a hope that when I watch my children have children, that all of them are as close as this group is.  And it all starts with these two.  Congratulations on creating such an amazing family with such a tight knit bond.  I look forward to the next time I get to spend some time with you. Until next time…

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