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the crof family
I’ve lost count how many times I’ve photographed this awesome family over the years since their little guy was born, but every year I’m so excited to see them and how big they’ve grown! The boys are always so fun to work with and I find myself smiling just as much as they do!
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a trip to tampa
Luckily, we have friends that are good enough that I can basically invite ourselves to their house for a weekend visit. Which is pretty much exactly what happened. So happy to see my U of Miami friend Nate (friends for 27 years!), his fantastic wife Colleen and their gorgeous little girls at their new(ish) home in Tampa. We crashed at their house for a long weekend to sorta celebrate my birthday. Didn’t take the camera out much, but had to get a few shots for them. We had a great visit with lots of laughs, wine, range time, wine, food, wine, swimming, wine and the hot tub. And wine.
Never believed I would have lived to see the day that this would be happening.
A few instagram shots from the weekend. Visited our niece Rachel and Kristen at U of Tampa. Took the girls out to dinner.
Nate took me to the range. Omg, so fun!! And he fixed my technique on the handgun so I was doing much better. Private Benjamin lives, reflected by an almost stroke I gave the poor guy talking about my plan to get a Tiffany blue Glock. 
Girls in the backseat of the Mustang convertible John rented for us.
Those eyes. These are the sweetest girls I have ever met. Ever. 
Yes, Nate was ready to kill me. So basically nothing new to see here, move along. Miss you guys so much. We’ll be inviting ourselves back again soon…be ready.
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the bodk family
I’ve photographed mom of this little family (and I guess baby Brady, too while he was not born yet!) during an extended family session last year. She’s the sister/sister-in-law of some of my favorite clients, and after this session I can safely say that they are now some of my favorites too! Such great people and a baby that just does not stop smiling. Or being cute!
I mean, come ON with that face!!
I think his parents are just a little in love with him. 
Smiles all the time.
Pretty much every session I do, I realize that at least one person in the family looks like a famous actor. I vote Diane Lane for mom, especially from The Outsiders. 
I guess someone was hungry. 
Loved dad’s tattoos so much, had to get them in some pictures. And it made me all happy that he was willing to do so!
An updated version of the picture they took when Brady was first born. So great hanging with you guys, thanks for a great session!
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playgroup BBQ
Known these awesome people since Jack & Patrick were 3 months old at Gymboree. Who ever would’ve predicted that 15 years later (!!!) we’d all still be friends. Not to mention throwing another ton of kids into the mix! Ray and Maureen were nice enough to host a summer BBQ for all of us. Celeste and her girls flew up from Georgia, and the only ones missing were Maureen and her crew but they just couldn’t make it in from Michigan (luckily, 2 days later the boys and I went to Michigan to visit for a few days so we did get to see them too). Hopefully some year we’ll ALL be together again at the same time in the same place.
The original 7. (new picture. top row: jack, patrick, beau. bottom row: molly, kerrin & ryan. old picture, the same except Connor on top left.) They still look exactly the same, only huge.
Jack, Connor, Beau, Ryan, Kerrin, Molly & Patrick
And in 2014, its pure chaos! From left, back row: Ali, Kerrin, Molly, Jack, Patrick, Beau, Mac, Ryan & Peyton. Middle row: Johnny, Joey, Timmy, Eli. Front row: Teddy & Luke. (not pictured in this one: Bridget)
Utter chaos.
We always said these two look kinda alike. 
The girls.
The boys. 
The moms!! These are my girls. Love them so much!!!
And a picture from Michigan. Jack, Connor, Katie, Patrick, Timmy & Spencer. 
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the cast girls
One of my favorite, long time friends (thats 15 years of friendship over miles and a TON of life events) was up for the playgroup BBQ (pix on that soon) this summer and I got to do their annual pictures. Celeste was going for an “urban chic” feel- hence the pictures in the middle of the street. We had to dodge a few cars but we got it done (in record time I might add) and left for lots of fun at the BBQ. You are all fierce as hell, ladies!
