Look closely....there are actually 2 of my nephews in these portraits!!

Trent and Mayra sitting in a tree.....

Trent.....our friendship started way back...freshman year of college.
For me, it was formed cracking jokes together in class and editing one another's term paper at an Eagles baseball game so we could score the free hotdogs and tshirts. For Matt it occurred while dressed like knights for Spring Sing and while watching too many movies WAY too late into the night with class the next morning.
I can't hardly think of the early years of Matt and my lives as a married couple without also including Trent. We were a hard and fast team of three those first few years the guys were in grad school....We've been through roadtrips, breakups, weddings, 2 graduations, big tests, lots of s'mores in the chiminea, housesitting gigs, and even several cats....Trent and us Lahmeyers.
We heartily agree that Mayra is the one for him, and I was so honored to get to shoot their engagement portraits. I had a hard time narrowing down which to post, since I can't help smiling over these images of our sweet friends in love!

Cousins

I met this sweet crew to take some portraits for their Nana's 50th birthday gift! These boys are 1 and 2 years old and f-a-s-t! I had to ditch my flip flops so I could run backwards away from them to keep them in my lens! I loved that every time their mommies told them to hug or hold hands they excitedly embraced each other. I have a feeling these guys are going to be very good friends, besides cousins!

3 Months of Ava!

Luna is 2!

This was a lofty shoot! 2 year old portraits, some shots of brother, and some family poses all on the docket. Little Luna was not happy to be awoken from her nap to smile at the camera. Mom, brother and I all tried to work our magic in an attempt to coax out a few smiles or even get her to look at the camera!

This last shot is my favorite....kids chasing each other in fading sunlight, laughing uncontrollably. What is better than that?

Sweet family.....

We shot a few family pictures as a surprise for Dad!

Sweet 6 year old.....

He was a dream to photograph.....Did everything I asked and just smiled and me the whole time with those huge brown eyes. He even helped carry my equipment! What a gentleman!