I consider myself supremely lucky to have stayed close with some of the friends I made a VERY long time ago. These girls have known me my entire life. They KNOW know me. I have realized how rare this is to have friendships like this, and I truly treasure it. We all have children of our own now, and one of my favorite things in the world is watching our kids play together. It’s so crazy to see how far we’ve come.

With the exception of one of “the girls”, they ALL have BOYS. Between us, we have 11 kids. And 8 of them are boys. My daughter loves whenever we get to hang out with any of them, she’s such a little tomboy. She’s going to have her pick of boyfriends down the road (when she’s like 30 )!

I was home again a few weekends ago, and loved seeing everyone again. I met up with this family again to do some photos for them, including some of their new baby brother! See? ANOTHER BOY! Below are just a few favorites from the morning.
Photographers: this is how I engage 3 year olds. I let them “get me” with leaves. Sure, I may be picking pine needles and grass out of my shirt (even down my BACK) for days, but I get cute shots like these too.
Far from a “perfect” family photo, but one of my favorites nonetheless.

This is real. These two are some of the best and most patient parents I know. Look at those smiles, with 3 little protesters in their arms!
Little 8 week old C fell asleep shortly after we came inside from playing, so I HAD to get a few of him in his crib. How precious is he??
OD fam, as always, it is wonderful to see you. We love you guys!