We have the privilege of calling this lovely family our neighbors.  Although they would think we are silly for saying it, they are just about perfect in every way.  They have 3 of the most adorable children, and really since we have lived in our home for the past 2 and a half years, they have been nothing but incredibly kind and generous.  When the dad, Matt, told us that all Angie wanted for Mother’s Day was a session with us, we were thrilled!  We hooked him up with a gift certificate, and recently we did this family session before school got going.  From skipping stones on the lake, hanging out in the field, to fishing, the whole session seemed to capture the essence of summer and I think that is exactly what Angie was wanting. Honestly, there were so many photos that I loved from this session that it made choosing difficult. I had a REALLLY hard time.

First you can meet the three kiddos.    :)

This is Nick, the middle man.

And Jake…the oldest of the pack.

And last but not least is princess Josie.  (otherwise known as “best buddy in the WORLD” to my kids.)

Here is their Mom and Dad- Angie and Matt.  I know they were slightly uncomfortable getting photos of just the two of them, (once you have kids it’s hard to be without them) but I ended up with so many favorites of these two!  It was ridiculous!!

I love this one.  :)

The brothers!!

Handsome #1, and  handsome #2.

Little beauty.  I was asking her questions about school here, and she was thinking.  :)

More of mom and Dad.  I just couldn’t help myself!

Josie was at our house the other day and Brett asked her if she would like the photo of her brother’s kissing her blown up REALLLLY big to hang over her couch.  She said “No WAY! I want the one of us rolling down the hill!”

Wowzers.  No wonder your children are adorable….You two are beautiful!!

We have a photo of our family like this in our house that we set up and took, and Angie has always loved it.  So we recreated it for her. :)

The boys decided to fish for a while….

Ok so I said, “How about you boys kiss Josie!”  She kept moving back every time they would try.  Finally Jake grabbed her, and after they kissed her, Nick is wiping off his lips.  They are so stinkin cute.  :)

One of Brett’s favorites.

Josie looks JUST like her Mama, and the boys look like their Dad.

Thanks guys! We had a great time with you, as always. See ya in the backyard. :)

Wow oh wow!  Danielle….can you say BEAUTIFUL??  Because that is sooo what you are.  :)

So, let’s see here. I had the pleasure of meeting up with beautiful Danielle to do her photos at a beautiful park here in Cincinnati.  Her beautiful Mama, beautiful Aunt, and beautiful cousin came along with us.  AND GUESS WHAT?  We had the most BEAUTIFUL DAY to work with!!  (Ok, a new adjective is now in order.)  But really, it was the perfect temperature, the sky was so blue with pretty white fluffy clouds, and the sunset was stunning!!  To top it off, Danielle was really a natural.  She had loads of advice from her entourage (that’s all I’m saying, I promise :) ) but really I found that my favorite moments of Danielle were those where she just was herself, unscripted.

This photo screams 70’s, and I LOVE it.  :)

One of my favorites!

Maybe it’s just me, but I think here Danielle looks like a blonde Claire Danes.

I love how she wrinkles her nose when she smiles!  :)

ANOTHER FAV!!!

This is where she gets the CUUUTE nose-wrinkling thing!  Her beautiful Mama.  :)

She wants a peace tattoo….

So, people were walking their cute (TINY) puppy and Danielle’s Mom asked if we could borrow him for a picture.  Then we told the puppies parents to check the blog for his pic.  :)

Gorgeous!!

Then we had the crazy idea to get in the fountain.  SURE!  Danielle was up for whatever.

I love this shot too.

Thanks guys for a wonderful evening! :)