I seriously think these parents should get an award for the fantastic job they do with this active bunch!!!  Throughout an extremely hot day and a few meltdowns, they had the most patience of any parents I’ve ever met in my life and they clearly love their family.  How could you not though – each of their 5 children have such different and distinct personalities and it helps that they are really, really cute (and handsome).

I love her laugh in the group shot.  It was so nice that once the craziness settled, they all sort of gathered together on these steps and hung out and it shows that they really enjoy being together.  I also happen to be a sucker for shots where everyone is doing their own thing.

My personal favorite and by far the most content little guy I’ve ever met.

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What do you get when you cross a rock-throwing 5 year old with a grass-eating little brother???????  Okay, I’m really bad at riddles and have no good answer to this but it was fun and they kept me on my toes!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love the sibling love!

and an extra because I also love baby hands – dirty or otherwise.  haha.

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I can’t believe she is 1 already!  I just photographed her for the first time in January.  She was the cutest baby as you can see here and she gave me MAJOR baby fever but I can’t very well hold that against her, can I?  Just 4 short months later and she’s walking, starting to talk and is as adorable as ever!!!  I know her mom is looking forward to a sneak peek so here it is:

I was also lucky enough to take pictures of her super-handsome older brother who was so silly and so much fun!!!!

Mom really wanted shots on the tracks and let’s just say that the lighting was far from ideal but we went for it anyway and I’m glad we did – it looks like fun.

and the last one that I love.  I don’t think you can ever have too many pictures of your kids laughing.  

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my baby is growing so fast.  I know we all feel this way but I really wish I could just freeze her right now!

Preschool Graduation:

Going up to get her diploma

and some fun ones from a new location I was scoping out.  They were just being silly but more often than not, the silly ones end up being my favorites.

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I just love this family – they have been my biggest supporters over the past year and it’s been so much fun photographing each of them.  The Lacey family consists of 5 siblings – 4 of which have had baby boys this year and as of yesterday, I have had the privilege of photographing all 4 of them.  They all live close to each other and I can’t imagine the fun they are going to have growing up together!!  Yesterday’s session was so fun and relaxed!  They went with the flow and since I’m not that familiar with the area, they were more than happy to hop in the car and drive until we found something that interested us.  I love families like this – a dream to photograph!!

and my favorite shot of the day which should probably be considered an outtake – but I love it.  

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