It was after school, one day early in the school year of 1st grade I think, and my best friend Mandy and I went up the road to play with our friend Ryan. We liked playing with Ryan because he had a silly laugh and was always up for something fun. That day’s fun agenda included practicing our jumping skills.
We proceeded to hop from one side of an irrigation ditch to the other. I jumped and made it over. Mandy jumped and made it over. Ryan jumped. But didn’t make it over. He jumped almost smack in the middle of the ditch! And of course he had his new school clothes on which, as you can imagine, didn’t make his mom too pleased.
Fast forward a few *ahem* years and Ryan is grown with a beautiful wife and baby. I’m happy to say he still has his silly laugh though.
I was delighted when Ryan’s mom Kathy called me for a family session. Coming from a big family myself I can understand the challenges involved in scheduling a session and for Kathy this is especially difficult because some of her kids live out of state or have crazy work schedules. She admitted it had been years since her last family photo but the stars seemed to be aligning in her favor this time around.
Enter Mother Nature. She seemed determined to derail our plans with the storm she sent the day of our session. The winds were SO strong the sky was completely covered in sand.
Rescheduling wasn’t an option because the only day everyone could get together was the day we were scheduled – if we didn’t have the session, it would possibly be years before the family was all back together again.
Normally I don’t shoot indoors but given the circumstances, I wasn’t about to let Kathy miss her opportunity to capture a family photo. Isn’t her family so darling?!
After the family session I was able to take her adorable grandkids to the front porch where we were sheltered by the wind somewhat; you may remember this beauty I mentioned the other day, here she is again with her cousins this time. Did I mention how adorable these kids are?
Until next time,
Shay – Contact Me
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