I should start off by saying that this is a very special family to me. We have known them for many years now, and we have been lucky enough to get to watch their kiddos grow up. And because we are such good friends, they were very patient with me as I was trying to find a great spot for their photo session. :) The recent flooding in Colorado was devastating -- we were fortunate to live in an area where we were safe from any potential damage. However, many of my favorite photo spots were not as fortunate. Even as I tried to find new locations, many of the new places I checked out were damaged from all the water or even closed. Eventually (thank you, Aimee!) we happened upon this spot. I fell in love with it when I went to check it out during the day, but as beautiful as the area was, I don't think we were prepared for the number of mosquitos that would take over in the evening. I have never seen that many mosquitos flying in one area before! Luckily, we were armed with lots of bug spray and they had a good sense of humor about the whole thing. I'm not quite sure how, but we managed to escape without any bites the next day, even though they were landing on us the whole time we were there.
But I digress.
I took pictures for Avery's slumber party over the summer, and these guys are just FUN. They had a cake fight at the slumber party, and then for this session they decided to end it all with a silly string fight! And the love between Avery and Elijah -- it is the real deal. You can't fake the look in their eyes. I don't know that anyone can get a smile out of Elijah quite like Avery can! :)
Thanks, Hayley and Gabby, for letting me take pictures for you -- I love you guys! I hope you like your sneak peak!
