What a delightfully nutty group this was! We spent about two hours together, photographing every combination of groups and kids we could come up with.

Some of the younger kids weren’t 100% into the session, so I let them get behind the lens to see what I could see. I think they got some of the best shots of the day!

Leigh and Cliff. Oh my gosh. Back when I shot their wedding, I didn’t know what a blog was. But I do have their album design online, so you can see how absolutely wonderful their wedding was. Truly one of my most memorable of ALL time, and that’s really saying a lot. Leigh and Cliff have been awesome clients through the years. I’ve gotten so many great referrals from them, always incredible couples with wonderful weddings. Anyway, yeah, these guys are so great.

They had a baby boy, Grier, and I’d been dying to shoot a family session with them (but they live on the other side of the state, so getting together when all our schedules meshed wasn’t easy). We finally had a shot at it when Cliff’s family rented a beach house at Emerald Isle this summer. I got to see everyone again, and we spent a couple hours together on the beach trying to get Grier happy . The trick was water balloons, so they feature in a few of the pictures.

Hopefully I’ll get to see these folks every year, and watch Grier (and his cousin who should be arriving in the next few months!) grow up. Grier is only going to get cuter and more devilish, and I can’t wait to see what the upcoming arrival is like! Anyway, if it isn’t already clear: great family, great memories. The best part of my job is this.