Mah frieeendssss! Love this little group of 5! They were a little group of 4 (yes, I am 100% including Margie the dog), but this year they added a new member and I just ADORE her. Tyler’s on the Durham Dirtbags baseball team with Geoff so I get to hang out a lot with his family at games, and this little lady has fit immediately right in – smiling at everyone, having the time of her life bundled up in a little carrier and being a little ham. She’s still a baby, but I am pretty confident that she’s an extrovert. She smiles at me constantly, unless I’m taking her picture, and then it’s 50/50, obviously. Her brother, also an adorable ham, has been perfecting his baseball skills at the games and at home, but also his mad skateboarding skills. He literally goes to skateparks. He was Tony Hawk for Halloween. I saw him do an ollie in his living room but also jump off his couch onto the skateboard. And yes, he wears the checkered Vans. I’m obsessed. I also love their parents and their dog and their house and everything about all of them. So glad to have these magical people in our lives!

THIS CHILD. I have photographed Sara and Jackson several times but this is my second time photographing them with their son. He cracked me up the first time with his boy band looks and his tiny white tux, and quickly established himself into the CSP Photo Hall of Fame with his “Hey ya’ll” car from which I can only assume he’s picking up girls for the prom. Anyway – his hair is shorter now and he’s about a foot taller somehow and he was not in a tux this time, but the enormous smile and infectious enthusiasm for both life and stuffed animals remains! Not only that, but he’s an advanced birder as well, telling me that cardinals come to their bird feeders and incorrectly but enthusiastically misidentifying a crow as a vulture. I love it. Mad respect. Now he enjoys celebrating alongside his parents, so while they sipped on champagne to celebrate their 10 year houseiversary, he sipped on sparkling apple juice, quickly decided he hated it, and we had to switch to flat apple juice instead. There is zero alcohol in his glass despite him looking like he’s on that level of enjoyment. He is top notch in the entertainment department and I adore him and his parents.

I had a wonderful time meeting Ariana and Kevin for the first time! They have a beautiful home that they share with their newborn baby girl and two gregarious frenchies, Bonnie and Roo. They’re amazing parents to children and pups alike, love traveling and yoga, and are thoroughly enjoying introducing their baby to all kinds of different music. We had fun hanging out in their yard, listening to Kevin play banjo while we enjoyed the beautiful weather (and me profoundly enjoying Bonnie and Roo’s fetch antics – particularly Roo sticking his head into the frisbee and carrying it around with his face in the middle until Bonnie would have enough and take the frisbee back like the older sister she is). It was my pleasure to document this sweet little time in their life!