Merkle Family Portraits

Last weekend I had the opportunity to take some portraits for my cousin Lori and her family. Unfortunately, the weather had different ideas... Around 4:30pm I could see some rather dark and menacing looking storm clouds begin to roll in. Shortly after it started storming like nobody's business, and continued to do so for about forty-five minutes -- straight through our designated time to start. Thankfully, though, it was very scattered, and after a little while the rain lightened up and the clouds rolled on passed. As soon as it halted to a harmless drizzle, we ran outside and managed to snap some shots. We may still have to finish up another day, but I'm glad the shoot wasn't a total wash out! No pun intended.

This is such a fun family. I had a great time doing this shoot with them, even with the weather being uncooperative, so I thought I'd share a few of the photos I took that evening!

This is the whole family. From left to right: Isabella, Lori, Brendan, and Gavin.

See this young man standing here? I held him when he was a baby. He was the was the first child I ever babysat. Then I saw him this weekend, and he walked up to me, and I suddenly realized I was looking up at him. Holy cow, when did that happen?!

Isabella is SO adorable. She has the cutest, biggest smile, and a pair of the most pinchable cheeks a toddler could have.

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