So, believe it or not, two weeks after that cabin trip I posted yesterday, I got to do it again!

This time it was a couple’s 50th wedding anniversary being celebrated with their three kids and all the grandkids. There were classic car rides, snacks on the pontoon, card games, Olympics watching, dinner on the grill and lots of playing in the yard.

This shoot was particularly special to me as a) one of my dearest friends married into this family and b) I have met them all several times over the years for weddings, family photos etc, and it felt like I was just hanging out with people I adored. Those are the best shoots ever.

So! Since, I, um, FORGOT that I had a blog to do this summer, I’m trying to get back in the habit.

First off, just a personal check in.

I am staying busy. I get tons of sweet notes from friends and clients curious how my business is — it’s great! I’m doing well. I’m just still balancing a child at home and running things like file delivery, invoices, contracts etc and managing life around Covid, so it’s a little frantic. But overall, it’s good. Ezra will be back at school two weeks from tomorrow (but who’s counting) and then we’ll have consistent childcare/school again, which will be FANTASTIC.

However, that said, he has been so fun this year. Losing teeth, new dance moves, learning games like Solitaire and Soduku, and long bike rides together have really been magical. I know it’s easy to complain about the never ending family stuff with Covid, but truly we’ve had some really great times that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. (But please, let’s end this Covid nonsense shall we?)

Today I’m going to share some photos from a session I had in Wisconsin in July. It was a grandfather’s milestone birthday and his daughters and their kids all came together to celebrate. I absolutely love doing family photos at the cabin, and I’ve been lucky enough to have a few of those sessions this year.

I hope you enjoy these images as much as I do.

Wow. Sometimes I get so busy taking photos, processing images, keeping up on billing and contracts AND updating my social media… that I forget I have a blog to keep up as well.

And that seems ridiculous to me since my ENTIRE photography career started with a BLOG. But here we are! Summer is almost over and I’ve barely posted a thing. Please know that if you want more frequent updates, I try to do more of that on Instagram since that’s what drives new business, but that’s no excuse for neglecting this space.

Today I’m going to share with you a favorite session of mine that happened around the fourth of July. It was a grandparent session, which I’ve been lucky to do a bunch of this summer. I adore all my family shoots, but seeing three generations together has proven to be even more special.

I hope you enjoy these images as much as I do.