Cyndi

I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph this beautiful girl.  She is so, so sweet and really fun to work with.  I had her climbing through car windows and running in open fields...even in the rain!  It is always a pleasure to be allowed into people's lives for an hour or two.  A premature congratulations to you Cyndi!  I know you will do amazing things in life!

From Italy to Indiana...

A little re-cap of some recent sessions

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Nine and a half.

Elias is growing up. I think this photo sums it up.

Tutu

My girl might be growing up, but she still likes to wear a tutu. Keziah is one of a kind. Not only is she creative and funny, but she also keeps me in line, always reminding me to grab my keys before I walk out the door or to call and make a Dr. appointment I had forgotten to make. Today she reminded me to leave all my money at home as we were heading downtown and she remembered my wallet was stolen the last time. What would I do without her? I think these photos sum up the perfect mix of little girl and grown up that resides in my seven year-old beauty.

Finding Gold

Sometimes friends come into your world, out of nowhere, and you feel like you have known each other for years. Living overseas can be a lonely life. Getting used to having a small friendship base goes with the territory. So when someone who is your same age, shares your same passions, laughs at the same jokes, and listened to Brandy in the early 90's, comes into your world...well, it's like finding gold in your backyard. Janelle and I may have driven our husbands crazy with all of our "girls night out" festivities, but I think they understood that we were squeezing what, in our own culture, would have been cultivated over years, into a few short months.

We miss you guys and treasure our season together: Stephen, Janelle, Micah, Amarissa, and Ezekiel.

Keith and Jenn plus ten....I mean six.

It's 5:00 a.m. and I am surrounded by unpacked clothes because I cannot seem to find a home for them in any of our five suitcases. We are beginning our travels back to Italy today and yet I find myself editing and posting these photos instead of tying up the loose ends (I mean PILES) of packing.

I met Jenn on a Wednesday night at church. We had just moved back to Indy from Chicago and for some out-of-character reason, when I saw her and three of her kids walking by, I grabbed her attention and told her that our kids looked to be the same ages. I have no idea how it went from there, but I DO know that they are some of our greatest friends.

They and their six kids are moving to Bosnia this year. We are dreaming of spending Christmas together on the other side of the world. I feel humbled, blessed, and happy to know these people and to consider them family.

Love you: Jenn, Keith, Delaney, Berkely, Cordelia, Wolfie, Thornton, and Almanzo. Is that it??? :)