What a treat to help my dear friends announce the news that they are expecting a new baby!

You may recognize these cute faces. They are my sister Carla and her boyfriend Max. They have been together for nearly eight (!!!) years and for fun, we snapped a few images while visiting one of our favorite local spots, Black Ankle Winery. We had a great time sipping wine, listening to the live music, and taking these (see Max’s face in the last image for the level of seriousness).

This adorable family was such a joy to work with. Lauren and her husband Brian laughed through their session, even though baby Sadie was not loving the experience because she was in the midst of fighting off a cold.

I’ve procrastinated writing this blog post about Katie because there is so much I want to say. How do I sum up how I feel about this beautiful girl? How do I express how much it means that I had the honor of taking her senior photos? I suppose the only way to is to try to keep it simple 🙂