a celebration of love & family.

i have a beautiful friend named fawn. except i call her corie, but that's beside the point. she always leaves me sweet thoughtful notes about my photos and about life and has just always been someone i admire. we've never known one another all too well but during the time i have spent with her, i have always adored her. she wrote to me the other day asking for something special. she wanted to know if i would come to her family home, where she and her sister and brother grew up, and photograph her parents. now that she's out of college & all over the place (alaska now!) she wanted to capture the people who started their beautiful family and the house that they all call home. i had never met her parents before but i truly enjoyed being around them. they are such gentle spirits, and they are so in love. i absolutely LOVE seeing people who have been together for a long time still hold hands and kiss and look each other with so much love and respect. and i love the way they just watched and listened to their kids with these admiring eyes. you can tell they are deeply involved in one another's lives and they all feel comfortable to share and laugh and never feel judged. love love love it. smiles courtesy of their beautiful daughters telling funny stories the whole time...

PS being at their home feels like a whimsical fairytale.

there are sooo many cute dogs everywhere. i loved how this one is smiling :)

she has the most beautiful calming energy.

there is something about this photo that i love. i feel like if she was my mom i'd put it in a frame next to my bed and every time i was having a hard time, it would just make me feel better.

they created these stepping stones with mosaic tiles and they are lining the paths everywhere around their home. they are SO beautiful. their grandpa used to make them and corie & her mom made a lot together too. i think that's such a cool idea.

it was really great being around you guys. you are the true meaning of family.