Let me just say I love all my clients. But this one right here...well, we have a special connection.

We go back, way back. Like before she was born way back. In fact if you want to get technical I knew her before her parents, not that I'm bragging or anything Ellen and Doug (but kinda I am). You see before this whole photography thing I was a social worker with an adoption agency and I worked with women who were planning adoption for their babies. This sweet girl's birth mother was a client of mine. And while I will not share all the details of her story because it belongs to Vivien and her parents. I can tell you without a doubt that she was loved beyond words way before she came to be in this world and that the family she has now is the result of her birth mother's selflessness, determination, and a good dose of fate.

And speaking of fate, it just so happens that this family lives quite close to me. I would occasionally run into them at Target, the doctor's office and other random places. Over time I got to know mom on a personal level and even joined a mommy and me group that she was in. We've become friends and both Vivien and my son will be starting school together next year. Which means that I get to watch her grow up for the next 12 years! 

Of course I don't want to forget about her two brothers as well. Just as cute, just as fun. Just as loved.

We had a blast at our whirlwind session yelling "poop", "fart" and discussing disgusting bodily functions in general. The joys of boys!

What a fun and loving group these three are. Good job mom and dad, you must be doing something right.