{ Ava, Lula, + Evanson // Chester County, PA Family Photographer }

Have you ever been around a family that clearly loves spending time together?

This family is totally that.  Each one of them is so refreshing to be around, and watching them together just warms my heart.

They were here visiting from Chicago, and I'm so very glad we made these made these family pictures happen!!  They are total gems and pure sunshine wherever they go, and I'm so happy to call them my friends...

{ The Melachrions Family // Chester County, PA Family Photographer }

I love it when families are drawn back together from all over the world. When reunions of the most comforting kind are actual realities...

This family was experiencing exactly that.

One family member who lives in China had just stepped off a plane under 48 hours before these pictures were taken. Others were soon on their way back home in the south.  So, this was a once-in-a-lifetime family session.

Everyone pulled together and make this such a blazing success.  It makes me so happy to see them all together, even for just this bit of time.  And now they will have these memories to cherish forever...

{ Baby Matthew + Family // Philadelphia, PA Newborn Photographer }

Once upon a time, there were four of the best brothers who ever were. They were handsome, charming, funny, and oh, just everything nice.

I had the opportunity to meet them on a sunny Saturday afternoon, when after knocking on their front door it opened wide with no one appearing to be there. Peeking inside, I saw a shy little man standing in the corner, smiling back at me.

It didn't take long to become friends with these brothers. One by one they told me their full names but then added "but you can call me..." with their nickname. So when I told them my name but they could call me whatever they liked, I was called "Bobby Jo Grandma" from thence forth. It suits me, I think...

Anyhow, I don't know why I'm still writing because you'll just see the cuteness in these faces and you'll want to have four boys too. Who will probably call you Bobby Jo Grandma.

{ Peter + Catherine... + Puppies // Philadelphia, PA Photographer }

On an unseasonably warm afternoon in February, I had the pleasure of meeting Peter, Catherine (the girl of his dreams), and their two (very loved) puppies...

Like I often say, one of the reasons I love taking photos is because when we carve out time to enjoy and document those we love, it helps everything else fall into perspective.

In the midst of busy work and school schedules, Peter and Catherine had some time to stare into each others eyes like teenage lovers and remember how blessed they are to have memories together that date back to when they were too young to know what butterflies in their stomaches felt like.

But here they are, years later, and the butterflies have come. And I have a feeling they'll stay around oh, say, a lifetime...