last week was a busy week for me in terms of photography - and it felt great. a shoot on tuesday, and a shoot on thursday with expedited editing needs. the time-crunch felt good.

these are a few of my favorites from thursday's shoot:

i've known and loved this family "forever" - nearly 12 years anyway. allie is my best friend, we met in middle school. we've shopped together, scrapbooked together, vacationed together, grown up together. and we've been figuratively by each other's sides - even when more than 3000 miles separated us - through much more than a little blog summary could explain. it's hard to remember that we're "all grown up" now.

and her little brother - who's not so little anymore - will always be that 10 year old little punk who listened in on our phone conversations and then pretended he didn't know us at school. (sorry sean!) ;)

so taking these photos was especially fun for me, and reminded me why i love family shoots so much. even if i don't have these memories of the family i'm photographing - someone does. and i get to be a part of that little piece of documentation.