Patterson’s + Caplette’s |

Courtney contacted me after seeing my portraits of our mutual friend Kendahl. We met in Crescent Beach and she introduced me to her family. Her sister, Shannon and her son Carter, her sister in-law Ashley and her son Jaidyn, and Courtney’s partner Garrett and their son Jackson.

Seriously, I’m hoping I got that right.

They were SO fun to shoot. I love people that laugh and smile a lot. We went down to Crescent beach and did some wandering. We didn’t have to go far as there is a good area around the pier!

Although there was this crazy dude on the pier with some live crab he had just caught. He was like, taunting the boys with it! And we would be all “UM, could you please not do that?” and he would blatantly ignore us. It was strange.

Oh, on to the pictures. I am sorry. This is LONG!

Jaidyn, who is 4, is a natural. He and I chatted it up! He just looks adorable no matter what he’s doing. Him and his mom were SO cute cause they just giggled together!

Jackson is Courtney and Garrett’s son, he is 4 months. He always smiles for his dad. It’s so cute. He is just learning to sit, he sat so well for me! We were all proud, I think!

Carter, 17 months, is Shannon’s son. He is always on the go. He’s at the age of no fear! He’ll run into the ocean. But, he did so good because he’s SO social and cheery, and I know that at around 18 months, kids are almost always entertained with peek-a-boo. So he loved me. And he is adorable!!

Um, are you kidding me? Sailboats in the background? Does it get any better?

I was pretty impressed with our luck on the group pics. I did have a shot that I liked from each pose we did. They were once again, awesome and easy to photograph!