afO's The Little Prince PR

I enjoyed meeting the cast for afO's upcoming production of The Little Prince.  We went to the Fort Wayne Botanical Conservatory since this play takes place in a dessert and this is the closest we could find.  Haha!  I'll admit I know nothing of this show, but I am SO intrigued by these characters.  I can't wait to see the show!

You can find more information by going to https://allforonefw.org/event/thelittleprince/

Catherine's Maternity

Catherine and Miguel were such a joy to photograph!  I've known Cathy for SO long that I don't actually remember meeting her for the first time.  She has such a bubbly, welcoming, and inquisitive nature which made her so much fun to have in our youth group when my husband and I ran the ministry.  She's not actually that much younger than us, so it was fairly natural for our friendship to continue after she graduated.  I actually realized after this session that I had taken her senior photos!  

I've loved watching Cathy as she's navigated life through college, marriage, and now so close to having a baby of her own.  I'm sure that with teamwork, she and Miguel will be wonderful parents who can enjoy this new season of life.  I can't wait to meet their little girl!

Jack's 6 month Milestone

Okay y'all.  I can not believe how much Jack is the spitting image of Charlie, who I first met a couple years ago for his 6 month milestone session.  Jack is a happy boy who seriously loved tummy time and rolling around on the ground.  Jack wore the same plaid shirt that Charlie wore, and I was able to recreate some of the pictures I did of Charlie.  After our time in the studio, we headed to the backyard for a little pool time.  Haha!  Jack seemed to love the water, but got frustrated that he couldn't hold onto the fruit to eat it.  Every time he got a strawberry or orange to his mouth, it managed to slip away.  You can see the look of frustration as he wrinkled his nose at me.  😅  Ugh, he's just so stinkin' cute!  😂😍

Jon's Senior Session

I was relieved that the weather cooled down a bit for this senior session.  I've known Jon for a long time, and I will say, he definitely wasn't always this cool and calm.  😂  But seriously, back when I was supposed to keep him in line (as he was a very squirrely middle schooler in those days), I often got myself in trouble for laughing at his comments and jokes instead of encouraging him to be quiet.  Although I will say, there were times when I don't think he wasn't trying to be funny but I thought he was hilarious, and I hoped he understood that I wasn't laughing at him.  Anyways, I'm proud of how he's grown up and matured as he's accepted this new stage in life called, "I guess I'm an adult now??".  😅

Congratulations Jonny!  Also, in case I haven't told you before, the beard suits you.  😊

 

Derby Clan

I had a wonderful morning with perfect weather to photograph this awesome family get together!  They wanted updated family pictures before the middle son and his wife got relocated to Africa for the next couple of years.  I think it's fair to say that the kids stole the show.  These girls are all so precious!  It was my first time meeting the twins and they were both quite sweet.  

I loved how they coordinated outfits and colors so well between all of the families!

I just had to include a couple of the "behind the scenes" pictures of these precious girls eating their treats for doing such a good job!

Young Playwright's Festival Day 2

The second day of the annual Young Playwright's Festival is always a bit longer as the older students in the higher divisions write plays that are more in-depth and often contain multiple scenes and set changes.  I am always amazed at the creativity that these students have and are able to translate into a play that is performed.

I have to admit that my favorite play was the winning play from the forth division called Writer's Block. It was such a simple premise that only involved 4 actors but it was so funny and well done.  It was a bit harder to narrow down my favorite pictures from all of these plays, but I managed to keep this relatively short.

If you want to learn more about YPF, check this out: https://allforonefw.org/ypf-what-you-need-to-know/