I was so happy to get to spend some time with this little family again. I have known mama quite some time now. Dare I even say over 20 years! It all started around the ripe old age of 8 or 9 and we were on The Canyon Angels together. Yes, I am traumatized by my soccer team names growing up. I mean seriously. I feel the sudden urge to list them but I won’t. I am surprised I played as long as I did.
We always wanted the same jersey number. This was serious business. I don’t remember ever fighting over it so we must have liked each other enough to trade off through out the years. We went to the CA State soccer championships when we were 17 and lost in the finals together. In double overtime. Oh the pain and disappointment. Not even a Capri Sun made us feel better.
Jennie and I were kids together. We had sleep overs, forts in the bushes, traveled through the desert together, embarked on Oregon Trail expeditions on her computer and I fell in love with her giant golden named Scott. I also remember her dad bootlegging importing Dr. Pepper from Texas circa 1985. Imagine my surprise and excitement when it became a nationwide elixir! Cheers!
So 14 years of life happens, Jennie graduates college, gets married and they have this super cute kid. Then my phone rang. Love it!
Little JD was only 10 months old when I first photographed him in 2007 and he’s 3 now! I am so happy to call them my first clients ever!
He’s such a dashing young lad isn’t he?
Readers: I start giving goodies to the family after 30 comments.
Oh, and it’s the last day to enter to win one of THESE!
Interestingly grandpa lives literally 100 yards from my house. I was invited to stay for a super fantastic brunch and snapped these cute lifestyle shots while we hung out and then walked home. Pretty cool.
Jennie and Jimmy I hope you love these and don’t worry I have several cute family photos which I am keeping hostage until your gallery goes live.
xoxo, Amy B.
34 comments