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Staff Babies

Down here at The Summer Training Project, we get to hang out and enjoy the other Staff in ways that we don't get to back in Mn. We go on double dates and play with their kids. It's really fun! In fact, there are eight little girls ages three and under here! That's a lot of pigtails, pink dresses, and pretending to be princesses. Little girls are so sweet. I am actually leading two college students in a photography internship this summer, so I thought it would be really fun to teach them what a kids portrait session looks like. So we took seven of the eight girls (poor Sophie wasn't feeling well) out to the beach for a mini session. Any photographer can tell you that photographing children can be quite the work-out. This was like running a 5k! The cutest and most entertaining 5k ever! The kiddos loved playing in the sand and salty waves. Not one of them was afraid of the ocean! Which must keep their mommies on edge with a watchful eye. I love that they all started off with the cutest little sundresses and as the session went on, their little personalities came out and they all somehow ended up dirty, soaking wet, and running around in their panties! So cute!
 Annie and Maddox and best friends and live across the street from each other. So they are pretty much like sisters.
 Callie playing in the sand. She's going to be a big sister this fall!
 Baby Lucy is Annie's little sister.
 This is Lillian. I'm jealous of her adorable red hair!
 Lillian and Eleanor are such cute sisters! 
 Eleanor was all smiles!
Remember Evelyn? Here she is playing with Lillian!
 Annie has the most beautiful long blond hair for being only 2 years old! She is also quite the free spirit and was the first of the girls to strip down to her panties. She was ecstatic to be "naked and playing in the water" which she told me repeatedly. So cute!
 Aw! Sister love :)

Evelyn {ducklings}

Evelyn is the daughter of our dear friends Eric and Holly. She is just so cute! Eric and Holly are also on staff with Campus Outreach and they are in our Married Couples small group. This means that every Sunday, we all get together, share a meal, and talk about how the Gospel works itself out in our marriages. It's a really sweet and sanctifying time. We love it! Evey is one of Bluejay's favorite kiddos. When she was smaller, he used to hold her in the air with her legs dangling and say, "run, run, run!" as she shrieked with laughter and wiggled her legs as if she were running. This totally makes sense because Holly was a really gifted track and cross country runner in college. It's in the genes!

I truly love this kiddo. I love how easy she smiles and laughs. I love her three teeth. I love her tiny baby hugs. I love when she blows kisses. She's just adorable! Evey had a blast during our session. She loved having a bit of freedom after being cooped up all winter. She explored the front and back yard of their house with utter glee! This totally made my job fun and easy! One of my favorite parts of these photos is that in 90% of them, the knees of her white tights are muddy and full of grass stains. She was so happy that she would laugh and run, and then fall and laugh. Then she'd get up and do it all over again! I'm smiling from the memory even as I type!

Holly and Eric- thanks for letting me capture some fun photos of Evey. Hope you like them! See you down in South Carolina in just a few days!!!