Hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday and are recovering from all the excitement. We are trying to but seems hard to get things back to normal after the big day.
I wanted to share this session with you. I had this session back in November and it touched me in many ways. I got a call from mom who found me on the internet and she was looking for a session for her son who was just turning one. Luckily I had a spot open and we booked the date on the phone. She mentioned in passing that she had a three year old with a brain injury and he might or might not be in them. I told her that was fine either way and it was up to her.
So when I arrived at the session I got to meet two of the most beautiful boys. They were both so similar looking and just gorgeous. Jake the older boy was in a stroller and Noah was running around aimlessly like one year old’s do. 
I asked mom to tell me about Jake… Jake was in a near drowning accident when he was about 1 1/2 years old. He had fallen into a neighbor’s garden pond and by the time they found him he had been without oxygen for long enough to cause brain damage. It was a heartbreaking moment for me. One that changed my life. You always hear of stories but until you meet someone who has been through it somehow it doesn’t seem real. In that split second this family’s life was changed forever. But what really struck me is how mom talked about her amazing son. How lucky they both felt to have him in their life, how amazing he was, and how blessed they feel. So even though the accident was not what they had hoped for they pulled together as a family to enjoy what they did have… a beautiful son that by the grace of god was still with them. In the middle of all the tragedy of the first days and weeks of Jake’s accident is when they found out that Noah would join their family. Again another blessing.
I have to say that this session was beyond incredible to me. It was an amazing session with a beautiful, inspiring family. They made me see that even in tragedy their love and devotion to their children is what keeps them strong. The parents worked like a well oiled machine, seemingly reading each other’s minds and moving together as one unit. It was amazing to watch. The love for their kids was so apparent and made my heart swell. This is one of the things I love most about my job. The people that I am so fortunae to meet. They inspire me and show me so many levels of love. I was honored to be able to capture that love for this family forever in their images.
If you would like to read more about Jake and his story you can look him up at his website HERE.
Here are some of my favorites from our session.
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