Andy, Jesse, Neve and Sam.

I have been so excited about posting these pictures. I LOVE this family.

But first, a backstory...

Hope Haven Children's Clinic and Family Center is a non-profit organization which specializes in serving young adults and families with a variety of educational and mental health needs, (autism, Down syndrome, etc...)

(You can learn more about Hope Haven @ hopehaven.org)

For the last few years I have donated some of my handcrafted jewelry to their annual silent auction. This year, however, I donated a photography session.

Jesse and Andy were the big winners...and these are their photographs!

I LOVED this photo session. It was my first time photographing strangers and when I look back at the pictures I can tell that we were strangers in the first few shots...

But it did not take long for us all to become acquainted and warm up to eachother. There is a lot of love in this family, and I really loved being able to spend this time with them. I'm learning how lucky I am to capture these moments more and more everyday.

Who couldn't use a little more exposure (photography pun!) to love?









I love the sibling love in these...they were very sweet together.
And I think Neve might have a little modeling in her future...the camera loves her.









Thanks, guys!