This family is so very special to me because not only have I been photographing these kiddos for years, they’ve been great friends and neighbors of ours from the moment we moved to our little village.   We’ve celebrated birthdays together, had many wonderful gatherings together and had the most wonderful babysitter until she went off to college.  It was so great to see her again and also to photograph them.  You can’t tell from the pictures but they are serious goof balls together which always makes photographing them so much fun but also challenging to get a few great smiling photos for mom.  Here’s a look at our evening in the backyard.