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On a glorious morning in the not-so-recent-past, Terrilyn and I had the pleasure of photographing this sweet, beautiful family while they were vacationing on Captiva Island.   They were staying at the *gorgeous* South Seas Island Resort, and we were both a little giddy with excitement that morning to check out this breathtaking destination once again.   In fact, it’s one of Parents Magazine’s Top 10 Beach Resorts for families.

This day was simply meant-to-be (some days are *just* like that, ya know?).   As we made our way down the dirt path lined with palm trees and mud puddles toward the beach,  the clouds began to separate from one another and the skies began to clear.  Then, sunshine poured on us like hot rain.  All I could think of was “wow, what a magnificent place to be!”     Gwen, Grace, and Grier (lovely little ladies!) were feeling it too!  Before we knew it  they had a little skip in their step, and were throwing handfuls of seashells back into the same waves that washed them ashore a long, long time ago.  They were splashing, and laughing, and running, and smiling from ear-to ear…all while mom and dad watched with hearts full of love.  Heck, even mom kicked off her shoes, grabbed her gorgeous girls, and hit the surf to jump waves  – yes, in their beautiful white dresses!

In fact, you would *never* know by looking at these images that we were all melting like popsicles into the sand.  It was hot, hot, hot!  Didn’t matter, because this family totally kept their cool  – everyone was smiling and having fun.  And THAT is what it’s all about.  Letting your hair down, feeling completely unbridled, laughing and being who you are – but yet knowing that your memories will be captured with skill, for you to cherish for lifetimes to come.

Then, when the session was almost over, we went up to their balcony and captured this sweet image of the girls gazing at the ocean….and all I could think was: “penny for your thoughts?”

Thank you Mom, Dad, Gwen, Grace, Grier for a spectacular morning.  We are so grateful you allowed us to capture these moments for you!

Because Terrilyn and I have been so busy with sessions and some other really cool stuff we can’t wait to share with you, we thought we would treat everyone to a Featured Session while we put the finishing touches on a few surprises behind the scenes!  It’s been a while since we’ve featured a session, and I think you’ll really enjoy these images.

This super fun family came down from the Chicago area back in April for a vacation in Naples.  We had the pleasure of photographing mom, dad, and Katelyn on the beach.  Katelyn was  full of personality, smiles and loved  playing in the sand and surf.  Even her teddy bear had a special place in the pictures!  Cute.  Katelyn started the session in a really sweet, long pink dress (I LOVE pink on the beach), before changing into an adorable brown bikini.  Mom and Dad were also looking good in coordinating outfits and we had the makings of a fabulous session before we could say “Cheese!”

We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day either – the weather was just perfect that day!   Take a look below and see for yourself!

And a peek at the person who was working hard to capture these images … drum roll ………… Terrilyn!