I love to kick off a new year by giving away a custom session to one family. This year was no different and after an exciting giveaway contest I was lucky to draw this incredible family as my winner. I reached out to mom to create a custom experience around something the family enjoyed doing together. With a 7 year age gap between her two children they, understandably, had varied interests. But one thing they love to do together is watch movies and play games. I loved the idea of a relaxed lifestyle session capturing those interests, so I created a cozy space perfect for watching movies, eating ice cream and playing games in my home studio in Gilbert, Arizona.

These siblings were the best! They were friendly and kind to each other. I loved the gentle way big brother guided little sister through playing some of his favorite game and earnestly played her favorite game, Memory, with her. Little sister was full of joy, admired her big brother and poured her whole heart into everything we did. Our session time together flew by with laughs and secrets shared and a quick lesson on how the new electronic monopoly game worked (I’m getting old!).