When I met Sarah and her three children last summer, it didn't take long before I came to adore this family!


The first word I think of when I remember this session is laughter. There was a LOT of laughter! I couldn't help smiling often as I revisited these fun and often hilarious memories of this amazing family! As a former middle school teacher, I enjoyed interacting with Sarah's middle and high school aged kids. Her sons and daughter reminded me of myself at that age in their own ways. Teens can be pretty self-conscious in front of the camera, so I do my very best to make it a fun experience and distract them with my bad jokes. :)


Sarah wasn't afraid to chime in and give her kids a hard time for a laugh either! As the parent, you know your kid best and I try to tune in to what you're doing that tickles their funny bones or makes them smile, and replicate that in my own way. Sarah has a special relationship with each of her kids and it was a blast to document this sweet family. They don't always get to be together, so these photos will be a way to feel close even when they are many miles apart.

Three teen kids hug their mom at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Mom and three teen kids sit together on a stone bench at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Close up of Mom and her three teen children at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Mom hugs and kisses teen daughter's cheek as she smiles at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Mom and teen daughter sit back to back on a bench and smile at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
mom and teen daughter smell a flower together at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Mom and her two teen sons stand together and smile at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Mom and two teen sons goof off together at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Mom with flower in her hair smiles with her two teen sons at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Mom gives "the look" to her three teen kids at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Three teen children kiss their mom's cheek at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Mom hugs teen son and they smile at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Mom and teen son make funny faces at each other at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Mom gives her middle school aged son a kiss on the cheek at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Mom hugs her middle school aged son at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Mother and her three teen children talk and laugh together on a stone bench at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
teen children surround their mother on a stone bench at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Teen brothers stand back to back with arms crossed at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
teen girl kneels among the wildflowers at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Teen brothers goof off together at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Teen girl smiles with hands on her hips on a hill at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
teen boy kneels in the grass and smiles at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Middle school boy knees in the grass and smiles at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
Middle school boy folds arms and smiles to the side at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
teen boy smiles at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
teens girl smiles as she holds a flower at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.
mom and teens kids sit on a bench and take a selfie at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.