The parents were still pulling their stuff out of the car, and I grabbed this beauty.
First picture, and I pretty much knew this session would be magical.
Yep. This was gonna be fun.
I love this family. Like, really. I love them. Their love for each other is so evident. You can tell the parents are soul mates. You can see the love they have for their children. And they are all really wonderfully incredibly FANTASTICALLY good looking. 
We played.
The stars aligned….
They hugged.
SHE hugged.
I swear, she’s beautiful. Crazy crazy beautiful.
And his hair…. his eyes…. his smile…. his soul…. Such a doll.
I…can’t…stop…sharing…..
OK OK OK. I’ll stop. No more sharing.
Thank you, M family for allowing me to capture the love and laughter that surrounds your family. My heart felt joy throughout our session and as I edited them.
Just one more… to say goodbye. You can follow my work on FACEBOOK.
Kara Layfield
December 20, 2011
You are correct…pure magic! Gorgeous location and your use of light is just stunning! You have such a connection with your clients that most would pay for. I love this session to pieces…everything came together so perfectly.
Nicole Ridella
December 20, 2011
What a perfectly gorgeous session! The family is beautiful and your photos are filled with so much joy and love! Fabulous work Laura!
Jamie Siever
December 20, 2011
Laura, I love these so much. You do such an incredible job of capturing who your clients truly are – what an amazing set of images and what a TREASURE you have given this family!
Rachel Aberle
December 21, 2011
What magical moments you captured with this family! They will absolutely love these and so many of them would look great as canvases.
September
December 21, 2011
Beautiful!!! No other words…these are stunning. This family will love these!!!
Lou
December 21, 2011
Oh gosh, beautiful session – such fabulous colour, interaction and you’re right… sooo good looking! 😉
Lynn
December 21, 2011
Absolutely stunning images. Every single one! I just love the colours and the happy connection between them all!
Katherine Durham
December 21, 2011
Love these. More than love these! Absolutely gorgeous! I hope they got them all because there is no way that I could ever pick just a few.
sally
December 21, 2011
LOVE all of these! It’s hard to choose which one is my favorite, but I just love the leaf angel.
Jackie Jean
December 21, 2011
Your talent is HUGE and this family is beautiful!! Wonderful job capturing such wonderful moments!
Cindy
December 21, 2011
Such a stunning, amazing, fun family session! These will make the best family album!
Ashley
December 22, 2011
Gorgeous set!! I can’t get over the color and connection in these! What a beautiful family to photograph, too. Great job!
mellow
December 22, 2011
WOW Wow wow!!
Megan
December 22, 2011
These are seriously beautiful! Love the light and colors and expressions. They will make a great collage.
Gail
December 22, 2011
Oh my goodness, this whole session is itching short of pure magic! Laura, I am in awe of your talent! Beautiful everything in every single one of these images!!!
Erin
December 22, 2011
What a beautiful family!! Stunning work, you are right when you said magic! There is something just magical about everyone of these gorgeous shots, love them!!!
Amanda
December 27, 2011
Wow these are just UNREAL. I love the colors and the amazing family interacting you captured. What true treasures these are.
Joan
December 28, 2011
These are so rich and vibrant! I’m a b&w girl but you could convince me to switch back to color with these beautiful shots!
Carrie
December 29, 2011
Yes, magical. Magical indeed.
Heather
December 30, 2011
Gorgeous family and every single image is to die for!
Kristin
January 04, 2012
This is the perfect family session. Love the way they are set up, but then encouraged to do their thing – nothing stagnant or boring here – only magic!
Sara
January 09, 2012
I found this blog post from a link you posted on ILP.com and wanted to express how much I LOVE them. Absolutely gorgeous images, every single one! The family must have been sooo extremely pleased.
Heather
January 10, 2012
AMAZING!! I said it on ILP but I’ll say it here too….some of the most beautiful family portraits I have ever seen!! You have a new blog follower now!! The little girl is a photographers dream…heck, the whole family is!!! Just absolutely gorgeous!!!