While in Hawaii for the winter, I was able to reconnect with Anna and Jesse, whose destination wedding I was fortunate to capture in Montana several years ago. This time they brought along their daughter Amelia, the newest addition to their family! We all headed to the beach for some family photos, but along the way found out that Amelia has no time for sand! We did our best to keep her bare feet away from her newest nemesis. You’d never know that she’s secretly screaming into the sea in that last shot.

The light and weather for this family session was absolutely gorgeous, a great reminder of why I get out of Minnesota for the winter. I’m certainly not missing negative temperatures and layers, layers, and more layers.

It was great to see you all! Let’s do it again next year 😉

While in Hawaii this winter, Preston met up with friend (and helicopter instructor!) Brandon and his family to take family photos to celebrate Akashi’s 5th birthday. They returned to the lawn at Kihei Surfside, an homage to her 1st birthday photos (click that last sentence to see them!) Except this time, Brandon, Kelsy and Akashi were joined by Taka, Akashi’s younger brother!

It’s so awesome to see this family grow and to be able to document it along the way! Same spot in another four years? 😉

Ashley and Olyvia splashed around Maui with Preston this winter for some oh-so-adorable mother daughter photos. Though you’d hardly know that it was winter with their cute purple dresses and not a bit of snow on the ground! This duo is goofy, loving, and a blast to be around. Their bond was truly special to witness and capture.