Leary Family {photoshoot}

One of my friends from high school came to Carolina Beach with her family last weekend, and she wanted me to take some family photos for her on the beach.  I was happy to oblige -- it had been at least 10 or 15 years since I'd seen her!  And I was excited to get to meet her husband and 2 adorable kiddos.

Here are some of my favorites from our evening at Surf City:

Surprise!

A couple of weeks ago, one of my favorite friends surprised her dad with a party to celebrate his 65th birthday.  She asked me to take photos to capture this special time when a lot of his family would all be together -- and he had NO IDEA what was coming!

It was a lot of fun to be a part of and I think Amy's dad was very pleasantly surprised.  You could tell that he relished seeing so many friends and family all together in one place.  I think Amy's mom was definitely relieved to have the secret finally revealed, but she really enjoyed being in the moment with him and all the family, too.

Here are some of my faves from the day:

{surprise!}

{Happy birthday, Jeff!}