Brooke and her mom drove about an hour and a half from their small town to downtown Kansas City for her senior session! The whole day before and even that morning the forecast was calling for rain, but we decided to risk it and not change plans. I’m so glad we didn’t because it ended up being completely sunny all evening!

I grew up in the Colorado Springs area and have been drawn to the mountains like a magnet ever since. It’s sad to think it’s been almost 10 years since I’ve lived in the state, but I’m grateful that I’ve had the opportunities to go back several times each year to visit. Over the past couple years it’s mostly been at Thanksgiving or Christmas to spend the holidays with my family so we’ve gotten to ski and such, but it was time to get back there for more than a weekend over my favorite Colorado season: summer. I had told my husband that I’d be spending a week in the beautiful state this summer if he wanted to join 😉 I’m sure glad he opted to come.

Since Hailey’s younger sister is my best friend from middle school + high school (and by that I mean, we were INSEPARABLE), she has seen me at some of my worst, most dorky stages of life. She put up with us constantly doing cartwheels or trying to harmonize at the top of our lungs and was always there to do our hair for Prom and offer sisterly advice. We were all ecstatic when she found Brit, one of the most kind, welcoming and down-to-earth guys I know. Then they had little Evan, who I think looks just like a cartoon character with her big brown eyes and cheeky mannerisms. They’ve coined the hashtags #britsaboy & #evansagirl which I think is hilarious and awesome 🙂