This family is very near and dear to my heart. These are some of my husband and my best friends. Recently their 2 year old was diagnosed with a large tumor in the center of his brain. In the last 6 weeks he has undergone 2 brain surgeries, countless MRI’s and Cat Scans, 29 days in the hospital, half of that being in the Pediatric ICU, not to mention the countless amount of needles, poking, prodding, and medicine he has had to endure. He’s a trooper to say the least! He’s finally home and on his road to recovery, but the road is slow and there is always worry that something will happen and he will have a setback.

During his stay in the hospital one thing that the family realized was that they hadn’t had a formal family portrait taken since Peter was born. At times where you are faced with just how fragile life is and how quickly things can change, it brings into perspective how important photography and documenting your life can be. We made it a point that as soon as Peter was home and on the mend that we would get together and have family portraits made!

Well, this last weekend was the perfect time for that, right before Easter and such glorious weather! Below are just a few of the beautiful images we were able to capture that day of the entire family!

I pray for healing and peace with Peter’s condition and hope that those reading this post would do the same!