This is the last nephew I have graduating for a while. It felt like it was a wave before with 3 back-to-back, but now, after Grant, we will be done for a few years.

It had rained the night before, and I think we were all a little bit nervous that the mud would ruin our shoot. Luckily, for all of us, Grant only had to help me out of the mud 3 times. I like to off-road, but mud and a wheelchair don't mix very well.

We drove from his house in Lansing to his grandfather's house further out in the country, and as I was following him and his mom in his truck, I couldn't help but watch the light. Photographers know good light, and this light was pretty much perfect. I knew that this shoot would be golden, and not just because of the light.

Grant is such a good kid. Always respectful and quiet and when he does talk, it is usually something hilarious. And look at him, he could be a model.

He will be 18 this week too! Even though I have *only* been in his family for about 6 years, it has been fun to watch him grow and change. And now he's gonna be an adult!

Marik's momma contacted me about 6 months ago about a photo session, and unfortunately I was booked up on the day she could do it. But we agreed that for his first birthday, we would get him in.

I am so happy that we did. Right away, he was a flirt. It's so cute when a baby's personality is so evident, and his definitely was. He is a momma's boy, that much is true. We did photos with her, and then we planned on a cake smash. He had fun for about 2 minutes, then he just wanted to crawl all around.

Let's be honest. One-year-olds are basically tiny bosses for us adults.

I look forward to more sessions with Marik and Alicia in the future!

Every time I see Olivia, she just gets cuter and cuter and sweeter and sweeter. We met up at the Lawrence Arboretum for her fall photos, and even though there is still plenty of green left in Kansas, they turned out so well!

I love watching kiddos grow from year to year, and I have to say that Olivia has grown so much and matured so much. It seems like she was just a little bitty thing last year, and this year, she's a six-year-old, losing teeth and giggling when we teased her about a boyfriend.

Time can slow down any time now.