I was balanced all along and didn't even know it...

this family had

fun

written all over them

as soon as our eyes met

they did everything I asked and more

and

made me smile

during the entire shoot

the kids had their own little inside jokes

that only siblings share

and

mom and dad

played right along

acting like kids themselves when I threw out things like

"climb"

"lift"

and

"jump"

and

not once

while I was hanging onto tree branches for balance

and

climbing rocks myself

did they give me a look like

"wow, this chic is crazy...where did she come from ?"

~~

thanks to all of you who told me this would be a great shoot

as always

{158 photos later}

you were right

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