(hit play, then pause it immediately to let it load fully; once loaded, hit play again) 
what a blessing to know this family and what a privilege to make a motion picture of their kids. i enjoyed every minute of this because it's not hard to have little ones run and play and swim.  i look forward to making more films like this...
fotos are from last summer by the way
music: Ray LaMontagne

i'll tell you what, Pittsburgh keeps pulling me and pulling as if i ought to move there.  it's a great city with plenty of culture (or at least more than where i reside).  okay, if it were not for people like Jordan and Meredith it wouldn't be as nearly attractive.  J and M are a duo from Grove City that i met and became friends with while attending GCC.  actually, i stayed with Jordan while i spent a week in Pitt; we spent hours just goofing off which was so relaxing.  super lovely and super hospitable.  it rained the day we scheduled the e-session - as you'll see.  we made the best of it, and by that i mean they took me to Five Guys which was my first experience.  oh, simply wonderful burgers; fries were a little salty though, and i digress.  so we got back together a couple days later and made use of the wonderful and glorious sunshine - it was a dear time.

from the second wedding in pittsburgh...

some of my favorite people ever, mainly because they can tolerate me.  the Jacksons are friends from school that live in pittsburgh now and often host me when i frequent their city.  they have this ability to bring out the extreme goofiness in me.  anyway, it's always a blessing to have their company because of their love for Christ. always an encouraging time to be with them to witness their love for one another.  they are dear to me and i treasure their friendship.  everytime i stay with them, i end up making fotos of them.  this time i decided we would make use of their home and make a bunch of them in the kitchen and bedroom and then at the giant swing in their neighbors yard.  oh, boy i was loving it.  they're cute.

i also went to school with Bridget one day.  she teaches spanish at a christian high school.  i had the opportunity to see another friend from college at her school that teaches there as well, Robbie S.  i say all that to say, i made some fotos of her class.