It was important for my mom when I came back on Christmas Eve to get a few photos of her with her grandchildren, that she + my dad are so courageously raising as their own now. It hasn’t been an easy road for my nephews, but the one thing that has been constant in their lives is my parents (Sassy + Papa). I wish my dad had been home when we were taking these photos, but he was running around getting the last minute items for Christmas morning (wink wink!!)
It isn’t hard to tell that Rylan is ornery as the day is long (see photos from last Christmas). He loves to pick on his older brother, goes a million miles a minute, makes crazy faces, then crashes hard! Randon has turned into a lovebug as of late. What I loved about when we were in Disney, he was adamant about holding at least one person’s hand when we were walking anywhere. For a 9 year old, it felt like something that we were never going to experience. I got more hugs from him in Florida than probably the entire rest of his life.
I’m so very thankful for where they are now, in a safe, loving home. It’s apparent by interacting with them that they finally feel at home too!
Kim Schmidt is currently booking newborn, child, + family photo sessions for this spring. If you are in Princeton, Lawrenceville, Hopewell, Hamilton or Bordentown, please be in touch soon, as my schedule is limited this spring.
