prized possession

Every time Handsome has been air lifted to the Children's Hospital, my whole drive to him all I can think about is that we don't have any family photos. I know it's probably not what most parents in that situation would think about, but it's what I think of. I think of how I only have one picture of all five of my babies together. About how I have only two photos of my husband and I with Handsome. I think how if something happens to him, how much I would regret not getting photos done. Maybe it's just the photographer in me or maybe it's my way of coping, but it's something that has always bothered me.

We were blessed when the doctors let Handsome go home last month. I remember every day in that hospital, every time someone new came in with more bad news, thinking that this could be it. This could be my last chance to get a family photo done with my whole family. I promised myself if he overcame this obstacle and he made it home, I would not put family photos on the back burner ever again. 

Then my good friend and favorite photographer, Michelle, offered to move her schedule around and to accommodate our family's hectic routines and Handsome's crazy health demands. She came out to our house, since traveling with Handsome isn't easy and she made our tiny backyard, that faces a BUSY street into a perfect backdrop. She captured my family in a beautiful light and I don't just mean with her photography skills. She gave me the most precious gift anyone could have giving me. She gave me a photo of  my family. She gave me a captured moment in time where we were all together, all happy, grateful and loving. 

You can see more of our family photos on her facebook fan page! Michelle Elise Photography