What a blessing when I received an email from this little guy’s mom a few weeks ago!

He’d just turned a year old and I had yet to meet him.  And not only was I looking forward to meeting him … I was looking forward to seeing his mommy too!  It’d been a few years since I’d seen her last and couldn’t wait to catch up!  But more on that in a bit …

Isn’t he the cutest thing?  He was so good and pretty much up for everything we asked him to do!

And now on to the juicy stuff!

Michelle {blondie} and Aimee {little guy’s mom} used to be our nannies.  More like family really!  The photo below was taken on Aimee’s last day with us … I can’t believe how little the girls were and how quickly the time has gone!  How cliche am I?

And now Aimee and Michelle are both married.  And happy.  And Aimee has a little guy of her own!  Crazy!  And awesome!  Both live out of state, so we really don’t get the opportunity to see them.

When Aimee and I were talking and scheduling the shoot, we didn’t really say anything about the girls and I didn’t want to push having them along if it didn’t work in their plans.

Piper and Wynter still talk about them and remember them as if they were one person.  They totally remember the things they used to do together and the memories and bonds they made.

Anyway.  We’d finished with little guy’s photos and sat around talking awhile.  It was finally decided that they needed to see the girls … so what’s a mom to do?  I drove over to school and pulled them out early.  It was a complete surprise to the girls and they were so excited.  I made them guess who was visiting and it was Wynter that finally guessed who.

Meanwhile, I called my sister and asked if she could drive to Taylor’s school to pick her up and drop her off at the studio.  I told Trish the whole story, but told her to keep it a secret from Taylor.  I also kept it a secret from Aimee and Michelle that Taylor was stopping by.

I can’t begin to describe the smiles and hugs and happiness that filled the room when they were all together!  And instant game of hide & seek broke out and the girls loved it!

Piper had pajama day at school … and has recently transitioned into some of Taylor’s old clothes.  Michelle recognized right away that the pj’s Piper had on used to be Taylor’s.

These ladies are just such a special part of our past …

Guys … you’ll forever hold a special place in all of our hearts … I can’t tell you how you’ve blessed our families and helped shape the girls into who they are today.  Love and miss you!

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