Snips and snails and puppy dog tails...

I met this sweet family a few years back...

During that session, their eldest son wasn't necessarily "into" the whole picture thing...and though he definitely hung in there with me, he was likely more than thrilled when he saw my camera hanging by side, rather than up by my face...

His baby brother was full of energy and doing what every "baby of the family" does...(I have first hand knowledge of this seeing as my husband is the baby in his family!)

Anyway...fast forward a few years, and their daughter has grown into a young woman...a celebration was at hand, and both sets of grandparents came in...

I wondered what the "boys" would be like this time around...but, knowing the mom of this family, I wasn't surprised to see that her eldest had grown into a young man, already taking on responsibilities and setting an example for his siblings...you can tell that they look up to him (in a literal sense as well, seeing as he is over 6 feet tall)

The youngest member of the family has pure admiration of  his older brother and it was fun to capture their relationships on 'film'...

I hope you'll enjoy just a few snapshots of their family...