This wonderful family (all from Texas) come up to their homes on a gorgeous lake by Hackensack MN every summer to escape the heat. Yes, Minnesota has summer time heat, but they assured me our heat is nothing like that brutal Texas heat. I guess that puts it into perspective when we swelter and complain for maybe 2 months a year. LOL

Eight years ago, I had the opportunity to meet and work with them to capture their family portraits, and was beyond thrilled when they called again. Such a super neat, incredibly kind, and beautiful family. Kudos to them for outfit coordination! Blue always seems to look just amazing in the summer with the lake in the background.

So, yes, I said I photographed them eight years ago and to prove it, I couldn’t resist grabbing a couple of those images to show how their family has grown and changed over the years. (Check out the first four).

If you are wondering when to have your portraits taken, hands down, evening light is where it is at. We truly had a perfect evening with lighting us photographers pray for.