Tabitha, Eric + Pepper • Family Photographer • Atlantic Beach, NC

FATE IS A FUNNY THING. TABITHA AND I CROSSED PATHS THIS PAST CHRISTMAS SEASON. SHE CONTACTED ME TO GET HER DAUGHTER SIGNED UP FOR CHRISTMAS MINI SESSIONS AND COME TO FIND OUT OUR HUSBANDS SERVED TOGETHER IN THE USCG, SHE IS FROM MY HOMETOWN OF FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA AND HER DAUGHTER IS JUST A FEW WEEKS OLDER THAN MINE! NEEDLESS TO SAY WE HIT IT OFF RIGHT AWAY ( I LOVE WHEN CLIENTS BECOME FRIENDS!) WE SCHEDULED A FAMILY SESSION FOR THE SPRING AND WHEN THE CRAZY NORTH CAROLINA WEATHER FINALLY COOPERATED WITH US, WE MET UP! SHE AND HER SWEET FAMILY TRAVELED 1.5 HOURS TO HAVE ME PHOTOGRAPH THEM AT THEIR FAVORITE PLACE - THE BEACH! I DID ABOUT EVERYTHING EXCEPT STAND ON MY HEAD TO GET THEIR SWEET DAUGHTER, PEPPER, TO SMILE. NEARING THE END OF THE SESSION I TUCKED THEM AWAY FROM THE FRIGID WIND AND SAID "OKAY, I'M LEAVING. SEE YA LATER! BYE!" AND NEVER HAVE A SEEN A HAPPIER GRIN! SHE REALLY HAD US ALL LAUGHING. I FEEL SO BLESSED TO HAVE MET THIS FAMILY!