I'm so excited to share this lifestyle session with you guys! 1. Because Jennifer is an old friend [keep reading to find out her high school nick name!] 2. Bella [enough said]

Jen and I go way back to our school yard days. We are from a verrrry small town [the kind where you know every student k-12 by their first name but you also know most of their parents names, too]. She actually graduated in the same class as my little sister, but we were also both on the basketball team. [Cue nickname story] Our team was more like family and we played together on our off days and off season. One summer it seemed like we were always at the schools rugged outdoor courts playing pick up games. Jen was a scrapper, and, important fact, her maiden name is Blackstone. So, we are on the blacktop court, and she dives for a ball. Expectedly, she emerged with some battle wounds. We teased that Blackstone had blacktop imbedded in her legs and, friends, there was born the nickname "Blacktop". I tell you this because, because at our reunion in her home following the birth of her son a few weeks ago, I struggled [probably more than I care to admit] to call her by her first name.

Anyway, back to the heart of this blog; this brand new family [of 4 if you count furry friends!] James, Jen, Mason and Bella. James and Jen actually JUST celebrated their 4th wedding anniversary [send them some love in the comments!] and welcomed Mason at almost 42 weeks gestation after 108 hours of laboring- props to that girl, am I right!? Their fur-daughter Bella, a full lab mix, is 8 and was all about casually inserting herself in our photos, which was my favorite thing about the day [and it's hard to top baby toes, in my book].

Check out this intimate lifestyle session, in their newly built Garrettsville home. Congratulations to this new Mom and Dad duo on their sweet, sweet baby boy, Mason!

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