We are family - Orange County Family Photographer

I grew up with the Huxtables, the Keatons, and the Hawkins. For those of you who don't know the Hawkins, let me introduce the coolest family ever...

I spent a good deal of my childhood in the Hawkins home and I loved every minute of it (well, maybe minus the metal baseball bat incident) (and the huge busted lip) (and seeing a 4 year old run around with her bathing suit top stuffed with toilet paper) but other than that...lol. I'm so grateful they invited me into their home...come to think of it, they may just not have noticed an extra kid running around.

Either way, when they asked if I'd do family pictures I jumped at the chance to see them all together again.

The ladies.

The gents.

The whole crazy gang. What's great is that they were all super willing participants in this...no bribery needed!

Emily, Andy, Gina, Peter, Michael, Sarah, Rachel...that's 7 if you're counting. They all really get along and like each other as much as they love each other. And they're all great people. Sharon, Dennis, you guys should be proud.

My favorite shot of the day,

which quickly dissolved into this...

and then this...

Merry Christmas Hawkins family. And thank you for taking a break from the lasagna to let me spend an afternoon with you. As always, I loved being with you all.