My sister and her family were In Danville over Thanksgiving and you know what that means.  Lots of photo ops!  We had  THIS spur-of-the-moment nighttime session with a tangle of Christmas lights, followed up with a daytime family session (soon to be blogged), and finally my nephew Nick asked if I would take his senior pictures while he was in town.  Of course, I was thrilled to spend some one-on-one time with him!  He is the oldest grandchild in my family and my first nephew.  I remember when he was just a baby and our families lived just down the road from each other.  My husband and I didn’t have kids yet and I remember how fun it was to hang out at their house and play with the new baby.  He was round and cute and loved to eat!  When we had Maddy the following year, they became fast friends and have had a special bond ever since.

I can’t even begin to comprehend the fact that Nick is a senior this year.  The time has flown by!  He’s in the midst of applications and letters of recommendation and lots of pressure from the rest of us to find out where he’ll be going.  Not to embarrass him, but without studying he earned a perfect score in English on his ACT and nearly the same on the Math portion.  And not only is he academically gifted, he has an amazing singing voice, has a kind heart, and is genuinely nice to his three sisters.  I love him to pieces and can’t wait to see what the future holds for him!