Melissa gave this session as a Mother's Day and birthday gift for her mom, and what followed was a warm August evening at Franklin Mills Riveredge Park in downtown Kent, a grandfather who knew exactly what I was doing with the light, and a reminder that moms deserve to be in the photos too.

Thirteen people, a Fourth of July weekend reunion, and a 50th wedding anniversary worth celebrating. This extended family session at Plum Creek Park in Kent, Ohio is proof that the best photos happen when families just show up as themselves.