Often when we meet up with Eric and Jeannine, we laugh again at how we met.  David noticed Eric’s business truck outside a Subway when we were building our house and talked to him about doing some work for us.  Little did we know that one chance encounter would begin a strong friendship between our families.  I took Eric and Jeannine’s family pictures three years ago, a week or so before we moved to Maryland.

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Their family is much the same … full of fun, laughter, and energy.  I love the way play is so much a part of their family.  If one person is getting a personal portrait done, you can bet Eric and the rest of the boys are probably throwing football.  Or then they’re lighting fires with sunlight.  I love the way Jeannine celebrates the boys for who they are.  She teaches me so much about parenting well.

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Channing’s sitting on the chair we’re planning to use? Pick up both.

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It’s clear they have so much fun together.  While pretty much every Mama wants the perfect picture for her wall … you know, the one that’s perfect in our minds … I’m convinced some day we mamas will look back at the pictures like this one and love them most of all.

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Eric and Jeannine have five handsome boys.  

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Five handsome boys who love to have fun.

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Three years ago we did a photo of the guys making a pyramid with Jeannine tucked safely out of sight since Channing was just a baby and perched on top!  This year he wasn’t just perched on top.  He was standing up there!

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Eric and Jeannine, keep loving and living well!

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