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I wasn’t kidding when I said that it’s been a baby bonanza around these parts. Just yesterday, I spent the evening with one of my former Goucher students slash my go-to dogsitter for Ursa when we lived in Baltimore, and her adorable 2 month old son. It was bittersweet being together as Allie knew Ursa from puppyhood and loved her as I did. She truly understood what made that dog so damn special. Gladdy is so much like Ursa in so many ways that are simultaneously heartbreaking and completely amazing. It was wonderful for Allie to meet her and see that Ursa’s spirit is alive and well on the farm.

And of course James and I got a chance for more baby snuggling thanks to her adorable son Wyatt. This, of course, coming off of a weekend that we spent cuddling baby Jack, and a visit east to sweet baby Clara.

Clara’s mom, Lydia, is my oldest friend. Lydia has a sister two years younger, who is Kimmy’s oldest friend. Now Lydia has two daughters, two years apart, just as I have two daughters, two years apart. The sisterly love runs strong among this particular lot. It was a treat to spend time photographing their family during this new and exciting stage of their lives.

Here are my favorite images from our time together. The photographs outside were taken at the Yacht Club where we all grew up sailing together. My childhood home is just around the corner from that spot, and I was reminded of how unbelievably lucky I was to be raised in such a beautiful, magical place.