Over Labor Day weekend, we visited Camp Joseph in Vermont with our ward and I was able to photograph our friends, the Menzies. The camp is so beautiful and we thought it would be a great place to take their family photos.
And I loved Rebecca’s idea to take photos that would commemorate their family’s summer reading challenge. You can read more about their reading challenge here – such a great idea. Rebecca brought many of the books the family read over the summer, and they read as they listened to Wayne read Huckleberry Finn – one of their favorite reading events from the summer.
For each child’s individual portrait, I had them bring their favorite book they read that summer. Â C. had several favorites.
T.’s favorite was Huckleberry Finn.
G.’s favorite was Otherwise Known as Shelia the Great by Judy Blume. Â I do have a shot of her reading it, I just liked these two pictures of her the best. Â *grin*
Ca. and W. had the same favorite book. Â It was fun to watch each of them read it.
I love these of Rebecca and Wayne.
The Menzies have a fantastic family photo tradition where Rebecca and Wayne sit and let the kids just swarm around them and tackle them. Â Such fun. Â And you can really see the personalities of the kids and how they all interact. Â These are my favorites:
I also took photos of each child alone with Rebecca. Â It meant a lot to me for her to have photos with each child, and my face hurt from grinning by the time I was done looking through all the photos.
Thank you so much, Menzies! We love your family and are so glad to know you.
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