What a fun day!

Today was a good day! Our vacation is almost over, so we wanted to do something fun as a family (though Kinsey did go to Universal with friends), or part of a family at least. We started the day by taking our bikes up to one of the near colleges (UCF) and riding around campus. When John was a little boy, he lived in Orlando for a few years, and he remembers his parents bringing he and his siblings out to UCF (it was called something different then) and they would all ride their bikes around. At the time, the college was the only thing out here, and now we are a huge and thriving community. Anyway, it was perfect weather, (low 70's) and a gorgeous sunny day and we really enjoyed the ride. I love college campuses. I really loved college and I guess being on any campus brings back those fond memories of being young and having your whole life ahead of you. Keeping with the "campus" theme we started, in the afternoon, I needed to go do a photo shoot at another college campus, Rollins College. Since the photo shoot was for our good friends The Roses, we figured we would all go and make an afternoon of it (my family are good sports for sure).

Rollins College is a beautiful campus with such amazing architecture. Plus, it sits right on a gorgeous lake. I figured it would make a perfect spot for a photo shoot and for a family outing. We got to the campus quite a bit earlier than the Roses, so we had time to walk around, and test out some good spots. My kids were eager helpers and we had fun doing it. John has a great eye and knows so much about photography, so I love having his helpful hand as well. Cooper and Carver loved running around, and Kennedy had all sorts of ideas for good photo opportunities.

The Roses arrived and I took SO many pictures of them. It was so much fun to take pictures of such good friends. They were so easy to photograph, even 23 month old Gavin. I took them to so many different locations on the campus, and they were just troopers. Carver and Luke played in between shots, Cooper chased Gavin and Emma, and John chased Cooper. Kennedy was a faithful assistant. It was such a gorgeous afternoon and evening, and wonderful to be out and about. You just can't beat Florida in the winter.

Here are a few of the shots I took of the Roses

Seriously cute and photogenic family

When I was done with the pictures (thank-you to my patient family), we let the kids play along the lake a little bit. It was such a beautiful night and the water and sky were amazing colors.

Cooper loved playing in the water. His favorite was throwing wet sand. Fun!

Me and Sara at the end of the night

My cute cute boys.

As we were walking to the car, I just looked up and took a few quick shots of this church. The light and the sky were so amazing.

We finished off the night by going out to dinner with the Roses. We came home, got a few things done, and watched a movie. Good day for sure.