I think just about every family takes family pictures whenever they’re on vacation because everyone’s together, tan and the beach is just so pretty. While we were on our family trip to the Outer Banks with Ben’s family I brought my tripod so that after dinner one night we could all head over to the beach for some pictures. I think our picture came out pretty good for trying to get little ones to look at a tripod.

Ben’s mom and dad, Ingrid and Mike, who started it all. I’m so thankful to have such wonderful in-laws!

Ben, his sister (Elizabeth), his younger brother (Matt) and older brother (Josh).

Josh is married to Helen and they have Ezra and Olivia.

Ezra turned 3 so we took a couple three year-old portraits.

Those eyes in the picture on the right are just too much!

Olivia will be celebrating her first birthday in a couple of days so we took a couple one year-old portraits.

He kissed her shoulder 🙂

Matt is married to Laura and they have little Hailey.

Elizabeth is married to Josh and they have Anna, Katelyn and Will.

Will celebrated his 6th birthday while we were at the beach so we took some portraits around the house and at the beach.

I like taking Elizabeth’s kids’ birthday portraits because they’re old enough where they come with me alone so I get a little one-on-one time with the kids.

Our house was on the sound side and had a great little area for some pictures.

Elizabeth took some pictures of Ben and I on my camera too, but I’m saving those for our Christmas cards so you’ll just have to wait to see those.