A little over a year ago I blogged this beautiful session of tiny, newborn Bennett. Several of those images are still among my favorite newborn images to date.
He grew, I followed his adventures on FaceBook and watched him turn into a handsome toddler, chasing his two sisters every chance he got.
Then one day, something in my FaceBook feed caught my eye. It was Bennett’s mom, thanking everyone for their prayers during this very scary event. I clicked back, and was horrified to read that he had been diagnosed with Leukemia (ALL), and was undergoing treatment. I began following his CaringBridge page, and added my prayers to those of their many friends and family members.
Bennett has a long road still ahead of him. His mom, juggling his treatments among the other day-to-day chaos that comes along with three children, booked his session for a time that he would be feeling his best. Then, Mother Nature intervened and we had to reschedule. But then Mother Nature came through for us, and we had a beautiful afternoon for our shoot, not too hot, cold, or wet. And Bennett rocked it (and kept me on my toes!).
Steroids give him a TON of energy and determination, and we just let him do his thing and tried to keep up.
He did let us grab some GREAT ones, though!
These girls just adore their brother (and the feeling is mutual). Please add their family to your prayers as they embark on a several year treatment protocol. I hope to have many more sessions with this sweet family.
