It had been a decade.  Or maybe more.   According to Wilma Bender, there had not been a portrait taken of her family in at least ten years.  And a lot tends to change in 10 years!  The Benders are a fun, amazing family and it was my pleasure to help them get the photos on their walls up to date.  Wilma and Tim have 3 sons...Clayton, Owen, and the youngest little guy, Seth coming along as a surprise 4 years ago!  All 3 boys are complete gentlemen: sweet, polite, and easy going. Photographing this family was not only a delight, it was a lot of fun. 

     As I was going through the images to include in this post, I couldn't stop myself from choosing just one more.  There is so much love and joy that comes through when this family is together, I just wanted to share all of it.  So there are a good many more pictures in this post than I normally share in a "sneak peek," but I figure...those of you who know the Benders won't mind that at all!

Love.

Bender men?  or the hottest new band?  :)

I have never seen a boy so happy to get a pumpkin!  Such a sweet heart!

I love this one!!

Thank you Bender family!  You guys were so much fun!

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