. the hostetler family .

. it was a joy and my pleasure to take photos of this family for a very special occasion . grandpa's birthday, and they made it a surprise . he had a daughter come all the way from florida . and lots of others from near and far there to celebrate with him .

. we used this old barn to shoot in (and out of) which i loved, you'll see it in almost every photo . including this one, without any family .

:) i just really liked it . i even overheard quite a few stories of memories working in the old barn .

. the whole gang . and i have to mention what troopers everyone was . it was a very cold morning (in the 20's) and we were out shooting for quite sometime and i didn't hear anyone complain, not even the little kiddos . and look at all the smiles, you'd have thought they were comfortable, they weren't, i assure you .

. dad, mom and the kids .

. grandparents and grandkids .

. the whole gang again . by this time i think the smiles were just froze on their faces .

. and a few individual family shots thrown in for fun .

. thanks hostetler family for having me . i enjoyed every cold minute of it .