What better place to have pictures taken than at the beach?!  Am I right?  It is a combination of the waves crashing, the beautiful sky, the way the sand acts as a perfect reflector to light up your face (ya get me, photogs?), and the overall way it makes people feel happier…all of that make it perfect for photos! Knowing great beach photos are, Kim & I were so excited when we realized we would be at the beach at the same time!!  I really wanted to capture Dan, Kim, and their sweet twin girls out by the ocean.

I have gotten to take pictures of this family a couple times now and I enjoy it so much every time!  From their newborn photos to now, Ella & Sydney have grown SO much!  These two ladies truly are gems!  They will put a smile on your face in an instant and just have an overall love for life.  The way they walked hand-in-hand by the beach and would run up to give their parents hugs, made my heart explode! I can’t even count how many times I said “oh my gosh, I love them!”

Dan & Kim have the perfect mindset for family pictures – MAKE IT FUN!  Kids will NOT just sit and smile at the camera so if that is what you expect for your entire session, you will be disappointed (I say this as a mom of two so, I get it!).  The Sinks wanted to capture what they are really like together and be able to remember these times.  They wanted to walk on the beach, play together, run from the waves, and laugh!  Kim even packed the girls swim suits and sand toys so we could have beautiful pictures of them playing in the sand!  GENIUS!  These are moments that all mama’s want captured and I am so glad I got to do this for them!

Just a warning – there will be more beach blog posts to come so I hope you love seeing the ocean!!  We had a GREAT time at the Outer Banks!  Now, enjoy looking through the Sink family beach session because I loved taking pictures of them!

Look at these precious outfits!!







Sydney was all about her picture being taken and she was cracking me up!






The sweetness!!  Ella kissing her mommy and Sydney giggling through them!



Oh, Ella…you precious girl!







“Yay!!! The beach!!”

Love love love!








Those are probably the cutest bathing suits I have ever seen.  No lie!












THIS!!!  I want this on my own wall. That’s not creepy at all.

XOXO – Caiti