North Carolina Children's Photography ~ Luke

ites of passage...everyone has them. And, Im almost certain that everyone crosses those rites of passage with a wing man (wing woman). Natasha was always mine.

I met Natasha in middle school...within weeks we had already switched boyfriends (they were twins--which made the switch a lot easier). I watched my first R rated movie with Natasha--it gave me nightmares for weeks. I played my first game of spin the bottle at her house. We made prank calls together...we spied on neighborhood boys together...we cried over major break ups together...we played M-A-S-H together and wondered if wed be there for each other to see if our results came true. She saw me through my first major surgery...she stood by me through some very tough times.

Her strength and consistency has always been something I admired. She is tough. She is honest. She is my best friend.

SO when I found out that wed go through pregnancy together...I was beyond excited. We walked together...cried together...compared pregnancy notes together. I kinda hoped wed go into labor together, but I beat her there.

Baby Luke turned one a few weeks ago. Natasha asked Dad to document Lukes first year for her...and its amazing how much hes grown and learned in just a year. Whats more amazing is watching her with him...and seeing how Baby Luke is being uniquely shepherded by his mommys strength and consistency. Keep it up Toddy...I may be blessed enough to call him my son-in-law one day :-)

Lindsey Broere