Family Love at Cocoa Beach / by Su-Yen Smith

To say that I love the beach would be an understatement! So when this family flew me out to Florida just so that I could do a photo session at the beach, I was absolutely ecstatic!

When we got to Cocoa Beach, the family  was a little discouraged because the hurricane that hit in September had left its mark. Seaweed was everywhere—not to mention that there were 20 mph winds! But that didn't concern me one bit! I saw all the beauty that  surrounded us and reassured them that this was going to be perfect.

I told them to explore and have fun, and if I needed them to look at the camera, I would tell them. What ended up happening was they couldn't hear me because of the deafening winds. It was hilarious!

The result, though, were these beautiful touching moments that I was able to capture. Their son Reece loved picking up all the "treasure" that he found along the way and trying to escape my camera by running as fast as he could in the opposite direction. Mom and Dad shared little moments of cuddles and kisses in between.

I absolutely adored watching them play together and share so much love between them.