Last Saturday was the first time I’ve shot a portrait session at the National Cathedral grounds.  It’s fabulously gorgeous there!  After getting rained out twice and having to reschedule, we finally got a sunny morning and the Messners turned out in style :)

Every family has a unique dynamic, but this family – they all just seem to get along wonderfully.  We just sort of walked around and hung out and they all just joked and laughed and played and had a great time together – it was really fantastic!

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Meet Princess Isabel and Prince William, as dubbed by Isabel herself :)
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Isabel was a total hoot!  She’s only 5, but she is so fantastically entertaining.  Perhaps the many faces of Isabel will help explain (please note that this display was entirely unprovoked!):
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