Hope Under the Stars....

Last spring I had the opportunity to photograph three of the cutest boys you ever did see. I posted a few favorites from their session in April.

Their gorgeous mama pulled up in a Hummer ... I add this part because, it is just so cool to see a mom-of-three driving a Hummer... and out stepped three boys clad in button-downs ready for a romp in the Bluebonnets. Unfortunately, it was raining, and we were seconds away from calling the whole thing off... everyone else at the park had run to their cars ... and just when we had the whole place to ourselves, the skies opened up and gave us a blue sky! Perhaps this session was just meant to be.

Sadly, just a few months after this photo shoot, this family received some devastating news. Their oldest son was diagnosed with a fatal, rare, genetic neurological-degenerative disorder called Juvenile Batten Disease.

You can read more about this little boy's story at http://www.willherndon.org/ But even better, for those of you local to The Woodlands, there is a fundraiser benefitting The Will Herndon Fund for Juvenile Batten Research. Hope Under the Stars... Please come along for an evening of dinner, dancing and HOPE at the Creekside Pavilion.

All proceeds from this event will help fund the most promising research to find a cure for Juvenile Batten Disease... right now there isn't one.

One look in this little boy's eyes, and you'll be buying tickets. Hope and prayers go a long way.... so say a few for this family tonight, won't you :)