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I first met Erlyn a few years ago while doing team photos.  Her daughter, Avery, plays almost every sport and the first time I "shot" her, I remember thinking how exceptionally beautiful she was... and she still is!  Then I found out she had a sister, Alana, coming along behind her and oh my goodness, she's gorgeous too!  There are some good genes in that family!  Anyway, Erlyn's family is spread out over the country and get together once a year and on Friday, while they were all in Mebane, I got the chance to take some family shots and finally meet the father of those beauties, Obie.  The entire family was wonderful and I had a great time!  We walked around a big fantastic barn, fought off a few weeds, and then were blessed to have the Phipps family share their amazing backyard with us.  Thank you to Erlyn, Obira, Rex, Christine, Ernie, Emilen, Avery and Alana for sharing a portion of your family time with me!  Safe travels! 

Alana wasn't in the mood for a ton of photos but capturing her all serious or smiley, it didn't matter, beauty if beauty:

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Avery... well, radiant is a word I would use for her.  One of my favorite shots of the day!

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Rex and Christine, you can tell they just belong together!

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Erlyn, Obie, Avery and Alana:

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The entire family with Ernie and Emilen, also known as Lola and Lolo, Filipino for grandmother and grandfather.  You can tell they love those girls as much as those girls love them!

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