Because it goes by so fast…

Time that is. This is a very special sneak peek for Kurt, Carlene and Kole.

Kurt’s parents, Roy and Carolyn, lived across the street from my family and they were the kind of neighbors you dream about; always have a cup of sugar, will get your mail when you are on vacation, will come over and watch your kids in a pinch when your oldest jumps off the bed and hurts his foot and has to go the ER and your mother-in-law isn’t quite to the house yet but you have to leave NOW and need someone for just 15 minutes to watch your other kid and the 4 extras running around the house… OK, maybe that last one is just me.

But, I digress. Did you catch up above when I said that Roy and Carolyn WERE the kind of neighbors you dream about? Yes. They don’t live at the house across the street anymore. Now, they live together in heaven instead. Roy passed away first (from lung cancer) and Carolyn only made it 32 days after he was gone and she joined him (also lung cancer).

So. Two weeks ago I photographed one of their sons and his family. They pulled up in Roy’s black truck. I half expected Kurt to be sporting a red and white striped rugby pullover, a baseball cap, and Adidas sandals. We honored both Roy and Carolyn in Kurt, Carlene and Kole’s photo shoot.

Just as it should be.