As a surprise for J’s birthday, I asked one of his best friends from college, Russell, to fly down from NY with his wife, Jordana, and beautiful new daughter, Madeline. It’s been way too long since we’ve visited NY, so we hadn’t seen Russ and Jordie in ages, let alone gotten to meet their now-4-month-old. They made the trek – Maddie’s first plane ride! – and we had a great, relaxing, fun weekend catching up with them… and falling in love with Maddie Cakes.
Before sending them back to chilly Long Island, we had a tropical family photo shoot on one of our last warm days…
And here’s a collage of little Madeline Leah, the peanut who stole our hearts… Her expressions are priceless, and those giant blue eyes with that soft head… I miss you, Maddie!
Thank you, Russ and Jordie (and Maddie!), for making the trip down here to make J’s 30th extra awesome!! Hugs.
Ellie P. Campbell Photography 
Hi Ellie,
This is Russell’s sister, Melissa.
Just wanted to say that the pics of Maddie are gorgeous!!! Nice job!
-Melissa
Thanks, Melissa! She was so, so much fun to photograph – so many expressions for such a teeny little person!
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