Holly and the boys on the blog! Fun family studio session - Topeka's Family Photographers

Holly and her boys, Layne and Leyton, came into the studio for a quick family session.  Both boys took a few minutes to open up, a little shy at first.  But we had fun!  We can tell that they are both very close to mom, it was cute to see how much they loved her.  Here are some of our favorites from the session!











 To book your own session, please call Tommy or Holly at 785.793.2492 or 785.213.0812 or email tommy@thpetersonphoto.com

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