This year's prom and graduation season was one for the record books.

If you've followed my photography journey for any amount of time, you know that prom photography has never been a huge part of my business. I've photographed my share of proms over the years, but it was never a season I actively chased. This year, however, was different.

This year, all of my babies were seniors.

Including my own.

As a parent, there are moments you know are coming, but somehow they still arrive faster than expected. The first day of kindergarten feels like yesterday, yet here we are talking about graduation gowns, college plans, senior events, and those final milestones before adulthood officially begins.

And because so many of the young people in my circle were seniors this year, my camera stayed busy.

What started as a few sessions quickly turned into a season full of prom portraits, family photos, graduation celebrations, and memories being documented for families experiencing the same emotions I was—pride, excitement, gratitude, and maybe just a little bit of disbelief.