yesterday afternoon, i was honored to be invited into the home of the aldrich family to capture bits and pieces of their life. the love in their home was overwhelming – i felt it as soon as i walked in the door. words fail me in situations such as these, so i invite you to visit jake’s caringbridge site to learn more about this family –
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jake/
jake loves legos. their home is filled with completed lego projects and we spent a lot of time working on another one…
i’m looking forward to another visit with jake’s family on sunday
40 comments
Season Moore - Oh wow, these are such beautiful, touching photos. My heart breaks for this family and I am thankful they have these moments captured of their sweet little boy.Friday, March 13, 2009
Lori Wood Habiger - What amazing, stunning, yet wrenching images. You’ve done a beautiful job. Sending prayers their way.Friday, March 13, 2009
Michelle Parsley - My eyes are filled with tears. These are such powerful images. God bless Jake and his family…Friday, March 13, 2009
Teri Mason - These are real treasures for this family. I will keep them in my prayers.Friday, March 13, 2009
brandon dodd - What an incredible display of emotion! The family and pictures are beautiful, best wishes to everyone!!Friday, March 13, 2009
Kimberly Hill - Adding my prayers for Jake and his family! Such powerful, stunning, and touching images of an amazing little boy.Friday, March 13, 2009
Dulce - These are beautiful images of a beautiful family, the last one is sooo powerful. My heart goes out to them.Friday, March 13, 2009
Lisa Russo - I’m posting through my tears…beautiful images, Chris. Jake is clearly so beloved by his family, and my heart goes out to them.Friday, March 13, 2009
Jana - Beautiful. And heart-breaking. Many prayers going to Jake and his family.Friday, March 13, 2009
Mya Durham - What beautiful photos of a beautiful family. Incredible bravery for such a young boy. My thoughts and prayers are with this family.Friday, March 13, 2009
elana - i love the last one. such power.Friday, March 13, 2009
Meggan - Christine -these are a special gift you’ve given the family – Thank you (and the family) for sharing with us!Friday, March 13, 2009
Jessica Clay - The pictures of Jake in his mother’s arms break my heart. They are beautiful, and capture his spirit and his mother’s love so perfectly.Friday, March 13, 2009
Janine Memon - I would write more but it’s hard to see the screen through the tears. What a beautiful thing you are doing for the family. My heart goes out to them and their little boy.Friday, March 13, 2009
Lisa S. - Gorgeous family; you can feel the love thru the images.Friday, March 13, 2009
joy - These pictures are just stunning and really seem to capture the love this family has for one another.Friday, March 13, 2009
Joy Vertz - What a honor it must be to work with such a beautiful family. Wonderful job Chris capturing beautiful moments…Friday, March 13, 2009
Emily - What beautiful pics. So tender. Sending loads of thoughts to Jake and his family.Friday, March 13, 2009
Pammy - My heart goes out to Jake and his family. Chris you have given them such a beautiful gift of images.Friday, March 13, 2009
Marmalade - wow chris, my soul is touched by these images (i’m also listening to jeff buckley so it’s contributing to my mood) what a beautiful family, what an amazing little boy. you did an awesome job capturing his beautiful life and his relationships.Friday, March 13, 2009
Melissa - Your photos, first of all, are wonderful. Second of all – this little boys eyes are that of an old soul, it seems. I see beyond the sorrow in them and I see a boy who is strong and courageous beyond his years. Bless you, for doing these photos for them, and bless this wonderful family. I will say prayers for them right now.Friday, March 13, 2009
Shannon - Jake looks to be a master Lego builder! I’m impressed. Thanks for sharing this beautiful family with us.Friday, March 13, 2009
LauraB - What amazing photos – such wonderful emotion and memories. My thoughts are with the family….Friday, March 13, 2009
Kelly - Jake is a tough little guy, and you captured him beautifully. I love the concentration he shows in the lego-building photos. My thoughts are with the family…Saturday, March 14, 2009
Catherine Scoon - Thank you so much for capturing the beauty and love that exists in the Aldrich family. It isn’t often that such inspiration is captured on film. They are beautiful. Thank you for sharing.Saturday, March 14, 2009
Suzi Scott - these photos are so powerful and move me to tears. Being a photographer and a mom to a rhabdomyosarcoma survivor these mean alot to me. Jake’s family is in my prayers and I have been following their website.Saturday, March 14, 2009
Katie - Beautiful, touching, moving photos.Saturday, March 14, 2009
Heather - These are wonderful! What a treasure you have captured for them!!Saturday, March 14, 2009
andi - thank you for sharing your art and their love. this is more amazing than i dreamed and believe me i have been dreaming of this……Saturday, March 14, 2009
Jenni - I love the picture of Jake smiling behind his oxygen mask…it shows what a great spirit he has after all he has enduredSaturday, March 14, 2009
Kelly - Words fail me too . . . what a beautiful session with an obviously beautiful familySunday, March 15, 2009
DEBBIE DAHL - breath-taking, beautiful, heart warming and so loving. Chris you do magnificent work.Monday, March 16, 2009
Georgia - The images you have captured have been ingrained in my mind. Thank you for capturing this moment that will live on in pictures. These pictures tell the story when words fail to. Love and courage.Monday, March 16, 2009
Anna-Karin - Beautiful portraits!
I love that you incorporated his interest (with lego) into these portraits to see what he likes at this age.Monday, March 16, 2009
Amanda - Beautiful little boy. Beautiful photos. I’m picturing Jake POWing the cancer out in the last one. My heart and prayers are with the Aldrich family…Monday, March 16, 2009
Janna Walters - Extremely amazing photographs! Emotions. Prayers.Monday, March 16, 2009
Tabaska - The pictures say a thousand words of the love between a family whose strength is never ending.Wednesday, March 18, 2009
heather b - Amazing beautiful pictures of such an inspirational child and family. Thank you for sharing, so many prayers are being said in your honor.Thursday, March 19, 2009
carrie steffe - Chris these are just heartmelting. You captured such beautiful touching images here. What a lovely family.Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Kimberly - This little boy went home to Jesus on March 24th, you got these pictures just in time, now this family can have them forever. My heart is breaking and I can’t stop crying. This family must be going through so much pain right now.Thursday, March 26, 2009