For me at least, the older I get, the more I yearn for a better relationship with my family. During my youth, I’d choose to spend time with my friends over my family. Now that I am much older and had a slight taste of life, I realize the value of family while balancing my friendships.

One spring weekend in April, I got to hang out with the Snyder family at Chino Hills State Park in Chino Hills, California while the blooms were at their peak. Keep in mind, their family consists of young adults along with gifted children, so coordinating a designated weekend time to gather everyone together was definitely a mission. There is no such thing as being busy. Because if it were important, you’d prioritize it. For the Snyder family, they not only saw it as a priority, but also a priceless gift- a moment to spend together that would be documented in photos.

So this amazing Caucasian, Japanese, and Cambodian mix of 7 made the time to hang out with me and create some freaking magic. Here are some images from our time together!

Person in yellow floral dress poses gracefully in a sunny meadow during golden hour.
Back view of person in yellow floral dress stretching arms up in a sunlit wildflower field.
Group walking through a beautiful wildflower meadow during golden hour.
Children in coordinating pink and burgundy outfits standing together in a wildflower field.
Joyful candid moments captured in a blooming wildflower field.
Family group portrait taken in a scenic wildflower field during golden hour.
A parent and child share a tender moment among yellow wildflowers on a sunny hillside path.
A joyful child laughs while playing in a field of white and yellow wildflowers.
A group of people walk together through a scenic meadow filled with colorful wildflowers.
A couple embraces tenderly in front of a vibrant yellow flower field on a sunny day.
A romantic couple shares intimate laughs and embraces against a backdrop of yellow flowers.
A group walks together along a dirt path with rolling hills and wildflowers in the background.

Photos With Kortney is a California and destination digital family photographer creating timeless and artful imagery to love for years to come.