I was SO excited when I got the call to work with the Staker family again. And even more excited to be able to help them document “Papa” Staker’s retirement from a long career as an American Airlines pilot. Unfortunately, the original plan of getting on the plane to shoot some pics and seeing Cal off with a water canon salute didn’t go quite as planned (mechanical issues with the plane, etc. etc.). But on the upside the kids all looked so stinkin’ cute in their caps and were such troopers! Since the morning at the airport was cut short we went back to the Staker house for an impromptu mini cousin shoot (aka cute kid overload). Even though the morning didn’t go quite as planned, it’s always one of my favorite things to do to hang with the Stakers! Hoping it was still a memorable experience for all of you because it certainly was for me!