Jup

Jup is my pretty amazing, awesome little brother.

Some people call him Jacob or Jake, but I prefer Jup.

My sister couldn't say Jacob, so she said Jup...and it stuck!

He is kind of quiet and internal.

He's really funny.

He makes me laugh a lot!

I really like talking to him.

He's really fun to hang out with.

He even goes shopping with me...who doesn't like that?!

And he's good at matching things and knowing what's in style...very helpful!

He has a cool car too.

We are four years apart.

When we were little, we hung out together all the time.

I was home-schooled, so we were home together all day.

I guess we were kind of like little best friend siblings!

We played outside making tree forts, putting st

icks in giant ant hills....seriously, they were more like ant mountains! Ucky.

A few times, we even made little carriers for our kitties so we could run around with them strapped to us! It was very handy.

And now that we're older, I guess the closeness kinda stuck.

We still enjoy each other.

We have fun together.

And now, my little brother is a senior.

I love living here again and knowing more of the daily things that go on with my family.

It's fun to not just call and get updates...I can actually be involved a little bit more!

And because of that, I was able to take his senior pictures.

I'm not exactly what you would call a professional.

When my brother asked if I would take them, his com

ment was...

"Could you take my senior pictures? I just don't really care how they look or how good they are, so I thought you could take them."

Ahhh. Doesn't that just melt your heart?!

I was nervous though. I don't know any photography tricks.

I just really like pictures.

And his faith in my skills was not very comforting.

But I was determined to have him like them.

There just had to be a few good ones in the hundreds I took, right?

And at the very least, they would be unique.

So...off we went!

It was really fun.

We got to talk.

We found old dirt roads and bridges

and even a train yard! He LOVED trains when he was little.

And we got to go to oldtown.

I really like it there.

I think he liked them.

And it was fun to practice some more.

Here's some of my favorite ones.

And this...

was his all time favorite picture.

Out of all the ones we took!

I don't get it.

But I'm glad he likes it!

I love you Jup!

Thanks for letting me do your pictures!