Through my eyes, Gail and Jeff Riegel are a power couple.  They are smart, determined and hard workers.  Gail runs her own meeting and event management business, she's the so called "Super Planner", and she's amazing at it.  Jeff is an incredible videographer and editor, he's helped me more than a few times navigate various technical questions that have come up in my business.  He's given me one opportunity I will never forget which resulted in more than 100 people having one of my pictures autographed by Middleweight Women's World Champion, Tori Nelson, placed in their hands (you can see it here).  Maybe more than they know, they've helped me navigate these small business waters and have encouraged me to keep going.  They have two beautiful girls who are so sweet and silly and have been such great friends to Emma and Adin.  

Gail was one of the first people I met when we moved to Waldorf.  She had just had her youngest baby and I had my two month old.  Our oldest babies were almost three and four.  Many of the friends I made those first few months were because of her.  She opened her house up for a Bunco night and much debauchery...I mean friendships... followed.  I still laugh at the times we had.  At the very least, I gave her some tips on how to cook some amazing ribs and she gave me some tips on how to be a business woman.  She's one of those people who listens completely and totally when you're talking.  We've had many deep philosophical conversations, Biblical conversations, silly conversations (mostly about the Twilight saga), and have debated more times than I care to say over Team Edward or Team Jacob.  More often than not we've laughed so hard we've cried.  Gail is a beautiful person, she has a huge heart and that's no understatement.  She is always looking for ways to help people out and get involved in a cause.  She is inspiring.  

I know this is supposed to be about their family portrait but her's is a friendship that has touched me so deeply I can't keep from talking about it.  I know that God put Gail in my path for a reason, and I will certainly miss seeing the Riegel's every so often.  We will always have Facebook and email and hopefully they can make a trip to Italy to visit.  Then we can have our talks while eating gelato and roaming the streets of Naples, Rome and wherever else our feet may take us.  

Enough crying and reminiscing, on to the photos!  In the infancy of their relationship, Jeff and Gail spent a lot of time in Old Town, so I thought it would be fun to venture there again, probably a last time for me for a while, and see what we could get into.  I hope you enjoy their pictures!

This picture cracks me up, it just shows how much of ourselves we pass to our babies...I've seen Gail do this on more than one occasion!  Allison's execution is flawless, I'm sure much practice has gone into this.

I love these guys so much, thanks for stopping by!

Mackenzie