Sam’s mom contacted me about doing a Quinceanera portrait session. “Sounds fun!” I say. “By the way, do you happen to teach second grade? My son had a second grade teacher with the same name as yours.”

“Yes! I do teach second grade! Who is your son?” And I tell her his name. Peyton Tanzillo. And she appropriately replies, “Awww! He’s the greatest student I’ve ever had and he is so wonderful and nice and I wish he were my own son!”

Well, she didn’t say that. But she did say that he is a wonderful kid and she was glad to have him in her class and then she and I had a good chuckle about what a small world it is. And then I took some pretty photographs of her gorgeous daughter.