You may remember Mr and Mrs Smith from this post. Well their precious bundle of joy has arrived! There have been lots of prayers going up for this sweet girl over the last several months and it was such a joy to finally meet her. She was a very patient model and let us pose her all over the place. As a result, the pics came out so cute that I had trouble choosing which ones to post! There are definitely more where these came from…
The last of the mini-sessions but certainly not least – my dear friends the H Family! I have had the pleasure of photographing Hunter before little Adelyn was born, so it was lots of fun to now see the two of them together. Hunter is already able to make his little sister smile at the drop of a hat. Thanks, H Family, for hanging out with me at the Botanical Gardens!
The V Family had many reasons to take family pictures last weekend. They have a wedding anniversary approaching AND Grandma was in town for mother’s day AND they have a sweet 2-year-old named Isabel (whose mesmerizing blue eyes were a joy to photograph). We didn’t have to go any further than their backyard for this shoot since their land is just filled with beautiful trees. Lucky Isabel is going to have all sorts of fun playing out there. Thanks, V Fam, for hanging out with me on such a pretty Saturday morning!
The mini sessions continue! I have been looking forward to taking pictures of baby Athos and his family for awhile now. His big beautiful eyes are just mesmerizing. And the timing for our shoot was perfect because now he is about to be a big brother! I’m so excited for this sweet family to welcome their new addition 
So… I love the M family. Mrs. M is a friend from school and she and her husband are just one of those couples that you want to hang out with. Trust me, you do. It must be genetic because those M kids are too much fun. They did not seem the least bit concerned about having a big ole camera pointed at them. They just did their own thing and hammed it up!
We are now in the thick of spring mini sessions and up to this point they have been super fun! The L family was clearly very excited about the upcoming addition to their family. I have no doubt that their two sweet boys are going to be amazing big brothers. They already get along together so well. I couldn’t believe how good they were at entertaining themselves – the garden was their playground and they had the smiles to prove it
Remember the precious pink-icing pic that won the Photogenic Personality Contest in this post? I now proudly present the winners! The W Family met me at the Botanical Gardens for some couples portraits as well as a few head shots for Mrs W’s business. I had such fun chatting with these two. Plus they were really good in front of the camera – able to be serious, sweet, or silly on command, which makes the photographer’s job super easy. I just snapped away!
This morning I got to hang out with the K family at the MoBot and I’m not going to lie, I was a little concerned about the weather. Missouri weather is so weird! First it got really warm and all the flowers bloomed. Then it got hot and the flowers started to die. Then it rained a lot and started to get cold again – wha?! So I was not sure what to expect when I arrived at the Botanical Gardens this morning. But, as I should have known, there was nothing to worry about. Those gardeners must have green thumbs or magic beans or whatever it is that makes gardens awesome. And the two adorable K girls just fit right in with the scenery – beautiful and energetic
Yesterday I got to hang out with the C family in the Botanical Gardens. Baby Penelope was sleeping soundly when I first met her, but she lit up as soon as she woke. What a sweet, expressive face she has! It was clear that she was intent on taking in her new and interesting surroundings. In the process, she was a perfect model for super cute photos!
This shoot was pretty darn special since the patriarch of the B Family is none other than my brother. I had so much fun taking pics of my precious niece and nephew, not to mention my bro and sis-in-law. I really don’t think I’m being biased when I say that they might be one of the best-looking families ever This was such a fun way to spend a day of our long Easter weekend!
