Aren’t they the cutest little family? I wish I could have taken video because the Littles are even more charming in person. Little Brayden is so sweet and has a really vivid imagination. I was told Miss Kennedy is strong willed and has a mind of her own. Correct. She is a teeny tiny person with a big personality! I kind of wanted to pick her up and take her home with me. :)
Drew and her family were in town from Orange County, California on a Midwest tour while her husband was here on business. She wanted a different landscape to SoCal so we had originally planned on doing their family photos at a farm with wide open space for the kids to roam and play. However, Mother Nature is not as nice here in the Midwest as she is in California. It was 46 degrees and windy on the day of our session. So, we decided on shooting at a coffee shop in the city instead. Strike two. It was PACKED. Like people were waiting in the entry way for a table and there was no way I would have been able to keep the other 150 people out of our frames. So, we decided to do something fun for the kids and met up at Sweet Mandy B’s in Chicago instead. Cupcakes, bright colored booths, and a pretty light? Sold. The kids were SO wonderful! It was so so so cold and so so so windy outside, but they didn’t seem to mind. It was also a beautiful session for me because their connections are so effortless.
Drew is also a photographer and I’m sure most of you have heard of Mom*tog (if not, you should go check it out)…she is the magic behind it. We had a great time talking photography together, and again, I left feeling like I could have grabbed a cup of coffee with her and chatted for hours. She is so genuine, so sweet, and so laid back….such a beautiful human being.
Drew and Chuck, Brayden and Kennedy – thank you so much for letting me have a peek into your little family for a few hours. Hopefully I’ll see you again on your (much warmer) side of the country. P.S. I couldn’t narrow down your images so I just went ahead with image overload instead! :)
Much Love,
Krysta xo