Evelyn and Cecilia

I walked through the door and was instantly transformed into Evelyn's new best friend. We chatted about her cat, about her new baby sister, I helped her put her sneakers on so we could run around outside together and she showed me her favorite toys. You know...all kinds of BFF stuff. These two little sisters kept me smiling through the entire session. Evelyn was so sweet with baby Cecilia, and Cici just took the whole thing in with her big, beautiful eyes. It was nice meeting you and the girls, Kristina!

Grace

It was so good to see our little friend, Grace, again last Sunday afternoon. Look at how big she's getting! She had a great time showing off her new walking skills, riding on her lady bug toy and playing around with her mom and dad in Wicker Park. Nice seeing you again, Loralynne and Sam! Enjoy the rest of the fall.

Meet Jack

"Well, this is already going better than our wedding photos!" exclaimed Kelly, about 20 minutes into our family session last Sunday. Mike and I asked what she meant and were shocked and appalled by her answer. It seems Kelly and Sean's wedding photographer absconded with their money and never provided them with a single photo from their big day! Speechless. Treasuring the sentimental value of photos as we do, we couldn't even imagine that terrible situation. So, although we couldn't make up for that rotten experience completely, we did want to provide Kelly and Sean with some fun, memorable family photos. Baby Jack made our job easy with his adorable smiles and willing attitude. We loved getting to know your beautiful family, Kelly and Sean! We hope these photos will bring you much joy.

The Great Naperville Adventure Part One

Last Saturday afternoon, Mike and I enjoyed another awesome adventure in Naperville. With the help of Norah and Megan, sister-in-laws extraordinaries, I was able to schedule their family sessions back-to-back with a (very!) quick extended family shoot in between. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time with everyone. We started off the day with Norah and Jim's family. Their four kids, Mairead, Cullen, Shane and Jimmy, did an amazing job mugging for our cameras. They smiled and laughed, hugged and cuddled. Loved every second. It was so nice meeting you guys! Thanks for a fantastic time.

Ronan, Lachlan and Co.

For the second part of our Naperville adventure last Saturday afternoon, Norah, Jim, Mairead, Cullen, Shane, Jimmy, Mike and I met up with the rest of the family down at the Riverwalk. Joining us were Megan, Sachin and their two little ones, Ronan and Lachlan, Grandma and Grandpa P., and Megan and Jim's brother, Jack and his new fiance, Amanda. Phew! We started with a few fun group shots, then split off with Megan, Sachin, Ronan and Lachlan for their individual family session. We had a blast trying to wrangle these two little ones! They are so active and smiley and cute. The light was gorgeous at this time of day and so was the park with all of the colored leaves. We loved seeing you again, Megan and Sachin, and really enjoyed meeting more of your family! Thanks for helping to organize two amazing sessions.