John + Hope + Grandkids | Southern Illinois Photographer (June 2016)

I got to photograph this sweet family a week ago Saturday !  Michaela contacted me a few months ago about having some pictures taken of Hope and John and all the grandkids.  She knew they were going to be handful, but she wanted to get a good picture of them together while they are so little.  As every parent knows, babies change so fast!  Of course I couldn't turn down a chance to hang out with this adorable group of kids.  We may have not got a "perfect" portrait, but I love that the shots I got are the kids being kids!  This is how they are at that moment, and I am so honored to have been asked to preserve these memories for their parents and grandparents! :)

Hope & John have a gorgeous house in town with some beautiful spots for pictures!  We started our session with a group shot in front of the pond and then moved on to the porch for a group picture there.  We tried different things/places to see where the kids would do the best.

Of course the best smiles came from riding on the gator lol.  Aren't they adorable!?

We took a "play break" to let the kids do a little playing since they had sit still so long for pictures.  

Look at those tiny little boots!

Inside for some more pictures to get out of the heat!  I got a couple cute ones of Owen, and one of him and his grandma! :)

We ended our session with some siblings pictures (as you can see Popsicles help lol). 

I had a great time with this sweet family!  Thank you for asking me to capture these memories for you! :)