Anne+Brian+Wyatt.

Anne and Brian are near and dear to our hearts. I’ve photographed Anne as a bridesmaid and a fiancee, as well as her bridal portraits AND her wedding, so I believe this is my 5th time photographing her if my very basic math skills are correct. ;) And this time she is a mother! She and Brian are the proud parents of the most adorable kid to hate hats this side of the sun. His name is Wyatt, and he is full of energy, inquisitive looks, and I believe I mentioned hatred of hats but it’s worth repeating. This kid hates hats. And much in the spirit of his feline brother Pippin (and cats everywhere), he didn’t want to do something simply for the fact that he got the sense that we wanted him to do it. This was evident by the small smirk on his face each time he plucked the hat off his head and threw it on the ground. Somewhere in the background I believe we heard the soft refrain of “I ain’t gonna be part of this system.”

In between sessions of throwing his hat on the ground, he walked around the arboretum and the sunflower field with his two loving parents and was freaking adorable. Look at that hair! Those overalls! He’s a peach. So, obviously, are Anne and Brian who are such sweet and loving parents! Can’t say I’m surprised as they’ve always been sweet and loving to everyone, but they have such a bond with this little guy. A bond strong enough to repeatedly try to put a hat on his head despite his thwarting them at every turn. And if that isn’t unconditional parental love, I don’t know what is. So happy and thrilled to be a part of this family’s continued photo history!

“I ain’t gonna be part of this system.”

Nellie, Dustin, Linus, Flossie, and Vegas. // A Lifestyle Family Session.

These guyyyys! First of all, everyone in this family has a great name. Everyone. Including the dog. Second of all, I’m going to steal all of their furniture, wallpaper, and paint colors. Third of all, Flossie and I have the same cat-head pillow. I showed her proof on my phone, which is how I finally won over her trust. Once she knew that we shared the same cat-head pillow, but that we also have and like cats, then Flossie figured we must be trust-worthy adults, and proceeded with the session instead of hiding behind her mom. Obviously, we share the same method of determining whether or not people should be liked. While I was working the Flossie angle, Geoff showed Linus his Boba Fett tattoo in order to gain Star Wars street cred, and then we were golden. After that, we systematically destroyed their living room by turning it into a fort, and made pancakes that involved a lot of free-floating flour that got on the clothes, faces, and hair of everyone (including Vegas the long-haired wiener dog of my dreams), and then slowwwwly backed out the door with our hands up, ran into our car, and sped away… leaving them with the wreckage of their formally very clean house.  But not before a lot of basketball was played, fingernails were painted, and dance parties were had. These kids are adorable (Linus is also rocking the same haircut as Geoff, and if I were two feet shorter I’d be coming back to steal all of Flossie’s outfits) and their parents are awesome, and a great time was had by all.