.....and told me she hated that "rustic" look. :P

Not really...hate was my word, not hers. BUT she did say she didn't want Rustic...at all. 

I was dying! Perfect, perfect, perfect location...old cars, campers (which I snuck in a few shots just for me), busses, barns, creek...just perfect. I digress. 

What she *did* want is what we gave her. Sweet, lovey, precious, innocent images of her punkins. They were toooo fun! You can see for yourself here.

I could write for hours about my sweet friend. To only say she's "simply amazing" doesn't do her justice, but she knows exactly how I feel about her...that's the important thing for me. : ) 

I'd love to tell you a precious story about how romantic this session was...something to the tune of "we laughed and played and the children enjoyed it as much as the adults and blah blah blah" but that would be a total lie. Reality was it was sweltering hot. We were all sweaty (....as in the kids were even sweaty, heck, the dog was hot!). Totally not good conditions for a large group family portrait but it was just the challenge I'm always looking for.

I feel so, so honored that they allowed me to document such a time as this in their lives. 

Beautiful people. All of them. Beautiful, just beautiful. 

The idea came in from Erin ....we loved the way she pitched it, so we thought we'd share it with you .....

"Mom in 50's style type dress and apron rolling her eyes with a martini in hand - and four kids around kitchen floor - one is covered in flour, one is a chocolate mess, one with a huge spill of milk on the ground with a milk mustache and one crying and running...

How stinkin' adorable are these girls!!! 

Their outfits aren't too shabby either. LOVE THEM!

It's so funny what clothes can do for a session. I feel like it just brings everything home. 

We photographed this session at their lake home.....I totally dig the feel of it. Very summer-ish. ;) Fantastically fabulous family to work with.