Letting kids be kids

What a great day! Shannon and I were at my mom's house for a family portrait session and it was amazing. The weather, the flowers, the energy. Everything was good. We began Friday morning with everyone. Addison, Ava, Bryleigh, Drake, Anna Grace and Connor to be exact. A lively bunch who gave us great energy for some great portraits. Sometimes we can try too hard to get kids to pose and put on their best “cheese” grins, but some of my favorite images are taken when they aren’t posing. It was fun, but I was ready to get back home later today to get this session edited. Below are a few!!
-Michael


Addison (our 3 year old daughter)


Drake (our 1 year old nephew)


Anna Grace (our 3 year old niece)


Ava (our 8 month old daughter)


Connor (our 1 year old nephew)


Bryleigh (our 3 year old niece)

Ava

These pics are of our beautiful (but I guess I'm a little partial:) baby girl Ava. Ava is 8 months old and a blessing from above. When she was born she had some respiratory problems and had to be sent to Huntsville Hospital's NNICU. She was on a ventilator for 4 days and in the hospital for 9 days. She is the sweetest and happiest baby EVER!! We also have a beautiful 3 year old daughter named Addison, who you will get to see in pics too! She's just a little harder to photograph due to her hyperactivity!!:)
-Shannon