I LOVE photographing families. It’s something I’ve realized more and more, and families like this just reaffirm it. Not only did we have a TON of fun hanging out with them and getting to know them, but they really have something special together. Little Bennett is an energetic little guy and we bonded right away. Bennett, like every kid his age, is so interested in everything around him. This can be amazing to watch, but after growning up with 8 brothers+sisters and nannying for multiple families over the past 8 years I know that it can also be completely exhausting answering the never-ending stream of “what’s that? how does it work? why does it do that? when can we go over there? what are we going to do next? why is that there? who is that?”. One thing that I noticed and had complete respect for immediately was that Buck answered every one of those questions, and a million more, with long, thoughtful answers. I thought it was so inspiring that he never threw a “just because” back at Bennett.

It was immediately obvious that Nancy has an incredible, soft, and kind heart, and little Rachael has that same energy about her. She’s such a spirited little being, eyes wide open, interested in everything around her, but completely calm from the inside out.

Scott and I have been laughing a lot while looking through these photos over the past couple of days, and at least a million “AWWWWWWWW!”‘s have been thrown across the room.

Some of my favorite moments from our day:

This smile completely melts my heart!

Superman!

Bennett LOVES his little sister and was so sweet to her all day.

Nancy’s gorgeous smile.

Big sister/nanny Sara kicked in as Bennett started running towards the train tracks. Love that Scott snapped this.

Thanks so much, you guys! We can’t wait to see you again!