A few months ago, I received an email from a girl I knew when I was 14. Memories came flooding back immediately… memories from junior high, the last time I saw her. She inquired about photographing her family, herself and her husband along with 3 year old twins and a 6 year old. We decided to meet at Chicago Botanic Gardens, one of the most beautiful locations in all of Chicagoland. This was definitely a challenging photo shoot – 3 kids with lots and lots of room to run around and endless new things to see. When I arrived, the little girl wanted nothing to do with being photographed…and I mean nothing! Luckily, she warmed up to me and the camera and I was able to capture some wonderful photos of this beautiful little girl.  Her brothers are equally adorable and the whole family is quite photogenic. Here are some photos from last week’s shoot-