This next family session was near and dear to my heart because I got the chance to photograph one of my best friend’s family!  Katie was my very first friend in college.  We were both music majors and lived in the same dorm and on the same floor.  I thought long and hard about putting up an embarrassing picture of us from freshman year but I opted not too.  I’m sure that makes her very happy because I have lots of embarrassing photos of us ;).

Katie’s family came to Evanston to take pictures in honor of their parent’s 30th anniversary which is coming up next year!  Katie’s mom actually went to Northwestern and it was fun to see her back in her alma mater!  Here is her beautiful family…

Her family just cracks me up!  They really know how to have fun and be silly.  Her brother Pete was so excited he was rambling off some sweet poses and ideas for their pictures.  That inspired this fun pic below 🙂

And of course we had to get some sibling shots.  Pete suggested they sit in birth order…so here you have them!  Katie, Bill, and Pete!

While I was busy shooting the kids…mom and dad snuck some cuddling behind my back.  It was a good thing the kids ratted them out because I got this adorable picture of the two of them!!

And we HAD to get some shots of the kids alone….I do want to mention that they all bleed orange and blue…Go ILLINI!!  You made the right choice folks!

And Some fun pics of Katie and her mom and the boys with their dad.

Thanks for the fun day Van Eck family!!