I had a great time catching up with Logan and his family - Brenda, Larry, Landon, Rhiannon, Brynley, Bentley, and John - for these pictures. I've known Logan and his family since high school and even designed he and Johns' wedding invitations, so photographing their growing family is especially rewarding.

It was a very cold fall day at Warther's Museum last week, but they all - the kids, especially! - were troopers. When I shoot portraits with kids, I follow three very important rules: 1) the kids are in charge, 2) let the kids be kids, and 3) make the priority capturing personalities, not photos.

So, when Brynley wanted to play on the train, we huddled the family around the train for a portrait. When she wanted to roar like a lion at Grandpa Larry or give Grandma Brenda a kiss, I made sure to capture those moments. And when we finally got baby Bentley to smile, it didn't matter if everyone was looking at the camera or not.