addison and her entourage

they say it takes a village to raise a child, but did you know it takes 3 aunts, a grandma, a grandpa, a mom, a dad, and an aunts boyfriend to take one year photos? for addison it's true. when they all kept climbing out of the minivan decked out in their royals gear i couldn't help but laugh. the more and more i learn about the pratts the more i understand, that's just how they roll, together.

addison came in from nashville with her parents to see her sweet daddy's family and i was beyond excited to photograph this little one. i've been hearing about her for a long time, and she lives up to all of it. my connection came from her aunt heidi.

heidi started assisting me when she was in high school and i have to admit she was the best assistant i've ever had. i never had to tell her what do to, she just did it. it only took a glance to know heidi saw the very same random thing that would be fodder of the car ride home, and we have some stories....

like the time i was pregnant and the mother of the groom had on a tad (or way) too much perfume causing me to run to the bathroom and throw up. or maybe the time the groomsmen thought it would be a good idea to pick up the bride only to drop her face first on the ground. or heidi's car exploding in the middle of an intersection, or eating way too many doughnuts, cheeseburgers, and snickers bars, or the way she would look at my camera screen and applaud my food shots, i miss that girl! this year she is spending her summer in kirksville and i have to say i miss our inside jokes.

because i love heidi the love for her family was automatic, and that goes for my new friends shelley, rj, and addison