I have known this family for quite a while. Wade and I work at the same place, and when we moved to Overbrook, they were the closest neighbors that we knew. Even if they live like a few miles down the road.

We had originally planned on getting to the sunflower field around sunset to capture their family photos, BUUUUT when I showed up, the sunflowers were dead. Like dead, dead. It looked like a field of black with sporadic spots of yellow. I am guessing that the storm on Tuesday evening just broke them all down far enough to end their season short. With some quick thinking Wade suggested we go to his friend's farm, which is literally just a mile away down the road. It turned out to be pretty perfect in the end.

We managed to capture far more portraits than we would have at the sunflower field. And it seemed to really fit with the personality of their family.

Summer skies are the best also. Just look.