Every year I watch as the masses post these beautiful family photos grace my screens and timelines. Mini and I used to get ours done at Portrait People but the staged, indoor photos just doesn’t fit my style of life any longer and I wanted some outdoor photos that fit our personalities better. My girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie takes the most beautiful photos of her family and I’ve really encouraged to do this for more families. 

I think I finally got into her head because on Sunday she came over and took the most beautiful pictures of my family that I’ve ever seen. Shooting brown skin and editing our tones can be tricky. If you don’t know what you’re doing, we can end up looking washed out and ashen or worse–over-saturated. Katie is such a professional that I wasn’t worried about this at all and I’m super excited to share our first family photos as a family of five!

Cole Party of Five Family Photos

I mean this with as much humility as I can muster but my goodness, we clean up well!

After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.
After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.
After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.
After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.
After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.
After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.
After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.
After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.
After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.
After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.
After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.
After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.
After seeing all of my friends with these beautiful family photos, my girl Katie Crenshaw from Typical Katie came over & shot our first family of 5 photos.

When I tell you that I was floored with how well these came out, I mean it. The last family photos that we took was when abc was MAAAAYBE 8 months old. Needless to say, it was time for an update. 

I love how Katie captured each of us. Quiet as it’s kept, I’m suuuuuper shy and awkward in front of the camera. I’m self conscious and never know quite what to do with my body so I end up liking what the camera captured. Katie had great ideas for all of us so that we looked great, cohesive but with our personalities shining through. 

Holiday Cards, Wall Canvases And More

Yes friends, I’ve ordered them all. 

I got these cool folding cards from Shutterfly. They’re having a 60% off sale + free shipping on their holiday cards so I jumped on that deal. I’m excited since we should have them next week. 

I also got wall canvases!!! This is my first time LOVING family photos so much I need them permanently in my home ha! I ordered my canvases from CanvasOnTheCheap.com. They’re having sales right now too so naturally I had to jump on that. 

If you’re in the Atlanta-area, I totally recommend Katie for photos!!