The Cook family recently adopted their sweet daughter Angel, and they received a gift card for a family session as a gift to celebrate their exciting family milestone. I love that idea! Photography sessions as gifts truly is such a great idea for so many occasions. We met up at SIUE gardens on a beautiful fall afternoon and had such a fun time capturing all of Angel's silliness. She truly lives up to her name- there was no need to coax a smile out of her! She was beaming from the second she got out of the car. The beautiful teal dresses her mom chose popped against all the fall colors and added to an already gorgeous fall backdrop. Congratulations Cook family on the adoption of your beautiful daughter Angel :)