Sydney. She is three. She was all about three when we started our session too. Let’s just say it took a LOT of time to get her to like the idea she was going to have her picture taken downtown, in the morning and when she wanted to be doing something other than having her picture taken! We may never know what that other thing was b/c she is 3 but we finally managed to get her into her groove and once we did… well, the images are below. We were all a little worried. Time was going by and it kept going by and nothing. No smile. No movement. She really wasn’t having any of it and then like magic she appeared and we had a FANTASTIC session. Mom and dad you may have thought this would be an easy session to choose from given the circumstances BUT feast your eyes below. It may be a little tougher than you think! Thank you guys for sticking it out with me. Thank you for your patience and for another great session! Enjoy a few of my favorites below and a few more HERE in your sneak peek slide show.

SOMEONE IS THREE!

this is how we spent the first half of our session

we tried drawing and that was not sucessful

she gave us a lot of these looks...

then magic....

more sweetness...

we had to watch the train... she got excited about that and the noise didn't bother her one bit!

mom and dad did a little swinging... if you are a client of mine and you have little ones there will always be a little swinging!!

we did some running

checked out my camera

did some exploring

a little posing.. all on her own... you know I am not a poser...

the smiles came and went

hung out for a few min

took a small break

again the smiles came and went

we played some laughing games

I loved her shoes!!

then she told me how old she was with her hand and a fish face!!

the laughing game continued!

and this was the last shot of the day! much better than the way we started .

AMAZING. This is the word that comes to mind when I think of this session. Yes, our session was amazing and the kids wanted to come home with me by the time we were done (b/c I was just so much fun). Kylee kept telling her mom she was having so much fun and Kaid just wanted to come home with me… so cute!! He was in tears once b/c he knew this wasn’t going to happen. This session was AMAZING because little Kaid was with us and able to do the session. He is 3 years old and has brain cancer. The type of cancer this little guy has was not supposed to move to his brain, but it did. He is in remission and full of life, so my good friend (from the session I just posted with little Kya) set up this appointment for them so we could capture these guys right now where they are in life… full of happiness and a nice reminder of LIFE and how it should be lived.

I don’t know this family. I just met them last weekend (and I feel very blessed to know them now) but as I was working on their images I would tear up a bit b/c life is short. We never know what lies ahead but if we keep loving, living and sharing life each and every day to it’s fullest then we are doing exactly what we should be doing and that is LIFE. It is so easy to get caught up in the now and the little demands put on us but this session was a quick reminder that we need to tell people we love them, hug our friends and family and just share life with laughter and love EVERY DAY.

Thank you guys for a FUN session. Thank you for running the grounds, looking in water holes, sitting on cement steps, not falling and breaking a body part (lol) and just playing. I am so blessed to know you. Kaid and Kylee were just a joy to capture and the love they have for life is catching!! Enjoy a few of my favorites below and a FEW MORE HERE!