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It’s that time…ALREADY!

We took a short field trip to create our own school portraits!  If you have to hand out wallets, they may as well be cool!

It wasn’t easy getting THE SHOT.  I was stuck between mom creating fun girl time and photographer watching light and shadows.  It’s an odd place to be, but I managed to create a memory and a portrait at the same time.

I can hardly believe we are out of grade school now.  TICK TOCK has never been this LOUD to me.  I will never be a room mom again.  E.V.E.R.  Now, I will be a fighter.off.of.boys and DRAMA!  The day is here, no matter how hard I tried to stop it.  She just took one step closer to independence…AND EARLY MORNINGS!

I love you KJ.  Please remember, BOYS HAVE COOTIES.  Especially Jr. High boys.  You CANNOT go near them, I don’t care how cute their surfer hair is or what sports team they star on.  Keep away.

For this city girl, the stables are a whole new world!  I have never been that close to horses and their world. Thanks Heather, for choosing such a cool location.  It was unique and refreshing!

I want to go back…to experience the peace and calm that was there, to appreciate the sunset, to look at a tractor and ’see’ it as a piece of art to pose on and to wear a cute floral dress and cowboy boots!

As promised, I am sharing a horizontal pulled back scenic shot!

In my head:  it was my version of sophisticated glam meets little girl storybook page!  You don’t expect high fashion and heels in a nature park setting…that’s why I love it.  It’s unexpected.  Taylor pulled it off with perfection!

I love it when the perfect breeze arrives at what seems to be the perfect moment…when the posing and angles are in place and I am ready to press the shutter.  It’s a tiny blessing that makes me smile!  It doesn’t happen at every session, but when it does, it’s awesome!

FAQ: Do parents stay while you shoot a senior session?

A: I don’t require them to stay, but they are welcome to if they want to, I usually put them to work if they stay.  They become my hair & bra strap fixer as well as being in charge of lip gloss and shoes!  I let them decide, either way, we always have a good time while shooting!  We joke (Sometimes I get the feeling I’m the only one who thinks I am funny!) and we share stories.  I am so blessed to be able to say I love my j.o.b

We are planning a 13th birthday photo session soon (already?  Here I am again, wanting to stop time!)  but I couldn’t resist the light flooding in my bedroom this afternoon.

Every parent has fond memories of their children in their bed.   Sometimes it’s because of a storm, sometimes a bad dream, sometimes because parents are just too exhausted to move them (so guilty of that one!)  and sometimes that’s just were you end up hanging out…which was this time.

KJ: I hope you never outgrow hanging out on mom’s bed! I love you. xo