I woke up just a few minutes before my 5am alarm, feeling fully rested and ready to take on the day! I got my gear ready for my session, had my cup of jasmine tea and breakfast, walked my dog out to do her thing (which she did, in under two minutes - new record - woohoo!), got in my car and headed out to meet this sweet family for their sunrise session!
As I got there, the birds were chirping, the rising sun was peeking over the hill and through the tree branches, a light breeze was blowing, and everything was just right! And you're thinking, "Riiiight?! But then, what happened next?" Nope, this is not that kind of story! The birds kept on chirping all throughout our session, the sun kept shining, and sweet little Keira modeled happily clutching her sidekick, Sweetie the Penguin, and giggling until the very end!
Okay! Okay! One bad thing did happen! The breeze died down. Because, it's summer... in Texas.
There are some days when I want to pinch myself to wake myself up from moments like this when everything is going right, and I'm fully living in the moment soaking in its awesomeness, and immeasurably grateful that I get to do, not one but, two most awesome jobs for a living! (For those of you who don't know, other than a photographer, I'm also a full time high school teacher.) I am blessed to have the most amazing clients, and the Kellys just joined my tribe!
The connection between these three is magical! Keira is a lucky lucky girl with two parents who absolutely ADORE her, and light up just talking about her. There is so much joy in this season of life of this sweet family, and it shows in every hug, in every hand squeeze, in every look.
Sooo.... I'm just going to come right out and say that I will forever be envious of this set of Keira's photos (below), because at two years old - I couldn't get Olivia to stand still long enough to capture anything but a blurry line showing the exact escape route from my camera, and I it seems like the same fate awaits me with Evan!
But, you guys, how adorable is THIS little munchkin?!
When I met Cammie and Paul, about ten years ago, the first thing that I noticed about them is how sweet and loving they were to each other, and to this day, that impression hasn't changed. They both pretty much turn into mush the moment they come near each other!
Cammie and Paul, thank you for trusting me to preserve the memories of this special and fleeting moment in time with your baby girl and each other. My heart is overwhelmed with so much happiness for you!
Until next time :)
