Distance Learning…Rental property projects…SO much more that I won’t share, because we are ALL dealing with shit right now!!
This is the first time I’ve taken pictures of us together that were NOT in our backyard or the sidewalk in front of our house in SEVEN months!
Gah…this makes me SO SAD!!
I took some pictures of Maya last weekend for her birthday during our trip to Friday Harbor. It made me realize how much we both miss it.
And to clarify….Maya states ALL THE TIME-
“I HATE pictures!!” UGH, she does NOT! BUT, she clearly loves to oppose ME…
It was easier when it was just our backyard, but she knows how much I want it, and takes a stand. It takes ALL KINDS OF BRIBES to get her to go take pictures, and yet…when we go somewhere, she’s running all over the place having fun! She comes up with ideas for shots, and totally gets into it! I LOVE that side of it, but the actual getting her out of the house to go TAKE the pictures?
UGH…
But…we ventured out today with our masks on hand. I went to one of my favorite secluded spots, and…NOBODY WAS THERE!!
AND!!! We had so much fun!! As we ALWAYS DO!! It’s just so hard to get her out of the house…
I’m so glad when I do!!
LOOOOOVE!!!!
Ok, we went outside of the frame for the next few…oh, well. I’ll pretend I didn’t like any of the images…yet…I did. Thankfully, I captured a shit ton!
This one too…a FAV!!
Are you KIDDING ME with these???
HER?!!!
LOVE this…
And THIS!!!
And…HER!
I mildly freaked out a little INSIDE, but then decided I could give two shits with ALL we’ve been dealing with. She wanted it.
The girl taking her picture complimented her on it, and it made the most genuine smile she’s ever had in her school picture!!
And that is when things shifted for me… SHE wanted that neck tattoo. SHE loved it. SHE felt confitdent and loved the way she looked.
I LOOOOOVE IT!!! It’s my most favorite school picture of her!!
On me…
It’s harder than you may think to balance on a rock hahaha.
She loves me….she really does!
See!?? It’s hard…. 😉
I LOVE these shots! Her leaping into my arms and looking directly at the camera on the tripod….as if there is anyone there!
Loooooooove!!
Maya saw this picture and said “Look! We’re both twirling at the same time!!” 👯💃🏼💃🏼 I’ve tried to do this a few times and failed miserably or…comically! 😂. This time… 
And…convinced the Huz to get in a few!
She loves her Meme and BOPO!
And…this dress was made for twirling! As most Hanna Andersson dresses are! Which is why they are a favorite of ours!
Maya is all about saying “NO PICTURES! I don’t want to go take pictures!!”
And…Maya running and jumping her hand in front of the camera!
AND…my laugh. Go big or go home, right?
Please excuse my blindingly pale legs!! I keep meaning to use self tanner, and then…
We BOTH were wearing things under our dresses, which was good, because although it was 80 degrees…it was windy!! I’ve gathered a bunch of diaper covers for Maya to wear under dresses in the summer. Size 18-24 month and 2T still fit, because she’s not wearing a diaper! Super cute and a lot cooler than leggings.
I gave Maya the choice of what we should do. I said I’d copy whatever she did 🙂 
Attempted to get a shoe shot…haha.
I can’t even handle her….so freaking cute!!
Ps-she has a mint in her mouth (bribe anyone??!), so that’s why her mouth is all puckered in all these ha! 
Looooove the back of this dress!
I was a liiiiiiittle nervous about her doing kung fu kicks in these clogs, but…not to worry! 
Popcorn and seaweed to keep her in one spot for a shoe shot, but I actually liked the one where she was lying down better! Oh, and sports came all week equaled more bruises than normal…I edited those out 🙂 
The focusing set up haha. 
If you look close, you can see the watermelon mint I had to bribe her with to get in a shot with me 🙂 
Can we talk about this gorgeous dress too??! It’s from the same woman who made the cool tie back gray dress in 
I shot an “Instagram Story” on how I took this next shot. Not rocket science, but having kids do some kind of fun activity is a good way to get fun action shots. 
And she ran back and forth jumping over, and over, and over. Great way to tire them out too! haha. 
Her face!! 🙂
And…we don’t always stick the dismounts 🙂 
Nor do I stick the focus 100% of the time… 😉
It was hard to distract her from the car, but a good swing usually does it! 
Practicing her kung fu moves…
Super cool that Jackson was able to come over too! So weird not having him in the house anymore… Maya was in heaven having both brothers back for the evening!
SO rare to get all these guys in front of the camera! 
My mom took all of the images of me and me with Maya because my car got broken into, and they took my tripod. I mean, WHO steals a tripod??!! But…they left the more expensive flash that I randomly had left in one of the seat pockets, so I guess I’ll just say thank you. In any case…I took some of my mom with Maya too, and this is now one of my new favorites of them!
And because I loved it so much, I wanted to see if my mom could get one of me and Maya like this. BUT…if there is one thing I know as a photographer. You can very rarely replicate an image that you want. BUT…love these too 🙂
On me…
And…putting leaves on my head is way more fun than giving me a kiss. 😉 
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