This combo can only mean one thing…I did NOT have Maya with me haha.
I was shooting head shots for a friend, and jumped at the chance to wear white jeans and heels!
On me…
Top- J Crew (thrifted, similar here)
Jeans- Genetic Denim “the Shane” (eBay, similar here)
Boots- Sam Edelman “Lisle” Boots (thrifted for $10!! Sold out, but love this lower heel version)
Keeping it Real…
Oh, hi dad and kids! Don’t mind me…
(all pictures taken with a self timer/shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))
And after that puddle….shoes came off 😉 
Literally, right before this, Maya had been saying “NO PICTURES!!!”
I WIN!!! 🙂
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. 😉 
She thought it was hilarious to stand here and wait for the waves to come splashing on her!
It’s spring break, and I have a lot of work to catch up on, so…no links for clothing (sorry!)
We had just been to a birthday party earlier (face paint below explained!), and then ran a few errands afterwards. Maya fell asleep in the car, so I went back and grabbed my camera with the thought of grabbing a few pictures of me, because I’ve been eyeing this location. She woke up after a bit.
And then….!!
I can’t even… That face! And, the face painting. Just kills me. 
It’s hard waking up…
And can we talk about comfy?? Also a WIN!!
And…throw on some booties and a leather jacket-DATE NIGHT!
And…a neighbor walking by with her dog? Don’t mind me… 
Yes, she’s sticking her tongue out at me ha!
This is her “flexing her muscles” haha.
Literally, NO dog can go past us without Maya wanting to pet them. And then the next question…”Do you have any treats I can give them?” She loves dogs! 
Gymnastics balancing in full force, but cannot let go of pine cone 😉 
Hmmmm, think she’s done? 😉
Maya was in RARE form!! Seriously, cracking us both up-as always.
Loooooove this next one. Her looking back up at me…dying.
And then…. a little dance off?
I totally love this one, except for the fact that my head looks GINORMOUS!??
I triiiiiiiiied to take that gum wrapper out of her hands. She’s obsessed with gum. I kid you not, she probably has 5-6 pieces a day (sugar free!). And she loves to hold onto the wrapper. So, she can spit it out after 10 minutes and give it back to me haha 😉
She loooooves her Meme!!
SO…truth be told, I took the shots above the morning after the ones below. As in no shower, no make up, puffy eyes…yet, when I had 10 free minutes (forgive me)!!!! BECAUSE…I attempted to take shots the night before, and no go. Honestly, I was just going to scrap the post, but I thought, NO! I thought this might work, and it didn’t. Someone else might think it does. SO…I’m posting anyways.
Then… She suddenly snapped out of her funk and wanted to play! Which…is great, but can you just imagine for a second me climbing down a rocky path to follow her in this outfit??!! With my camera??! The entire time, I thought I was only going to snap a few of just me!
We’ve been to/I’ve talked about this particular beach before. It’s ever changing. People bring things here and there, and it’s always a surprise as to what you will find. She found some dinosaurs this time, and was in heaven. She loooooves dinosaurs!!
Obviously, we leave everything right where it is for the next people to enjoy 🙂
And of course, I brought bubbles. Those are always my fall back 😉 
Because… 🙂
And then.
On me…
I’m kind of obsessed with cropped denim lately, and the more flare I can get the better. These…not as flared as I wanted, but since they are my favorite denim, I’ll wear them no matter what!
I was on the fence on the asymmetrical design of this top. I’m usually all for “out of the ordinary” when it comes to design, and…I’m glad I went for it. Love the sides of this top!
Soooooo, this was one of those days that Maya was NOT in the mood. AT FIRST. I asked her if she wanted to go play somewhere, and she had a most definitive “NO!”
And…. this is what she wore to gymnastics free play. I always let her pick what she wants to wear. At this point, that is the going rule always. But…for free play gymnastics, she has the option of her normal leotard (mandatory for actual class), or tights and a top. Today, she chose ALL PINK. I am really not much of a pink gal, but Maya….she’s ALL IN! I swear, she looks like a Pepto Bismol bottle some days, and…I just let it go. Because, if she’s happy, I’m happy. Which…took a while, and if I’m honest, isn’t completely true haha. 😉 
Her hair too. It was down for gymnastics, and then half way through, she was like…
Oh, and that stamp on her neck? Yeah…they get stamps at the end of class, and Maya always wants them on the back of her neck, forehead, feet, and now…neck. I feel like maybe the fact that I have tattoos might bite me in the ass… ;}
I can’t even tell you how much I love this next image. GAH! She is just too freaking sweet.
Like…this.
And, I’ll just file this look under “things to expect in the teenage years….” 
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