Does anyone else feel like the end of the school year is near, and as the weather gets nicer there is SO much more to do? Ok, maybe it’s just me. Maybe it’s that I had 3 shoots this weekend, and I feel like I’m running around like a mad woman with no purpose…
All that to say. I cannot even think about outfits right now! Easy basics are about all I can handle.
Um….and let’s be clear. Maya picked out her entire outfit. Because…peach, plus polka dot leggings and polka dot shoes…PERFECT! 😉 
And, she went on a blowing kisses frenzy, but it was really hard to capture! 
Then, we walked over to my parents house to give them something, and we came home with a flower… as we do.
On me… (No time for links, sorry!!)
Top- Dallin Chase
Jeans- DL1961 “Emma”
Shoes- Shoemint
On Maya… (No time for links, sorry!!)
Dress- Plum Baby (thrifted)
Leggings- GapKids (thrifted)
Shoes- Vans (Nordstrom Rack)
Keeping it Real…
This entire shoot could have been a “keeping it real!” I got a new tripod (because my old one was stolen out of my car-GRRRR!), and I’m still trying to figure it out. THEN…for some random reason, my remote triger wasn’t on the same channel as my remote. Oh, and Maya was in THE BEST MOOD EVER! Seriously?!!! GAH! So, after 15 minutes of her posing and playing for me while I was working on my non working camera (while I was cursing up a storm-under my breath, ok NOT!!!!)
I kept attempting to focus on the focus stand, and she was so freaking cute…
Oh, and THEN…. a comedy of errors. I chopped off her head, she “punched me”, I almost dropped her/choked her, and….well, not pretty. Hahaha. All in all. It really was a super fun evening, but I FAILED at capturing it all… At least, I failed at capturing it well. It was mostly captured 😉
(all pictures taken with a self timer/shutter release and tripod, except ones of Maya :))
Perfect excuse to cuddle to keep warm! 
haha. The look on her face. I swear it didn’t last long 😉
Right before we headed down to the beach I saw a picture on Value Village’s Instagram that showed this super cool clothing sculpture on a very familiar looking beach. Come to find out, it was Alki!! SO….of course we had to go check it out!
Maya just wanted to play hide and seek haha. 
She lost interest pretty quickly, and started chasing seagulls. ALMOST got this one!!
And then…a little dancing on a platform to keep warm!
Which…didn’t work so well.
NO…she didn’t jump from the platform!! She jumped from the steps 🙂 
I’ve been obsessing over crop flares lately, and decided to take matters into my own hands. I scored these boot cut jeans by my 
And…raw hems are all over the place now. SO easy to make your own, and WAY cheaper than paying to get original hems put on if you need them hemmed-SCORE!
This was one of those nights where it had been 80 degrees earlier (what the what, Seattle?!!). The Huz was out of town, and I kept asking Maya about going somewhere after dinner. She vetoed all my suggestions, so we just went out in front of our house to play for a bit. I swear, those end up being some of my favorite moments…
And, she was ON FIRE!!! haha 🙂 
It totally looks like she’s cheesy posing for this next one. BUT, she was playing hide and seek behind this street sign, and I just happened to capture it. Gah…I know I’m biased, but she is so freaking beautiful. Thankfully, just as much inside as out!
And then, this happened.
LOVE!!!!
And then the Huz Facetimed us 🙂
On me…
Um….not sure what is going on here haha.
And a little snazzy belt never hurts! 🙂 
Maya was seriously in rare form off to the side 🙂 
So, clearly, it was time to bring her in! 
There are no words for how glad I am that I have these images…
Who remembers doing this as a kid??!! 
I almost considered this a blooper, but her face….LOVE!!!
Oh, and matching!! 🙂 
She literally picked a bouquet of dandelions and threw them up in the air. I felt like I needed to apologize to my neighbors!! Whoops.
Ummmm, some dandelion seeds fell on my shoulder….?! 😉 
On me…
And, sometimes, we spin out of control haha 🙂 
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… 
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