Almost 12 Months Old

You might remember this little girl, I took her pictures in June and she's almost 12 months old now. Since she'll be celebrating her birthday soon, her mom wanted a picture for her birthday announcement, and then we did a cake smash. I'll be sharing the cake smash pictures once they're all done.

I love that she looks like she's thinking here.

She's not happy with us here because of the hat that mom brought along! On the larger picture I can even see a little tear. Normally I don't like pictures of children crying, but I do like to include images that show a range of emotions, and this is one of the emotions she expressed during the session and we do want to remember every little detail of their expressions as they grow, so it's worth sharing.

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I'm slowly catching up from vacation, where I actually thought it would be possible to work, but I do not know what I was thinking. Between having 2 little ones with us, spending time with our friends in Mississippi, and time on the road plus time exploring new cities, it just wasn't possible. Plus the internet was on and off at my friend's house, and one hotel did not have wifi. The last two hotels we stayed in did so I was sure to take advantage of that late at night to catch up when everyone was sleeping because I knew that getting everything settled back home would take some time. Do you ever feel like you need a vacation when you return from vacation? It's a lot of work, but definitely worth the opportunity to make memories as a family and to expose the kids to new things. Most of all I was just happy to have the time in Mississippi with my friend, and as much as being home is always nice especially after so much time on the road and 4 hotels, I miss her so much!