Mallory is THREE!

My oldest daughter has just turned THREE! First of all, time flies when you're having fun - I can't believe she's three already!  Secondly, if you haven't seen any posts of photos of my own children then you don't really know the process I go through to get a few good photos.

Every time it's "picture time" I get everything together, pick out the outfits, set everything up, do some hair, and then sit one or both of them down to start snapping and within 60 seconds I think - WHY on EARTH did I think that THIS time will be different and I could take some decent photos of my own children by myself, again!? It never fails that they are ready to go but I always choose a day or time when Daddy isn't home to help, and I'd say "Never again!" but who am I kidding, I'll probably do the same thing next time and tear my hair out trying to get the photos I want. :)

Other children, even the squirmy ones, are still so much easier to photograph than my own. Maybe it's because the camera has lost its appeal for them; they see it way too much. Or it could be because kids always prefer to push their limits with their parents much more than with a stranger. Either way, I still love capturing every moment with them! This session she actually did surprisingly well!

Happy Birthday, Mallory!!

I started the session on a high note, letting her open one of her birthday gifts (fantastic idea)! Needless to say she loved it! She was having a Rapunzel themed party so she got a stuffed Pascal and then I gave her a Rapunzel clip for her hair.

Sparkly TOMS were another gift from Grandma!

Then we went outside for just a few more photos - she got to pick her outfit: sunglasses and her pink vest...very stylish choice!