Oh, This Girl!

Just a share of my daughter after she got her hair flat-ironed. I think she was shocked and amazed to have so much hair. She bounced around the rest of the evening after taking plenty of sassy photos like this one. I just never know what to expect day-to-day with her.  Love this girl!

Minnie Mouse Re-appears

Friday when I dressed my daughter I put her on a cute little pair of jeggings and a navy and white peasant top. She looked so cute. A few minutes later she came back struggling trying to put on her Minnie Mouse "costume" because she was watching Barney and wanted to get dressed for the Halloween party. The girl really confused me! When did she start watching Barney? And, it is still April and not October, right? I figured this was not a battle that had to be had. It was a rainy day and she was enjoying herself. Of course, mommy had to get a photo...or two or three or more. 

The first time she was this outfit was for Halloween last year. There is a photo of her here. The Minnie ears we got while at Disney World (Florida) for her birthday that year. The dress is by Bonnie Jean and I ordered it through Amazon. I always saw the dresses on sale at Dillards online for about $15- $30, and I knew I just had to find one that would be good to dress her as Minnie Mouse. I searched long enough and found this one in her size. It is a 5 and fits her perfectly. The tights are from Children's Place and the shoes are from Old Navy. The jeggings she is wearing in these photos are from Kohl's. 

I am just glad that we were having a good Friday and I was able to capture these photos of her. Sometimes she gets so far in "pretend" mode that it is hard to get her to be still, even for a minute.

Mixing and Mashing

Just a couple of photos from March. I decided on a whim to make cornbread dressing and asked my daughter if she would like to mash up the bread and mix up the other ingredients. She was happy to help. Almost too happy because she started playing around and got stuff everywhere. Of course, these were taken before the mess. 

Shining Down

My daughter has been anxious to get outside. It finally started to warm up around the end of March. I have been letting her go outside to ride her scooter and bike any chance we get. This photo was taken at the very end of the month and it was still a bit chilly. I had to remind her she might want some gloves on her little hands so she would not be so cold. The sun was shining bright and I did my best to capture her enjoying her time outside, but I think she was a bit annoyed with me for having the camera out...lol!

Laid Back

Playing around with black and white edits. I wanted to try working with a photo that did not really show her face but show her in the moment. I took this photo of her during the day when the sun was shining brightly through her window. No flash. Trying to embrace the natural light. ISO 3200 with the 50 mm 1.4 at f/2 and a shutter speed of 1/160.

This is the before shot. Straight-out-of-camera.