So this basically started out as an impromptu photo shoot after dinner one night.  The lighting in my backyard at the end of the day is amazing, and I had just gotten my new Shootsac lens bag that I had been eyeing for several months.  I couldn’t wait to take it for a spin, so I grabbed Mia and told her to get her shoes on – we were going outside!  It was the first time she hadn’t fought me about taking her pictures, and she had such a great time.  I got some of the best expressions from her, which was totally unexpected.  She was workin’ it in front of the camera!  I am so excited to have these and to be able to remember her for the way she is; her silly, inquisitive, dramatic little self.  This is, after all, the one and only reason I even started taking pictures in the first place – to be able to look back and remember my kids exactly as they were.

You know me, sometimes I can’t decide between black and white…

…or color…

By the way, my Shootsac worked out great (it’s got changeable covers!). Oh, and it’s really hard to take a picture of yourself in the mirror.