Today we celebrated Brooke’s 3rd birthday with our friends & family.  This little lovely is Maddie, our neighbor.  I was cracking up at how much she loved this cupcake – especially the icing!

Our family vacation this year happened to fall during Brooke’s 3rd birthday so we had a small party for her here in North Carolina.  Here is our little celebration…

And here’s some of the cake details…

My attempt at a Snow White birthday cake.

My daughter Emma is probably one of my biggest fans.  She is always asking me about what I do with my clients, where I take them, and looking over my shoulder as I cull through & edit their images.  It’s just her personality.  She is always interested in what interests others.

When she turned 5, I was away in Ethiopia so I didn’t have the chance to take her out for her 5-year photos like I do every year.  Things got busy when I returned and it just slipped my mind.  So, tonight I had the opportunity to spend some Mommy-Emma time with her in Downtown Annapolis & just play “model.”  I treated her just like one of my clients, let her choose where she wanted to have her picture taken, asked her opinion on what she thought looked good, and so on.  She loved it!  My girl is getting so big!  I can’t believe she is already five & will be in kindergarten in the fall.

I love you Emma Rose!  Thanks for being Mommy’s first (& best) model!

One year ago, this little girl was born.  We love her (even though she ran away three times today & I cleaned up carpet on my hands & knees thanks to her).  Happy one year, Ruby Dooby Doo!