sunshine, the color pink and an old rustic chair.

i am so behind on blogging...probably 6 sessions behind (which is a lot for me). but no matter how busy i am i HAD to find time to post these images.

i see this little gal every day (and sometimes several times a day) while dropping off my kids to school. over the past year the family and i have developed a friendship and so have our kids. when the summer came and everyone's schedules got busy i was so sad to not see and get to hold lily every day. i missed her smile. i missed her sweet smell. i missed those dimples.

secretly i have been hoping for the chance to photograph her and when her mom asked i was so excited.

this morning we headed out to enjoy this early fall day in colorado. we had two hours to play and capture some moments together with mother and daughter.

but lilly was onto our scheme. she KNEW she was going to be put on the spot. she protested for a bit...but we chatted and played and soon she was smiling away as she always does.

this family has a sweet love and light about them. each of the children are beautiful(three total) and adorable-- as are the mom and dad. i love being around them.

and today i got my fill of lilly's sweet smell and her sweet sweet smile.

i joke about creating a facebook page for her...she has so many fans at school that all want to hold her and hang out with her. so i am far from alone in my admiration of this sweetie pie.

happy belated birthday lilly grace.