I woke up to this comment today, and had to take a minute to remember what I had said previously: 
Oh, sweet Susan…First, come on down to Dallas and let’s play with your kids. ROAD TRIPS ARE FUN! 
Second, I am SO INCREDIBLY NOT AT ALL NOT EVEN A LITTLE TINY BIT expecting. I am happily packing up the last bit of baby stuff as our youngest is now 1, and it’s true…when you’re done, you just KNOW (plus, yo…I’ve been working out and dieting and stuff and am down to my pre-marriage weight. Happy to not creep up above that again thankyouverymuch
So I thought back, and remembered this post and the comment I made about not feeling so hot.
(No lie…typing this makes me feel nauseous again. Hi, I’m a wimp.)
The story behind this session starts here…we were selected to compete here…and the dress arrived and is DARLING! But too big for my Coco (plus, she’s not a whole lot into being cooperative these days where photos are concerned. And I’m a *mite* competitive…I admit it.).
So I called up this beauty, bribed her mom into letting me poof her hair to my heart’s delight, stuffed her into a pair of Coco’s tights, added a skirt for a little texture and volume, and off we went!
Actually, round and round and *urp* ROUND we went…
And OH! I was SO PLEASED with these! Equally pleased for the merry-go-round to stop so I could close my eyes, stop the spinning, and put both feed on solid ground. I scrolled through the results and SQUEEE! OH WAIT! You can’t see the dress!
So we repositioned dear Mariam, I took one for the team, and off we went again. Around, and around. and A-ROUND.
The one that made the final cut and just makes me smile every time I look at it:
Plus, it has the right combination of enough background to show the motion, a fabulous expression that matches the playful mood, and SCORE! you can totally see the label!
Two twirls on the merry-go-round and I was ready for bed. Mariam’s poor mom laughed later that she thought she was going to have to hold back my hair. Y’all, it was BAD.
But worth every. single. queasy. minute.
And now, we wait…
I’m SO excited to see what everyone comes up with for their entry, and am sure they loved having a chance to be creative and think outside the box during the craziest time of the year as much as I did.
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It is AMAZING! I absolutely love it. Will be shocked if you aren’t in the top choices.
Thanks for the clarification…LOL. We’re in Round Rock, so really not that far. One of these days I’ll get my boys to Dallas for you to photograph. I absolutely love your work. Thanks for the shout out on your blog.
Amazing, simply amazing! Miriam is obviously a joy to photograph, and the fact that she is so incredibly gorgeous must be icing on the cake! Your work is so fun to look at; I check daily for new posts on this blog to see your beautiful photos. My daughter has three little boys (2-1/2 yr old twins & 1-1/2 singleton) and we constantly talk about sheduling a booking with you. One of these days! Blessings to you and yours this holiday season. (Oh, and I can’t wait to see Miss CoCo in this dress!)
These are amazing!!! So, just to clarify, where you ON the merry-go-round too?? I’m loving the motion and your fabulous captures and if you are actually on it too, I am even more amazed!!!!
thanks everyone for your sweet comments!
leighann-yes, I was ***ON*** the merry go round. Trust me, riding it in a normal fashion is a cakewalk compared to squinting through a little viewfinder (while laying on your side, braced against the rail, focusing on her face and telling her sweet mom “FASTER! FASTER!”). The shutter speed was really low in order to get the motion blur in the background, but I had to hold it as steady as possible so she would be in focus.
GAH…typing this makes my stomach turn. I’m such a lightweight! LOL
Susan-Round Rock is just a jump, hop, skip and 4 hour drive from me! Bring those boys and we’ll have some fun
KATHY!!! I *heart* multiples! Call! And Coco wore the dress for Thanksgiving dinner…so stinkin’ cute! Did I pick up a camera all day? NO! But I’ll snap a few just for you
Kelly-XO!
That little girl is strikingly beautiful. Great shot!
What a doll, what a doll, what a doll!! Still say she should be a child model!!
MORE than happy to vote for you. Your photographs are always beautiful!!
I voted on your photo yesterday then I came across your blog today. What a coincedence. Good luck – yours was by far my fav!
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