To My daughter Maya,

Your fifth birthday is tomorrow and I cannot believe it! 5 beautiful years have gone by in the blink of an eye. I wish I could remember every single moment, but sorry to disappoint you…your mom is not the super mommy that you might think she is. I do, however, remember the day you were born, your smiles you gave me as a baby, the time you left me a BIG surprise in your crib, dancing with you, your first haircut, the first time in daycare, and many many more. I never want to forget all your sweet hugs and kisses and all the “I love yous.” You are intelligent, curious, friendly, inquisitive, fun, beautiful, caring, thoughtful, an achiever, talented and most importantly, you are YOU! Everything about you is perfect and every day is a new adventure. Your smile keeps me going and you are truly the best gift I have ever received. Nothing will ever make me more happy. I love you and wish you the best 5th birthday ever!

Love, Mommy

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I have a slight obsession with Instagram! This is by far my favorite app on my iPhone and as you can see I LOVE it! People find it hard to believe that these images were taken on a phone, but really…anyone can do it! Instagram is used to enhance what is already there! It takes any picture and makes it extra special and gives it that “oomph” to make people go “ahhhhh” and create one of a kind images! If you don’t have it..GET IT…you won’t be disappointed!

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Whenever I take pictures of Maya I ALWAYS at least try to fix her hair! Tonight though, I was playing around with a lens I haven’t used in a while and caught her in the moment. I love the look in her eyes in this picture. It reminds me of how innocent she is and how much responsibility I have.

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Kids are funny. When they see a camera they automatically go into cheesy smiling mode! As a photographer I like capturing people in all forms but sometimes find it difficult with kids. My particular kid cannot….I REPEAT….cannot sit still!! This poses another challenge! Yes, I’m guilty of bribing her with candy just as any good parent with a camera does. 🙂 And you know what? It works!! 9 times out of 10 she will sit still for a good 3 minutes and take direction…. and this is enough for me to get what I need. And on this particular day my baby delivered!

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