This was a special session for me. Sometimes I just want to pinch myself that I'm able to document these times in the lives of my friends. Clients are amazing too, but friends...sometimes the pictures just melt my heart a little bit more thinking of how well I know these kiddos and their parents. Mya and Lloyd's momma is a good friend of mine. I like to tell people that Lauren and my husband go way back...from high school (maybe even junior high?), college at Tulane, and living out in Colorado together. If any of you reading the blog knew me in high school, I reckon they are like Josh Rice and me. Gosh I miss him! 

Anyway...I digress. Lauren has now become one of MY closest friends. She's witty, and I can say anything around her...I'm just sad she now works 4 days a week! Josh kept telling me when we were moving here..."My friends will be your friends"...and it's true. I'm as happy as can be, and I adore this family so much. Lloyd is Holden's good buddy and pretty much the sweetest boy ever. We've been planning this session for a while, and one playdate afternoon I saw Lloyd in this chair {above}, and I made a mental note to incorporate it into our photos. I literally want to steal him out of this photo. If I get my act together and put up a gallery in my office...these two photos are in it.  

Mya is the spunkiest, funniest, most caring and patient 5 year olds I know, at least I know she's extremely patient with Holden and his adoring affection for her. She really wanted to keep playing on the monkey bars on Friday, but Holden REALLY wanted her to catch him down the slide for perhaps the 5th time...She was such a trooper. I'm excited to watch her grow up. Just not too fast! 

Precious on both counts, don't ya think?