All Grown Up!

There are times I don't even realize how grown up my five year-old sister Makela has gotten until I whip out the ole' Nikon and take her picture. She just looks so old to me--like I could blink and she'll be 15! ...Lets hope it takes longer than that--I'm still so enjoying the hugs and kisses hello and goodbye, the sweet things she says and does, and the innocent way she always makes us laugh without even intending to.

So this was a bit of an impromptu photoshoot, and although her hair wasn't combed and there was chocolate on her face, if I had asked her to comb her hair or wash her face, I could have kissed my opportunity at a photoshoot goodbye (she can be a little moody). But I feel that I have captured the essence of her--she isn't the cleanest child in the world, and her hair certainly isn't perfectly brushed and styled every day--but that is what makes her our little Makela. She's more of a hippie than anything else. Enjoy.













PS - this face is a total "me" face! She gets this one from me! I'm so proud! (lol)










With this one, don't ask. I think she runs out of ideas for poses, and this is all she comes up with. Its adorable.