The Cobbler's Son Goes Shoeless

The cobbler's son goes shoeless and the photographer's daughter has no photo.  My daughter is well over a year old and I haven't done her one year portrait yet. We had a beautiful weekend and I couldn't resist getting outside for some family fun so it seemed like a good time to get a few shots of her. My daughter is my most challenging model. She runs toward me to touch the camera any time she is loose which results in really fuzzy zoomed in shots and tiny finger prints on the lens. One of our local parks has a carousel and we were itching to see if Lyla liked it. Ben rode with her first, then I took a stab at it. He sat on the horse with her, so on my turn I had her sit on the horse by herself and stood next to it acting as her "seat belt." I wish I could have gotten a picture of her little hands clinched on the bar, she was all giggles but had a death grip on that bar. At the park my husband and I passed the camera back and forth so we could each play with Lyla. He is a wonderful photographer and has a very artistic eye. Here are some shots from our day at the park!

Lyla is giggling so much her face looks a little disfigured,

but I love the angle he took for the shot!

How cute is this sign! She is way too short to ride carousel alone...

I think I will take her photo next to this sign every year.