Family Portraits – Zelda Turns One.

They say “the cobbler’s son wears no shoes.” Well, this may be true, but not entirely. As a professional photographer, it is sometimes difficult pull out my camera and take pictures of my own family. It just feels like work sometimes. But family portraits and documenting the quickly changing lives of my kids is important. I know that we will look back years from now and remember through the pictures I take. Creating these pictures is important for me, just like it is for my clients.

My daughter, Zelda, turned one last month. She was born at home, in our bathroom. She burst into our lives with so much sweetness and feistiness. I was so astounded that she was a girl. I really thought we would be having a second boy. A completely different creature from her brother, I am so curious to see how her personality will evolve.

It is crazy how frustrating, exhausting, difficult, and at the same time wonderful, joyful, and full of love my kids can be. They are such great teachers. I am amazed by how much love I feel for them. On Ellis’ first birthday, we gave him a cake and sang to him. He cried. He did not crush the cake. Zelda, on the other hand, went whole hog into her cake(s). And when our friends and family sang happy birthday to her, she squealed with delight.

We had a pretty fantastic birthday weekend with her. On the anniversary of her birth, Zelda got her first cupcake. She obliterated it.