Miss Elizabeth... sugar and a whole 'lotta spice

So, my baby girl is turning FOUR on Friday! Yes, four... going on fourTEEN! (Sigh...)

Anyhow, as a photographer, I have to say it is sometimes VERY difficult to get decent shots of your own kids. So when they do turn out better than you'd hoped for, it's such a rush!

I did two sessions with Liz for her fourth birthday. The first one I had in mind the moment I found a pair of vintage kids' boxing gloves at an antique store. Since Liz has two older brothers, she was pretty much born a tomboy. So I had wanted to capture that "boyishness" about her by making her look like a tough little boxer.

Well, when she ended up with a shiner after a pool toy accident, we made lemonade out of our lemons.

Here's a tease:



the rest of this must-see series and some "urban" shots from an impromptu, in-between-running-the-brothers-to-soccer-practice shoot, can be seen here:

http://monsonphotography.zenfolio.com/liz_four

Here's a sneak peek at one of my favorites from the "urban" shoot. This one's going to be 16x20 on the wall of yours truly.




Happy birthday to my sweet and beautiful Elizabeth. I love you more than I can put into words.

"I had always been a tomboy - I still am, at heart." ~ Maureen O'Hara