4 year old w/ pizzaz gets mom back where she belonged all along!

So, long story short, eccentric senior girl 10 years ago decides to see if the grass was greener somewhere else than the local studio all her friends go to. Local studio owner is heartbroken in the way he only gets when someone from his community chooses elsewhere over he. Girl then sends heartfelt email a few years later explaining regret in her decision. While completely unnecessary and kind, it does make local studio owner feel much better. Girl promises someday to be back in some fashion to make things 'right.'

That day? Thursday.

The girl you see, is now "Mom" to one of the most outgoing four year olds I've ever had the fortune of meeting. Confident, forward... and SO much fun, Ava will look you right in the eye and tell ya how it is... this preschooler was right at home in front of the camera and we got such great stuff. She was a ham and a princess all wrapped in one. And the girl with the HUGE curly hair from high school that ended up being "the one that got away" ten years ago did not disappoint either with her now funky tri-colored shag... but the same great smile.

The session ended... I shut off the lights, and I look up to see our bundle of 4-year-old energy standing there with arms extended. I ask Ava if there's something I could do for her, and she says, matter-of-factually...

"Well... I need a HUG!"

It's great to be loved.

Thanks for coming to see me ladies.