Miss Mayra, my daughter Tess’s former daycare teacher, asked me if I would photograph her in my new studio. . .twist my arm! YES!!! I think Tess was even more excited than I was! Mayra came with her mom (who is GORGEOUS. She looks more like Mayra’s sister than mother), and I was so happy mom wanted to be in some of the shots.

I recently wrote a post about Mayra on my blog, so if you want to read about how much she means to me and my family, read this:  http://www.leslidabneyphotographyblog.com/2010/05/11/miss-mayra/

During the session, we talked about how just about the only times we get our pictures professionally taken are when we are babies, in grade school, graduation, prom, wedding. We do sometimes take family photos, but we seldom have just ourselves photographed when we are in our 30s and 40s. There is a void at this age and in my opinion, your 30s and 40s are the best years of your life!!  I’m so flattered Mayra asked me to photograph her at this moment in her life. She will be so glad she did.

What did I tell you about the mom? Beautiful and so is Mayra!

I love the expression on her face!

Of course, I can't leave out a pic of Mayra with Tess! They are best buds.