Pumpkin Patch 2015

Annie had eye surgery the day before we took her for her annual pumpkin patch shoot. The insides of her eyes were red. Not blood shot, but completely red! It makes her eyes looked almost closed or crossed in these pics. :/ I still think she looks beautiful- her smile is just awesome. :)

There are things in regards to memory making that I greatly regret missing out on in our 5 years as a family, (I wish I videoed more, I wish we did yearly family photos, etc).

One thing that I have done right and it brings me immense joy is Annie's biannual photoshoot- Pumpkin Patch and Bluebonnets. It just so happened to be perfect timing- October and April. So I have pictures of Annie every 6 months since we got her, (her first pumpkin photo was taken the day after her gotcha day!).

I have been and will always be obsessed with Bluebonnet shots, but since I have begun this tradition, I now also love pumpkin patch photos. 

Like, Pumpkin Patch and Bluebonnet days are better than holidays to me! They are some of my favorite days of the year!

This was her 6th year in the pumpkin patch. Click here to see the other years. :) This is also her 4th year at this particular, incredible patch. You can see how every year it is a little different, and you will see how Annie;s smiles get better every year. :)

And remember about Annie's red eyes- she is not squinting or crossing her eyes in these pics. :/

These next few are sadly out of focus. :( She posed herself. :)

You can really see her eyes here. It is the same pic- I couldn't decide if I liked it cropped or original so I posted both. :)

 I loved this shirt when I found it and knew Annie needed it. ;) We picked her 5 years ago! :) best.decision.ever.

Just Ask The Mermaids

On Facebook I follow many Spina Bifida pages and am a member of a Spina Bifida group. Someone posted a picture with a wonderful quote:

 

"You don't have to be able to walk to be beautiful. Just ask the mermaids."

 

Last year I immediately liked it and started to reconsider my plans for Annie's new bathroom.  I had been planning an elephant bathroom for her, but how perfect would a mermaid bathroom be? Luckily, in her bathroom, she has a separate room for her toilet, so I decided to make her bathroom mermaid themed and her "toilet room" elephant themed.  Best of both worlds! I plan to post pics of our house eventually! lol

 

We got some incredible shots last year. This year I wanted to do some family shots, so we also grabbed her mermaid bathing suit to do a mermaid shoot, part 2. :) All of these are full of artwork. I wouldn't usually do it so heavily for a portrait, but these are more for fun/art. :) Both years are in this post! :)

My Little Mermaid: 2015

Family Shots: 2015

 I had to crop this one close because I wanted to show her face. Pure joy. :)

My Little Mermaid: 2014

My favorite!!