Who wouldn't love this face?

Yesterday was a good day. Not only did I get to have my friends over last night to celebrate Michelle's birthday, but I also got photos from Jill of the photo shoot she did of Kaitlin this week. I am always worried before I have Jill come over to take pictures of Kaitlin. She's not a child who takes direction very well--but she's only two, so what can I really expect? This is why I haven't had Jill come nearly as often as I would have liked, and I vow to be better with my next one. Anyway, Jill always does two things for me. First, she puts me at ease. She doesn't get stressed when Kaitlin's acting like a two year old, like I do. She's patient and calm, and this has an amazing calming effect on me. Second, and most important, she uses her genius to take some really great pictues of my girl. I love having Jill come over to our house to take pictures because it enables her to capture the true esssence of Kaitlin in her native environment. She captures her silly side, the things she loves playing with, and this time her and I reading her favorite book. She records all of the things that I love most about Kaitlin in the most beautiful way. To me this is much more valuable than getting her to sit still and take one good photo in a cheesy portrait studio. So thank you Jill. Again you have amazed me and given me something much better than I ever thought Kaitlin was capable of. You are a true talent!