Our World Will Never Be the Same Again…
I didn’t pick her to be the way she is, but she is everything I could have ever dreamed of and more. She completes our family in a way that is beyond perfect. I could have never picked that well. And it makes me so glad that I am not in charge.
That is what this series reminds me of.
Each picture captures “her” in a way that I feel like I haven’t been able to capture in a long time.
She is tenacious. And well, she is two. So she doesn’t let me take pictures of her like she used to. But these pictures are HER. The “her” that makes me laugh everyday, the “her” that overwhelms my heart with joy and love. Capturing this side of her is no longer an easy feat. But yesterday she didn’t notice I had the camera out. Or didn’t care. And so I got to capture the Dayla that I know so well, but that others rarely see.
I don’t ever want to forget this Dayla. The one that laughs deep with her belly at absolutely nothing at all. The one whose heart is so big that she cries when others are sad. The one that is so tender and sweet that after being scolded she will put her hand on my cheek and say “I am so sorry mama. I love you.”
That is our Dayla.
The greatest blessing I have ever received.
And my cup runneth over.
Beautiful. So sweet and… beautiful.
February 21, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Dayla is beautiful, and vivacious in these pictures. Your words touch the heart and these pictures tickle it…
February 22, 2010 at 8:58 pm
These are beautiful and so is she! There is nothing sweeter than a mother’s love for her children.
February 22, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Dayla is a wonderful gift to all of us!!!
February 24, 2010 at 12:33 pm
i just now am catching up on the blog
and WOW i am speechless as always at these beautiful, pure, simple, perfect photos. dayla is a lucky girl to have such a talented and amazing mommy.
March 4, 2010 at 4:10 pm