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Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old on the front porch

4/23/2018

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Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
Want to know two secrets to photographing toddlers? 1) Acceptance that they, not you, are going to dictate the session; and 2) a fast shutter speed to capture constant motion.

I didn't have a plan for Piper's 2-year-old session other than trying to convince her to hang out on the front porch with me. She took care of the rest in a way that turned out so much better than I ever could have orchestrated myself. These photos capture her in her element. They place her in the context both of her birth month (spring blooms) and our beloved home.

None of us has accepted that our tiny newborn Piper is already 2. She is joy. She is spunk. She is humor. She is mischief. She is an incredible communicator. Here is a sample of things that have come out of her mouth within the last 24 hours (no exaggerations, I swear):

In reference to the caterpillars we're raising on the kitchen counter, "Look, the caterpillars [pronounced abby-pillars] are in their chrysalides."

She spins the globe, places her finger on Asia and says without prompting, "This is Asia."

Her jokes are the best: "Woof, woof! I'm a chicken!"

I have so many favorite aspects of this parenting journey so far (and, of course, plenty moments I'd rather forget), but one of the most rewarding parts has been the bond Jeff, Cricket, Nora and I share of just loving on Piper and being in constant awe of her together. The big girls are just as sad about Piper growing up too fast as Jeff and I are. She is the perfect little exclamation point at the end of our family.
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Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
Lifestyle portraits: 2-year-old girl on the front porch with flowers and ferns. By Calm Cradle Photo & Design (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, NC)
More of Piper's portraits: arrival, formal birth announcement, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months, 10 months, 11 months and 1 year.
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