Things I want to remember about my boy before he grows into those puppy feet of his.
I hadn't been to this part of Austin in, gosh, 2 years? And eep...it was actually a little scary, I'm sad to say. I LOVE my city, but I'm not sure what happened here. Regardless of the horrible parking, the noise, the people, and the general disorder, they stuck with me and we got absolutely fantastic and super fun pics of their family. This is definitely going down as a fav session!
The other day, my eldest read about the durian fruit in a book and he's been obsessing over it since then. Things you should know about durians:
- They are from Indonesia
- They have been known to kill people when falling from trees and hitting them on the head.
- They are mostly well-known, however, for their horrendous odor, described as rotting flesh.
- They smell so bad, they are prohibited on public transportation in Indonesia. You can find signs like this:
- It's *supposed* to be delicious:
Naturally, we had to try it. Durians are not easy to find here in Austin, TX, but we do happen to have a wonderful Asian grocery store, MT Supermarket, and I read that they carry durians. For a homeschool lesson, we ventured out to MT Supermarket in search of durians and we DID find them...frozen, of course ;-). It was about $20 (eep), but we just had to find out it if was as bad (or as good) as everyone says.
After letting it thaw for about 12 hrs, we were able to give it a go. Um. Yeah. I'm glad we tried it, but I think the pictures say it all. Unique and beautiful on the outside, absolutely disgusting on the inside. I'm still trying to get the stench out of my mouth :-(. The little princess, by the way, preferred to keep a safe distance and munch on Jell-o instead. Smart girl.
At any rate, our $20 "trip to the other side of the world" was fun and worth it, even if it was gross, gross, gross.
Well one thing is for certain: the mood of his one year photo session was *vastly* different than his newborn pictures ;0. Watching his mom and dad go from proud, emotional, somewhat nervous and unsure new parents to happy-go-lucky, joyful, exuberant, relaxed, fun-loving and experienced parents was quite the treat! LOVED the joy and love expressed by everyone at this session.
I *knew* we were perfectly matched the second I read over her Client Form. She had a unique and specific vision for her senior pictures and it was as if she could read my mind. I've been dying to do something like this for such a long time so you'll have to indulge me while I share nearly every image from her session. I am proud of this one for sure and she should be, too. She carried it off perfectly!
[Most images shot at the wonderful, mysterious, beautiful amazing Eponymous Garden house. I am forever grateful to Debora and Lorne there who have been so gracious and accommodating to me and my crazy session ideas.]
Attention Class of 2012: I can squeeze in two more senior sessions in April if you want to have your images back in time for graduation announcements, etc. Contact me ASAP to get the session information!
Class of 2013? It's definitely not too early to start thinking about and to schedule your own senior portraits. Take a look through my gallery and if you think we're a good match, let's talk!
