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Lessons Well Learned

Very rarely do I end up with photos of me and my clients together.  

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And for these few...

 

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I am very thankful. :)

 

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Even if they are embarrassing sometimes...

 

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I'll take them.

 

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Learning to be comfortable in your own skin...

 

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Is a lesson well learned.

 

 

 

(Speaking of lessons well learned, this was the last photo the 4 of us had taken together: Our clash date. One of my FAVORITE photos of all time!)

 

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Hey! It's the weekend! Go on a clash date, just for fun! :) Have a lovely weekend!

 

 

The favorite

These two girls are adorable...  

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And happen to be two of my favorite little girls on the planet.

 

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But when my husband and I visit...

 

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Guess who's their favorite? (The aunt that takes cute pictures of them all the time? Nope.)

 

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That's right... They LOVE their fluffy-haired, story-telling, sesame-street-watching, beard-bearing, uncle-in-law.

 

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I guess I've been moved to second place. Now I'm just the "Amanda, come take a picture of me in my pretty dress!" aunt.

 

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But don't worry. I'm not jealous. Not even a little bit.

 

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Because he happens to be my favorite too. :)