dancing in her dreams

I heard a random knocking on the door and opened to see my friend standing there with a GIANT green balloon. What a fun thing to surprise someone with! I mean really, happy just exudes from a giant balloon. Naturally, I felt it necessary to capture any willing kids with my happy balloon. The boys were not even remotely interested; it is a little sad. They are growing up. There was a day not that long ago they would have had a lot of fun running around with a giant balloon. Now they want to shoot it with their dart guns, which I must admit is a different kind of a lot of fun.

The photographer in me wanted to wait until later in the afternoon when the light is so beautiful over the field. But, the mom in me had to agree with the little girl that likes to feel the sun warm on her face. The girls both excitedly got dressed in matching outfits (that big sister picked out). However, once we got outside, little sister decided it was too cold and she ran back inside.

So once again…it was me and my sweet girl. She thinks anything is an adventure if it involves something pretty. I tied the balloon to a suitcase so it didn’t accidentally fly away and then stepped back to just capture her being her. I used my 85mm lens and A Beautiful Mess Actions.

She embodies a love of beauty. It is captivating to watch her in her element. At night she asks me to pray that she will dream of sparkles, rainbows, pink flowers and dancing with Jesus. She tells me dancing with Jesus is her favorite dream. I’m not sure there could be a better thing to dream about..I hope her dreams come true.  In a lot of ways I feel like I’ve spent a lifetime dancing with Jesus and I’d have to agree with her…it is my favorite too.