About a month ago, I had the privilege of photographing one of the cutest, funniest (almost) two-year-old girls, Norah. I shared a Sunday afternoon with her and her mommy. I’ve done some kids’ photography, but I guess I’ve never worked with children under three. It was quite an experience. I didn’t have any clue how hard it is to get a 2-year-old’s attention 100 percent while I point a camera and make her smile.

Well, she did not even give me five minutes of attention. Honestly, they don’t care about you. If the photo shoot happened to be at a playground, running around and trying all the stuff is what they care about. “Hey Norah, look at me. Say cheeeeeeeese!” of course, it did not work.

Despite this difficulty, I  just learned a new lesson. Please don’t get me wrong. No matter how hard it was to get Norah’s attention, I had a blast spending time with her and her mother. Did I mention I loved her smile and funny personality? She was a beautiful girl.

Her mother let me know that Norah loves ice cream. Since she spent more than an hour of being photographed by me, she enjoyed a cup of ice cream afterward. I photographed some pictures there as well.

Oh. Officially, she is two now. Happy Birthday!

*Side Note*

I just wanted to point it out that I love how a two-year-old’s brain functions. She was waiting for her mom to come sit with her, but her mom was in line. Norah started feeling uncomfortable sitting alone… so she decided to go to her mom. She grabbed her cup of ice cream first and then tried to get off the chair. Ice cream was all over her dress. How come she didn’t just get off the chair first then grab her ice cream? It’s too cute.

The last picture tells the end of the day. Thanks Norah for letting me be part of your Sunday afternoon. She was exhausted running around, playing at the park… and of course being photographed.