My daughter actually asked me to take her 4 year portraits. This coming from the girl who would rather play with worms and see how fast she can ride her bike before I tell her to put the brakes on. So I happily obliged even considering my *condition*.

We started preparing the night before with a bath, discussion of clothing, manicure, and tattoo removal. Then we continued the process in the morning with hair and putting our clothing plan into action which was harder said than done. And after several crying and screaming tantrums we made it out the door just in time to drop big brother off to preschool.

Then we were off for a stroll around downtown Angola, Indiana to search for unique little spots for portraits. I was delighted to find this little niche with the rusty orange and burgundy red colors.

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We took a little time to smell the roses…um, dandelions.

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And if you’ve seen me lately, you know why she’s laughing at me…mom’s never going to be able to get up from that position.
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Another fun little pocket of color and texture here.
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Ready for her closeup.
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And with purple as her favorite color, we just couldn’t pass up this spot.

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The portrait below wasn’t part of our Angola session today but I thought I’d include it anyway.

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