I just finished editing Five Year Old Birthday Portraits for my own little. ….and I can’t believe she’s about to be FIVE! Turning five apparently comes with a lot of opinions. I think I’ve done as much growing as she has over the last few years and one of those areas is learning to let go a little…..okay maybe a lot. This year I let her pick her own outfit and props for her fifth birthday pics.

This outfit is nothing like what I would have come up with: It’s BETTER!

Mini-me chose the pink tulle tutu I made for her first birthday, which needed a little adjusting to make it the right size, the pink heart glasses she “can’t see without”, her stick horse, and the cowboy boots she refers to as “Coy-Boy Boots.”

The pink marker on her hands was an additional add at school the day we did her portraits.  ….but I think it further encapsulates who she is at five.  AND it happened to be a permanent marker that she got a hold of.

Mini-me and I have struggles over the years to see eye-to-eye on how often I should be allowed to do portraits of her.  It’s common for photographer’s kids to dislike have their pictures taken – and I can hardly blame her.  I typically only do portraits of her 1-2 times a year just like most families.  And of course a few iPhone photos here and there, which she doesn’t mind as much.