Family Session: The Asarawala Family

They always say babies and pets make liars out of us. You tell your spouse the baby finally rolled over and she sits there doing tummy time like it's her favorite thing in the world and she never wants to move. You try to show someone your dog's new trick and he sits there with his head cocked as if he doesn't even know you let alone did tricks for you a few minutes before. 

During the Asarawala family shoot, an 18 month old made me a liar.

Whenever I do a session with a child under the age of three, I warn his/her parents that most children have a limit on the number of times they can be told to say "cheese" or "puppies" and oblige. 

Oftentimes, they last less than an hour.

But Yashvi was resilient and lasted a full two hours. I was so impressed! She kept smiling and laughing the whole time. We did take a few breaks in the air conditioning and that might have helped. Honestly though, we all needed that; the heat was nothing but the humidity was something else.

We had a great time wandering around their yard, and even taking a few fun photos in their living room. We spent the last 15 minutes on the playground that's a mere 5 minute walk from their backyard and clearly a favorite of Yashvi's. 

She fell asleep rather adorably on her Daddy's shoulder on the way home. 

She may have made a liar out of me, but I got a lot of great photos out of her. I hope to work with them again!