Diana is 12!

 Happy Birthday to our Diana Mary- she is 12 today!  One more year until we have a teenager (but as we always joke, she was born a teenager- ha!)

 

 For her birthday gift this year, she wanted to do a dance photo shoot and we were able to make that happen this weekend.

 

We secured Chuck Swierad- a photographer we know well and who does lots of work for Mrs M at LDA.  Mrs. M also insisted on being there so she could correct Diana's feet and help us pose her.

 

 We we all had a blast- it was one of Diana's best days of her life so far (as she said) and got a kick out of the whole process.  I am excited to blow some of these up and make some canvases but for now I am sharing them digitally.  I also made a little slide show you will see at the bottom of the post.

 

Diana is 12...not yet a woman and not really a little kid anymore...we have seen so much maturity over this last year...I guess one of the silver linings of COVID.  She is settling into her skin and calming down while getting more and more focused.  She still has her passion and fire and hope that will never die and I am enjoying watching her grow...without further ado...This...is....12

 

The Black Swan

 

 

 

 

and The White Swan...

 

The photos were shot in downtown Manchester NH- we were at the Public Library, The Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences and the busy street nearby!