mother's day.

i have a pretty amazing mama... so may 9th has always been on my radar. wanted to make sure she knew how much i loved her. respected her. was grateful for her. admired her. and wanted to be a mama just like her.

and i finally am. a mama at least.

bryan made me feel more than special on sunday. he was incredible. he asked what i wanted for breakfast around 10pm the night before & went to the store to get the supplies.

i awoke to the sound of finn & bryan giggling in the living room. then bryan made me some french toast :)

we played with finn some before putting him down for his nap. i got to open two cards. one said "where would you like to have our portrait session this evening?"

i'd mentioned casually that i wanted to get one done soon, for finn's first birthday. so bryan called our friend jill & arranged everything!

i was so excited!!! i even went out and bought a blow dryer for this special occasion! i've never owned one before.

we get all dressed up & bryan takes me to dinner at cafe boa, one of my favorite restaurants in tempe. it was yummy- voodoo penne pasta. yum. mojito, yummier.

then we headed to old town scottsdale for the shoot.

jill's already released a couple pics :) i love them!!! so i'll share them with you.
thanks jill- you're the best & it's kind of appropriate you're the one to do the shoot- since you were here for finn's very first breath!






finn wasn't a fan of being in the middle of the fountain. right after this shot i almost lost my balance turning around & the fountain sprayed up in my face. it was ridiculous. my hair was soaking wet! i couldn't stop laughing.




ah. what a fabulous way to spend my first mother's day.

we've vowed to do this every mother's day. it's so very important to have your entire family documented together at least once a year! it'll be fun to look back at how much our lives have changed from year to year.

i hope all you mama's had a wonderful day & thank you to bryan for being so awesome.