may all my headbands have a crown atop them

We spent last weekend in St. Louis with our good friends the Rapps. Theirs is the kind of home that you feel instantly comfortable in. They are those kind of people, oozing generosity and hospitality. They offered to watch the kids so that we could attend the temple. We didn't hear a peep from our children the entire time. Not one squabble, no "I'm bored!"...just nonstop transformers and dress ups.

I shot these pictures to go in Mia's brand new big girl room. We ran upstairs Saturday morning before breakfast to shoot, and maybe five minutes later we were done. I can't stop looking at these photographs. Like everyone in the Rapp family, Mia is gorgeous. And there is something so magical about an age where plastic earrings and pearls are all you need to feel fabulous.

St. Louis temple

February 2010

{married in St. Louis temple July 2002}