On The Catwalk
Last Monday we were scheduled to get Ava's pictures taken by our friends Jeremy & Melanie Carpenter. We had scheduled this day far in advance and I had even made sure I would have the day off so I wouldn't miss out on the fun. We had it all planned out. Ava really likes going to her babysitter's, and we were paying her regardless, so she went there for the morning. I picked her up after lunch so she could take her afternoon nap in her own bed. The hope was that she would get the best quality sleep in her own bed and then be in the best possible mood for the pictures. Everything was going to plan. She took a good, long nap and woke up chipper.
We played for a while in anticipation of Doni coming home after work. We were supposed to meet the photographers about an hour after Doni would normally get home. About the time that Doni would be leaving work, I went in the other room to print something off. Ava continued to play by herself in the living room. She was only out of view for a few minutes, but somehow during that time she got a large scratch across her right cheek. A scratch anywhere else and it probably would have gone unnoticed, but HER FACE! That's a hard one to gloss over.
Could there be worse timing? This is like Adam Vinatieri of the Indianapolis Colts pulling a Charlie Brown while kicking a 25 yard game-winning field goal with seconds left on the clock. It just doesn't happen. Well, this time it did.
I called Doni and it turned out she was driving home already. She called the Carpenters to see if they had any thoughts about how to proceed, conceal, or heal ("Scratch, Be Gone!"). Fortunately, they were able to offer to take her pictures the following day. I had the next day off also (thank you Jesus). We went ahead with that plan.
The scratch had faded to near oblivion by the time Ava had her pictures taken. Everything went well other than Ava's resistance to smile. She's already working on her stoic stare for fashion week in Milan, but we were able to coax a few out of her.
You can see the pictures at the Carpenter Photography & Design blog.
We played for a while in anticipation of Doni coming home after work. We were supposed to meet the photographers about an hour after Doni would normally get home. About the time that Doni would be leaving work, I went in the other room to print something off. Ava continued to play by herself in the living room. She was only out of view for a few minutes, but somehow during that time she got a large scratch across her right cheek. A scratch anywhere else and it probably would have gone unnoticed, but HER FACE! That's a hard one to gloss over.
Could there be worse timing? This is like Adam Vinatieri of the Indianapolis Colts pulling a Charlie Brown while kicking a 25 yard game-winning field goal with seconds left on the clock. It just doesn't happen. Well, this time it did.
I called Doni and it turned out she was driving home already. She called the Carpenters to see if they had any thoughts about how to proceed, conceal, or heal ("Scratch, Be Gone!"). Fortunately, they were able to offer to take her pictures the following day. I had the next day off also (thank you Jesus). We went ahead with that plan.
The scratch had faded to near oblivion by the time Ava had her pictures taken. Everything went well other than Ava's resistance to smile. She's already working on her stoic stare for fashion week in Milan, but we were able to coax a few out of her.
You can see the pictures at the Carpenter Photography & Design blog.
posted by Jeremy @ 11:24 AM
2 comments
2 Comments:
At 5:17 PM,
Christina Estes said…
Oh my! She is such a cutie! What great pictures. With a kid that cute you need to have more. Tell Doni that she looks fantastic! I can't wait until our girl weekend:).
At 4:00 PM,
Jessica said…
Wow, beautiful pictures!! I especially love the one of the 3 of you walking together!
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