How is my little girl already three?!  In the midst of lots of fun wedding and family sessions this summer, we celebrated Charlotte's third birthday.  Each year I try to do a little mini-session with her to capture what she's like at that moment in time.  The first year we did it, a few weeks before Charlotte's 1st birthday, she only made it about five minutes before a catastrophic melt-down.  (Even the snotty photos are pretty precious; is that a bad parenting confession?)  Last year, we made it a lot longer, only to have the photo shoot come screeching to a halt when my poor girl fell and split her chin open.  Blood everywhere, white clothes... A show-stopper.  Thankfully superficial. 

This year was less dramatic.  Her attention span hasn't lengthened all that much, but at least there weren't any tears.  Progress!  :)  My favorites are the ones that show her spunky, sweet personality.  And especially those that show two of her current favorites: twirling and her purple Kitty.  Enjoy this little handful from our family time capsule: