My Girl by lauriehiggins

My Girl

My sweet little Skylar is back. Those who know me here, know just how much it means to me to have my granddaughter back home for at least a month. I took 70 photos of her today, and this was her favorite.

Honestly, this was a hard photo to interpret. I have plenty of smiling photos and I almost posted her second favorite. But I feel pretty strongly that kids should have a say in how they are represented. Sky left California last night at 7 p.m. last night and arrived in Boston at about 7 a.m. today. She only got about 4 hours sleep total. So maybe this just captured how she felt better than the smiley photos.
I love it. The shot, your description, and how much you clearly revel in her.
June 29th, 2012  
Beautiful photo and beautiful girl! I think this is very expressive and emotive! Enjoy your time with her Laurie!
June 29th, 2012  
Amy
I love her choice. I love her freckles.
June 29th, 2012  
This is really beautiful.
June 29th, 2012  
Aw, Sky is back where she belongs! Love the light and her sweet face! Please give her a million kisses everyday while she is with you! FAV! :-)
June 29th, 2012  
@lorihiro Oh Lori, I've already given her a million kisses. She wanted to touch all of her favorite things - little Sadie Beans (who whimpered and kissed her face for a full 5 minutes), her old toybox, my jewelry box, snacks with me reading books, all the berry bushes in our yard, the chicken coop, and then her dresser at my house (where she found her favorite owl PJ's and put them right on, even though they are winter PJ's) and more reading before bed. And she even let me take lots of photos, which she used to hate. I'm in heaven. I love that little girl so, so much.
June 29th, 2012  
Don't know the story but it sounds good and is obviously better now. Delightful picture of Sky!
June 29th, 2012  
Yay!!! I'm so glad to hear you have Skylar with you again! I can see why you took so many shots of her! She is gorgeous! Very photogenic! Love those freckles!
June 29th, 2012  
I love this shot! I definitely think it shows the weary traveler feeling very well, and I can see why she picked that one.
June 29th, 2012  
She is beautiful! Great choice... My daughter will go visit my parents in a couple of weeks and will stay with them for more then a month... we havn't met since last year... My mother and father are counting seconds for the moment to come! Have a great time with her!
June 29th, 2012  
Well I think the choice is great, and I love the freckles too. She has such a beautiful look about her, and it is always nice to have the grandbabies around you. Enjoy your time together
June 29th, 2012  
OMG. This shot is gorgeous. She's growing up though. Could you find a way to stop that? Fav.
June 29th, 2012  
She is so pretty!!
June 29th, 2012  
Freckles are awesome. She's been kissed by angels many times I can see. Your small Dof is fabulous for this giving that nice soft focus around her. Very nice portrait.
June 29th, 2012  
What a darling picture of Sky. She definately has grown over the last few months. Hope you all have a great visit!
June 30th, 2012  
She is so beautiful! But Wow! Getting big! Can't wait to see you tomorrow.
June 30th, 2012  
this is a beautiful portrait Laurie! great job
June 30th, 2012  
love those freckles, what a lovely young lady
June 30th, 2012  
I'm feeling your happiness Laurie. Great photo too.
July 1st, 2012  
fav.......i think Skylar has great taste. I love this portrait! enjoy your time with your grandbaby Laurie:)
July 1st, 2012  
Oh what a beautiful capture. She is very pretty.
July 2nd, 2012  
I love this shot of Skylar. I am so glad you let her pick it! It's just beautiful and just so natural. The light is wonderful; this is a fav!
July 2nd, 2012  
I'm SO happy for you! She is just adorable and very lucky to have such a wonderful grandmother. Enjoy every second with each other.
July 4th, 2012  
Oh you lucky lucky person. My granddaughter Pepper was supposed to come and spend 2 or 3 weeks with me, but now she isn't. I know just how you feel. Being a grandmother is the best job ever. I love Skylar's lips and freckles. She's beautiful. FAV!
July 6th, 2012  
I just love this girl's face. So happy for you that she's back. :-)
July 7th, 2012  
beautiful portrait!
July 8th, 2012  
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