Miner Family aka Beauties

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of photographing 2 beautiful girlies and their gorgeous mama, who happens to be my work bestie:) I had so much fun with these girls. They made it so easy, because you look at them, and you are like, so are you searching for an agent, because you are naturals. Little Annika was with me for the shoot and was so entertained that she stayed in her stroller without a single fit. Win!

All is right in the world!

I was born in a small Russian town with population of 160 thousand. Anything smaller than that would probably be considered a village in Russia. So what do you call a town of 4 thousand people, in which I currently reside? A Swedish family? Just curious…

Sometimes I so wish I could be a big city girl and live in a big city world! I would totally rock that big city mom concept! I would take my little lady to different museum and parks and galleries every day. We would eat lunch at a different independent shop every day. I would run to the bakery on the corner for my morning breakfast sandwich and a latte. I would go to roof-top yoga with other moms on the block. Heck, I would probably even wear heels. All in all, I would be much, much cooler than I am now and my Instagram feed won’t have the same lake view every day.

But then hubby gets home from work, we all walk outside, play in our gorgeous front yard, and it’s all right in the world. All of a sudden being a Maxxenista (I have no other choice here)  and having 2 decent restaurants in town isn’t all that bad. All of a sudden, I live in paradise and forget all that big city nonsense; I want to say hi to people at Walmart, because I know their aunt’s second cousin’s daughter-in-law. All of a sudden, I feel super-duper cool, because my baby girl looks up at me with those big eyes filled with amazement, which only comes with discovering that duck poop all over our dock can stick to her shoes.

So, yeah…

Dear Fall~

Thank you for coming. You weren't all that welcome when I was thinking about you at the end of August, but now that you are here, I kind of like you. I love the colors you bring with you, the candles you make me burn in the house, the sweatpants I finally get to wear. I adore the cozy feeling you give. You encourage me to drink delicious chai, make chili and cornbread, wear cozy sweaters, and enjoy a cold red nose after a chilly walk. These gorgeous sunny days have been the best. Stay just like that, k? 

Love,

Lena