I say Pumpkin, you say ... Halloween? This would be my answer if I never did this photoshoot. Now, all I can think of when you say "pumpkin" is... spiky hair! Check it out yourself:
I did a very cosy family photoshoot for Avery (nickname: Little Pumpkin) between Mother's Day and Father's Day - totally appropriate. I got to know Avery's mom, Helena, a couple of years ago when we were working at the same company. One day I was desperately looking for an SD card for a company event and for SOME reason, Helena had one with her (who does that?) so responded to my mass group email and offered her card generously. A new friend was made like that. When I was editing Avery's photos, I couldn't help wondering if that kinda random beginning of our friendship foreshadowed that our roads would cross again some day, in a photo-related way? Hmm...maybe. Life sometimes has its own arrangements.
Fast forward to the photoshoot. I couldn't ask for a more perfect baby model - super chilled, giggling a lot, with spiky hair and completely not caring about a stranger with a weird machine clicking like a thousand times. Avery's dad, Jimmy, told me that he and Helena proudly titled themselves "Slave" #1 and "Slave" #2 after Avery was born. Sometimes Slave #1 feeds the little princess, changes countless diapers, and comforts her when she gets grumpy while Slave #2 cleans up after she makes a mess and makes sure she laughs a lot when not being grumpy. The overlapping responsibilities - giving loads of love to this lucky girl.
I wasn't a fan of pumpkins for many years, but now, I am totally a fan of this one, the one with the spiky hair.
To little Avery.