Full Bloom, and breast cancer

Success! A while back Lucia and I had emailed each other about putting together a photo day for some of the parents that go to Full Bloom (pregnancy & early parenting center). Lucia was instrumental in Dawson's birth as our doula and good friend. I jumped at the chance to do something that may benefit both of us. She has an open room at the center with beautiful hard woods and soft blue/green walls.

I was not sure how much to charge for a setup like this. The thought came to me that I could put together a package deal in exchange for donations to breast cancer. My good friend Louise is on an amazing journey with God collecting money for this cause.
When the day came, it was a little bit hectic, but loads of fun! And talk about a learning experience... toddlers - have lots of props to get their attention :)

When it came time to edit and post the albums, I began to understand why God gave me the idea to do it for  a charitable purpose. Although I still consider myself far from professional, some of the clients said they could never have afforded an opportunity to have a professional shoot like this.
When I was editing the last album, I plugged in my headphones and listened to pandora. The first station that popped up was "Third Day". I had my own little worship jamming session and felt like this whole thing had come full circle!

Here's some of my favorites from this special event. Are they just not the cutest!