These early years with little kids can be brutal, full of whining and crying and feeling like these little crazies have taken over your life and you’ll never sleep again. And yet they’re magical years too, when your whole heart is eaten up by the wonder of these incredible gifts and every day reveals another miracle. The magic and the miracle and the mess, all rolled into a beautiful life. Being trusted to represent all this in photographs for my clients is an absolute honor.

The M family met me out at Baskett Slough Wildlife Refuge and we chased around their two darling children in the warm sunshine.