Sawyer had other ideas of what a tea party should look like. Instead of properly pouring the tea and sipping from her cup, she decided to pour things into the tea pitcher. The perfectionist in me wanted to get her to do it right. Instead I decided to embrace the fact that she’s a toddler going to do it her way.

Embrace Your Child’s Stage

Someday, Sawyer will likely pour the tea and sip from her teacup just like her big brother. However, right now she wants to pour the sugar into the tea pitcher. By embracing her stage and photographing it, I’m capturing the stage she is in right now – an independent toddler who wants to do things her way.