Loves Camera

Maya had her first photo shoot for her modelling agency on Aug, 21, 2015. She certainly liked getting getting ready in hair and make up. I was sure to tell her this doesn't mean she'd be wearing make up everyday, not yet kid. She loved her hair curly. Isn't that always the way. She has beautiful straight long hair and she longs for curly hair. I have curly hair and long for straight hair.

Then Maya got out there and did it like a pro. She was a bit nervous at the beginning but soon started to have fun. The photographer was very happy. He barely had to guide her. The photos here are not the actual photos but behind the scenes. Maya eagerly awaited this day and went through the whole process without any complaints. It was a very nice studio and photographer's name was Anthony. He was fun to work with and Maya gave him a high five at the end of the shoot.  When she came out of the studio she was glowing and couldn't stop talking about it on the way home.  We were so proud of her that she did what she set out to do.

First Haircut

We knew it was coming; the haircut day that is. When Maya was dropped back at the orphanage she came with long hair. That didn't last long though because soon the hair was cut very short, something she did not like at all. She fondly recalls how her mother had styled her hair in pony tails and pig tails but when she came back to the orphanage it was all cut off. They told her they'd cut it just a little bit but that was not the case. Not that she doesn't look good with short hair too, she does, it suits her well but cutting the hair is sort of like stripping her of who she was. So, we let the hair grow for the whole year and now it has doubled and more. It looks healthy and shiny and she's quite proud that it is so long again. On August 18th we took her for her first cut in Canada which was really a trim just to even out some of the length. Here is that monumental moment recorded just like any child's first haircut might be.