Noor and Iman: Children’s Lifestyle Portrait Session

Noor and Iman are like the adorable girl versions of my nephews Zohair and Zain. I spent the entire shoot y with this thought coursing through my brain. Iman is pretty, sweet and gentle but also knows exactly what she wants. She has the kind of relaxed reserve that I see in first borns. She is protective and patient with her little sister, Noor, but definitely is NOT a pushover. Iman finds a beautiful balance between expressing her wants and needs while giving Noor space to be herself as well. And Iman has a silly side for sure…although I only saw glimpses of it. Since Iman just finished her first stand up comedy gig at the school talent show, I got a personalized mini session just for me! Quite the comic 🙂 And it takes a heck of a lot of confidence to get up in front of a crowd with jokes. I thought of my nephew throughout the shoot because just like Zohair, she carries herself with a certain maturity and confidence.

Noor on the other hand is a handful of cute craziness. And I mean that with complete love because I love the crazy! I live off the crazy and often instigate the crazy. Ask Zain 🙂 She is silly and funny and like the baby of the family, has to have your attention. Noor is adorable and kind…both Noor and Iman were so polite and well mannered! Noor definitely reminded me of Zain…he has the funniest stories and Noor had me cracking up with her various stories and antics. And I can see how Noor looks at her big sister…probably the same way I looked at my big sis growing up…with admiration and respect. Why else would I raid the closet and makeup drawer of someone ten years older than me?? I thought that there was no one in the world quite like my sister and I wanted to be just as smart, just as pretty and just as sweet.

Oh my goodness…I haven’t even talked about the backyard. A child’s dream , I tell you. Okay maybe more like my childhood dream. 🙂 Huuuuge backyard with a tree you can sit on or climb that also has a tire swing. A nice playground set with two swings, a slide and a small house at the top. AND…a hammock. There are three things I daydream about when I think about having my own backyard – a bbq grill, a hammock and a tire swing. No joke. That is my ideal backyard and they have two out of three. As you can imagine, I am now in the process of negotiating my adoption into Robina’s family. 🙂 I can take the slide bunk bed. (Yes, you read that correctly.)

Thank you to both of these lovely ladies as well as their drop dead gorgeous mother, Robina, for letting me spend the day with them. She has no idea how truly lovely she is, inside and out. Spending time with them was a blast and it only reminded me even more how much I miss Zohair and Zain. Now I know where to get my fix when I can’t make it out to Texas to visit my nephews. 🙂

Here are some more of my favorite pictures from the session: