I Love Working With Kids

I've been working with young children since I was a kid myself. I was eight years old the first time I was completely in charge of someone younger than me. Granted, her grandmother was in the room next to ours, but still, it was exciting!
 
When I was a little older, my friend and I together watched kids while the moms did a Bible study that our moms were a part of. That was a blast and I have so many fond memories of it.
 
I've been a VBS group leader since I was 12. Technically, you're supposed to be 16 before you lead a group, but the coordinator is always desperate for help. That first year, I had two quiet, calm girls, only a couple of years younger than me. I have been a leader ever since and switch back and forth between doing preschool and elementary. There are fun elements to both!!!
 
I babysit a bit and now I watch kids during the monthly moms' meeting at my church. Whatever it is, little kids are so much fun. They do the funniest things that you'd never expect. Who doesn't melt when a little kid smiles at them? What's better than a head on your shoulder and arms around your neck? How can it not make your day when a kid sees you and runs to you while yelling your name, only to launch themselves into your arms? These are just a few of the reasons I love working with kids. There's something about a young person trusting and loving you that is so special.
 
I get to work with kids a lot and I love photographing them. Portraits are nice and I like doing them, but there is a special magic in lifestyle photos of little kids. When you just let them do their thing, at the park or in their home, you get special moments that can't be posed or scripted. Their personality comes out more and you get pictures that are an accurate reflection of who they were at that age.
 
Children are precious and I have the best job in the world getting to work with them.