One of the first photography shoots I ever did was of Maya. More than a year-and-a-half and lots of photography practice later, I had the oh-so-lovely pleasure of photographing Maya once again...this time with her new little sister, Stella.

These gals are two of my favorites—perhaps because their mother is my mentor + one of the best people I know, but also because they are just stinkin' cute. A few months ago, we spent a leisurely few hours together at their house just hanging + soothing Ms. Stella's case of the grumps + laughing a lot, because you kinda can't help laughing when Maya is making any one of her array of hilarious faces. Here is just a small collection of some of my favorite shots, including what I believe is Maya + Stella's very first selfie ( last shot, above ).

This family wins the award for most squishable cheeks, do they not?

They're totally the best.