I'm going to give you all a little background before I share this gallery with you!

This sweet girl came to me when she was just a baby and for years I was blessed to be her photographer adding siblings to the mix over the years. I really have enjoyed watching her grow into the most beautiful human being. Love her family and cherish all of the memories that I hold dear to my heart and consider myself blessed to have met them all! I can't wait to see what McKenna's future will unfold.

McKenna wanted to visit the zoo to do her Senior portraits and shall I just add, we both had a blast navigating through the different areas, finding more than photo opportunities. She made a friend, who, by the way, followed her around the entire zoo. This beautiful peacock showed up for her in a big way.

It is rare that a peacock would open up and show their beauty this close to someone, so you can see that this beauty really felt comfortable by McKenna. Aside from the snake we did encounter and who scared me to peaces, the peacock just made the entire day appearing several times. Check out the images captured along the journey.

Enjoy the images below from when she was just the sweetest little girl until now as she has become such a beautiful and intelligent young lady who I know will make a huge impact on this big old world.

To you McKenna,

Always reach for the stars, no matter how far away they appear to be!

Dawn :)