Someone once told me that “having a child is like letting your heart walk around outside of your body”. This sounded a bit dramatic and cheesy to me when I first heard this years ago, but after having a child of my own, I honestly cannot think of a better way to describe the feeling of parenthood.

Our little heart is already 4 years old now, and during our stay here on the west coast, I decided to photograph part 1 of her Valentine’s Day session at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose! Not only is this place our favorite children’s museum in California, we just love how the entire building is painted in purple (Sydnie’s favorite color)!

Happy early Valentine’s Day everyone and stay tuned for part 2 of Sydnie’s fun Valentine’s Day shoot tomorrow!