Transitioning from the womb to the big wide world has got to be one of the most dramatic moments of our lives. Also one of the most holy.

When I walked into the atrium of Shreveport's historic Municipal Auditorium the afternoon of the 2022 Cotillion, my jaw dropped. I had been tasked with making a highlight video of the event so I had been running around to other events to catch the action, but nothing prepared me for how fantastical it had all come together that day. Just wow....

This is the stuff. You know... the stuff of life that really matters. The generations gathered, the feasting and the sense of belonging, the smiles. It's the dyeing Easter eggs with your grandmother- these are the formative things. The things you remember. The good stuff.

Our wide eyed obsession with brand new humans is a given and understandably so. Wow! Here you are- Earthside! But the halfway through that first year of life, a sneaky sweet spot lingers- but not for long. It's as fleeting as a red leaf in fall so don't miss it. Dimpled hands that find feet to stick in their mouth, a ball of thigh rolls that giggle...

Wearing beautiful smiles themselves, this amazing orthodontic group is poised and ready to take on Shreveport-Bossier's teeth straightening needs. Thanks, Graf Orthodontics for being such an easy and fun group to photograph!