This is 13.

TEEN PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION IN OVERLAND PARK, KS

I’ve known this pretty lady’s momma, Jen, since we were 12. ‘Twas the era of mall bangs and bad perms. I wore athletic Ts, baggy jeans, and a constant ponytail. Jen was a bit better put together, but neither one of us was (or is) as fashionable and fabulous as Miss Addison at 13.

This Oklahoma beauty and her mom came to Kansas City for a soccer tournament this weekend, and sometime between Addison scoring four goals in four games, I was able to snap a few pictures.

The teen years are filled with change and self discovery — but it seems that the awkwardness that defined that stage of life has all but disappeared in this generation.