I LOVE this. And I had no problems at all with the pinks - I think it works perfectly! Perhaps I'm odd... :-) But seriously, Lea, I think this is gorgeous.
Oh she's adorable! I posted a picture of my daughter to the portrait side challenge thinking it was the best thing I'd ever taken! But this is special - not just to you but as a picture in general. She looks so relaxed and naturally happy. Great job!
The lighting of your background is better than the lighting of your subject. It looks like you are trying to light them both using the same light. By the looks of it I would say that you bounced the light off the ceiling, which in this case you should point the flash straighter up or back up about 4 feet. Not sure what settings you used but I would increase the power of the flash by at least one stop.
I'm tempted to comment about what seems to be a strange, purplish color cast on here face, perhaps fromthe background. It's a small point. It's an endearing portrait otherwise.
lovely cute pic. pity about pink cast found also on the skin. Little hand under chin works great and maybe would love to see more of the hand...but hey, im no pro with portraits. The girl however seems to be a pro at looking natural and relaxed and very charming. No parent could say no to this face 6 because of colour. 8 had it been without the pink cast. im sure this is soemthing that could have been prevented in most PP programs.