A Beautiful Newborn Burrito Got Its Own Family Portraits

Because honestly doesn’t every burrito deserve that?

Two Austin-based comedians have made a hilarious contribution to the trend of family portrait humble-bragging online by announcing their own beautiful bundle of joy, a burrito.

The two Austin-based comedians glow with pride for their newest addition in a series of photos taken by Erin Holsonback.
The two Austin-based comedians glow with pride for their newest addition in a series of photos taken by Erin Holsonback.
Erin Holsonback/An Indoor Lady

Stand-up comedians Ella Gale and MK Paulsen decided to stage a photoshoot with Austin photographer Erin Holsonback to celebrate their growing family and joint custody of their foil-swaddled newest addition.

"You've seen the pictures; who wouldn't want to have a burrito with MK Paulsen?" Gale told The Huffington Post. "Our decision to share our love for our burrito with the world happened pretty organically." And, for anyone in the Austin area, Gale said, "You'd be hard-pressed to find a better photographer to work with than Erin [Holsonback]. She really captured MK and I's feelings about our burrito and each other."

And it took next to nothing to convince her to do the shoot, Holsonback told HuffPost, "When a handsome, 6'5" man asks you to photograph a Celine Dion-inspired newborn shoot with a Chipotle burrito instead of a baby, you always say yes."

Gale and Paulsen juggle their busy life by "hand[ing] the little beanball off between sets!"
Gale and Paulsen juggle their busy life by "hand[ing] the little beanball off between sets!"
Erin Holsonback/An Indoor Lady
"Ella has been so wonderful with our burrito and I don't think there is a better person to have a burrito with in this entire world. I am so impressed with Ella's ability to juggle work, comedy and our little burrito!" Paulsen said.
"Ella has been so wonderful with our burrito and I don't think there is a better person to have a burrito with in this entire world. I am so impressed with Ella's ability to juggle work, comedy and our little burrito!" Paulsen said.
Erin Holsonback/An Indoor Lady
The photographer of the series said, "When a handsome, 6'5" man asks you to photograph a Celine-Dion-inspired newborn shoot with a Chipotle burrito instead of a baby, you always say yes."
The photographer of the series said, "When a handsome, 6'5" man asks you to photograph a Celine-Dion-inspired newborn shoot with a Chipotle burrito instead of a baby, you always say yes."
Erin Holsonback/An Indoor Lady
"I'm not sure what's next for the three of us, but of course we want to continue to share our family's joy with the world!" Paulsen and Gale told HuffPost.
"I'm not sure what's next for the three of us, but of course we want to continue to share our family's joy with the world!" Paulsen and Gale told HuffPost.
Erin Holsonback/An Indoor Lady

The photos provide a hilarious commentary on the many family portraits that Facebook and Instagram users come across every day. "People seem to really connect with the photos," Gale said. "Many people who have seen them appear to have been inspired to do their own photo shoots with the food they've had together. Which is great!"

Though not a couple, Paulsen and Gale run in the same Austin comedy circle. "It's great to have someone who understands the challenges and joys of fitting a burrito into our lifestyle. We just hand the little beanball off between sets!" Gale said.

Other than continuing to share their love and joy with the world, Gale said she also hopes to "have a chance to lose some of the burrito weight" before doing another shoot.

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