I met this sweet baby girl and her family in their sun-filled apartment two weeks ago and spent a wonderful morning getting to know them. Baby A had the teeniest little feet and I was immediately in love with her, along with her adorable big brother. After spending some time in indoors, we went for a walk to the local fire hall and enjoyed the fresh air on the first day of summer. 
A few weeks ago, during a discussion regarding Robin's upcoming last day of preschool, I said to her "Mommy is going to be very sad on your last day of school Robin… I might even cry" To which Robin replied, "And I'll tell you to settle down and stop your crying!"
Well her last day is finally here. Today Robin says goodbye to the preschool room at her daycare. She is taking the summer off to enjoy some day camps, trips to the cottage and some good old-fashioned sandbox play in the backyard.
This girl. I can't quite believe how much she has grown and changed lately. She's developing a sense of humour, enjoying activities like dance and gymnastics, coming up with new ideas and questions, and is thrilled to be starting kindergarten in the fall. We even removed "the fence" from her bed last week (aka: the railing). She's a full-on big kid now.
These four "kids" wanted to treat their parents to a family photo session in honour of their 40th wedding anniversary. Things have certainly changed since their original family of six!
We started on the street that they first lived on when they were married and then headed to the nearby local park.
9 adults and 6 kiddos.
One hot- sweaty-mess of a photographer. But well worth it!
Congratulations to this very sweet couple and the beautiful family they have raised together – they're certainly inspiring to us young folks just starting out! It was an honour to capture such a momentous occasion for them.
One of my biggest goals for this year is to stay on top of my blogging! I love sharing my work and this blog is a great way to give my awesome clients a sneak peek of their session. Earlier last week I spent a sunny morning with this family of four. Give me a cute baby and a pug to photograph and I'm over-the-moon. We started at home and then went for a walk to the park – the perfect start to my week!
Last night was Tyra's prom (she's the daughter of our neighbour's who live one house over). It worked out perfectly that I was able to take a few shots of her and her boyfriend Tom just minutes before they left. Kyle and I are lucky that we unknowingly moved onto a street with so many wonderful families, and we have become good friends with many of our neighbours. It gives me such peace of mind to know that there are people nearby who genuinely care about us. We babysit and cat-sit for one another, we take out trash bins, water and mow lawns, borrow and lend eggs (and garlic, honey, sugar, flour, black beans, wasabi, tomato paste, mayo…), and there always seems to be someone to pour a glass of wine or offer up a cold beer. Some of the families are "young families" like us, with preschoolers, toddlers and babies, while others are more "seasoned" with teenagers living in the house. It's always nice to hear the advice from those neighbours on raising kids as they have already been through all the things we are facing now. And the milestones seem to just keep getting bigger and bigger.
So while I prepare to send Robin off to Kindergarten this fall, Tyra's parents prepare to send her off to university. It's hard to imagine what that must feel like but I can only guess that it's a strange combination of pride, happiness and extreme heartache all mixed into one.
P.S. I also have to say that I really, really enjoyed taking photos of these two before they headed to prom.
We ventured to the "country" on the weekend and visited my family and met our new niece, Sadie Marie. It was a bit chaotic with over 16 people enjoying a sunny afternoon on the back deck – enjoying food, catching-up, kids jumping in the pool and babies crawling and climbing, and of course most of us passing around and oohing and awing over this tiny, adorable, 7-day old baby girl. Luckily we were able to break away for a little while to enjoy the beautiful countryside and capture some photos of this sweet family.
Congratulations Amy, Justin and big brother Mason (who could not be with us on Sunday) – Sadie is beautiful and we're so thrilled for you!
You had me running, laughing, sweating, sneezing, climbing over fences, blowing raspberries, trying on shoes about 7 sizes too small, jumping up and down, making some pretty strange monkey sounds, but most of all – you had me very grateful to have the job I do.
A huge thank you to all of the wonderful families who came out to the mini-sessions last Saturday. It was a great day and I have finally narrowed it down to some of my favourite shots to share.
It's late and I'm finally on the computer going through the images from Saturday's mini-sessions. I can't wait to share more, but for now...
I wasn't going to post a preview from this session earlier this week, but this is just too good to resist! More coming soon!
Finally, spring is here and I couldn't be happier! I'm sure everyone else is feeling the same way too. I spent an evening in High Park with this awesome family last week. We had a great time exploring the woods, watching ducks swim and running around on the grass. It felt so good to be outside in the fresh air on one of the first warm days this season.
