{Newborn} Alexander Mark

The first time I met this family, they had two boys...Zach was the proud big brother of his not-too-little brother, Masen. Now those two boys are even bigger and they have a sweet little brother to smother love.

The forecast was for crazy hot heat, near 40 Celsius, but it didn't get to that point and there was even a breeze. Poor Alex just wanted to be held by Mommy, so while this was a newborn session, the older two got a bit more attention than we had planned. But we still snapped some shots of Alex in the short moments he was happily on his own.

I love seeing clients, especially the little ones, when they've grown a bit...or a lot, and this was no exception. Thanks, Joel & Jen for meeting with me and letting me meet your newest little boy!









{Top photo...I love the expressions captured when I tell kids that their favorite animal is hiding in my camera...}


{And often, they will roar back at said animal...}




{Top photo...best prop ever!}

{Family} Mark & Bobbi

The first time I did a session for this family was about two years ago when we met up at Centennial Beach. We decided to stay in the area and hit two different locations, starting first at a well-known tobogganing hill (in winter, of course...although you can go ice-blocking there in the summer) and then down to the beach. It was a beautiful summer evening!

Can I just say...I had FUN. The kids were wildly excited in the best possible way. Super giggly and affectionate, being silly with me and the whole bit. Seriously, such a great time and it was one of my only summer sessions so it was extra awesome! And their eyes? As amazing and blue as last time!

Thanks to the five of you for spending a summer evening with me...like I said, I loved it and you guys are so much fun to spend an evening with!

{Children} Maysa's One

Maysa recently turned one and I was super excited when Sarah asked me to do a 1-year-old session with her. We met at Williams Park on a perfectly warm day and celebrated one of the most smiley babies I've ever met!

I seriously had such a blast with this session - Maysa is so happy and having the opportunity to focus on just one child is so awesome! And ending the session with a little cupcake smash was pretty great too!

Happy Birthday Maysa!





{Big sister Cali was on hand to have some fun too!}












{It was rather impressive that Cali could fit that whole sucker into her mouth!}


{Let the cake-smash begin!}

{Family} Chad & Wendy

Somehow, I ended up forgetting to post this session that happened back in March. I don't know how I could have possibly forgotten this beautiful family of four, but I'm glad to finally be posting it!

Anyway, Chad and Wendy have two adorable kids, Riley and Lauren, and this session was not just to capture Lauren as a baby, but to document her pre-surgery, pre-scar as she had a major surgery coming up in just a short while from our session. She was such a sweet little thing, and Riley was so gentle and loving to her!

Chad and Wendy, you were both so laid back and easy to photograph - I enjoyed the session I had with you and look forward to our next one, seeing how the kids have grown and celebrating Lauren's successful surgery!

{Baby} Camryn

I was contacted by Carmen and Chris to do some baby pictures for their newest daughter, Camryn, at 6 weeks old before they moved out of town. We do have lots of connections including church and being friends with Chris' sister and family. They also have a 2-year-old daughter, Claire. Have you caught the name thing yet? Chris, Carmen, Claire and Camryn. I am certain I called them all the wrong name more than once, but they were very gracious about it.

While Carmen spent some time nursing Camryn, I took the opportunity to chat with Claire, uncover (quite easily) a variety of expressions, and then let her and Chris play trains together for a while. The focus of the day was to be on Camryn but I simply could not keep my camera off of Claire for her personality, cute curls and beautiful eyes. What a stunner!

Of course, photographing Camryn was such a delight too - though newborn pictures are recommended in the first couple of weeks, there is something equally wonderful about a slightly older baby who has gone through all the skin 'stuff' that newborns do, and have filled out into that even roundness that comes from a few weeks of eating well! And obviously, she is absolutely beautiful!!!

Thanks, Chris and Carmen, for inviting me into your home before you packed it all up. I enjoyed my time with you and hope you are feeling settled into your new home and community!



{The faces of Claire!}




{Poor sweet thing, she stepped on a block with her barefoot! Ouch!}




{Bottom right - matching hand positions!}










{In the top picture of this set, something totally unintended happened and I truly don't know how, but I love it! Camryn is in perfect focus and it's like the camera was rotating and blurring the rest of the picture. It was a fun one to come across and I love the effect, though I'd have no idea how to achieve it again. A one-of-a-kind photo from me!}