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I have a friend, her name is Alicia.  She has a beautiful family and is expecting again (another girl!!).  She wanted to have some photos done this time around, since she hadn’t had the chance last time in her pregnancy with Ellie.  Sooooo, of course I was up for a lovely shoot.  We definitely caught some amazing glowing moments of Alicia… as well as some beautiful family shots!  And obviously we had to give little Miss Ellie her time to shine too!  She’s such a sweetie with a personality as big as the sun!

Thanks Alicia & Dylan for trusting me with some important family memories!

They were so brave for bracing the COLD!

Ellie didn’t mind the weather so much, she was having a blast!

Alicia and her gorgeous preggo self!

LOVE this series of shots!

Enough of Mom… now it’s Ellie’s turn  She’s a princess with her “real princess crown”

Look at these three… can’t wait to meet the fourth!

Ellie made us laugh with her lovely dance moves!

My favourite of the day.  Hands down.
After some hot chocolate, we headed to the studio for a few more shots.  Thanks to Ellie for helping me test my lights

beautiful moment

Loveliness.

Many blessings in the final stretch of this pregnancy!!  Can’t wait to meet Aralyn xox

Only a few months ago we had the chance to fly out west to take photos of Julia’s baby bump and now the bump is gone and baby Ethan has arrived.  When Ethan was born I was so excited because we were heading back west for Jeannine & Glenn’s wedding, which meant I was gonna get to see him…  I knew we needed to take a few minutes out from the crazy wedding festivities to snap a few shots of this beautiful family of THREE!

Even though Ethan was having a little bit of a bad day and we only had a few minutes with them, we managed to capture a few great shots of this little guy!!

It’s always our delight to meet up with you Mike & Julia (and now Ethan)… next time it will have to be longer!! xox

it’s ok Ethan everythings going to be alright

…and minutes later, after a few kisses and snuggles from Mike & Julia (they’re quite the team!!) Ethan is feeling better.  *sigh*

I love photos of momma & baby… so beautiful!

love the ripples in his back

love the little ears

love love love

Who doesn’t like surprises?!…. me.  Yes, it’s true.  Last year, my family surprised me (for the first time in 26 years) by flying my sister Amy in from Perth, Australia!  I had no idea.  I was shocked.  Once the shock settled, I was actually slightly annoyed at the fact that I was the only person who didn’t know she was coming!!  That day I realized that I dislike surprises because I would rather be the one scheming

When Laura emailed me about surprising her friend Heather for her birthday, I was VERY excited to be part of the festivities.  Justin & I met them at the photo booth in the Stone Road Mall because Laura and Sarah told Heather that they’d never done that together before!  Needless to say, when she turned around and saw me snapping photos of her, she was SURPRISED!

Enjoy this short film.

From the mall, we headed to the Boathouse for some ice cream in the park.  This shoot was SO fun and hilarious… you can definitely tell by the following photos how crazy these ladies are together!

I’ve been craving Laura’s ice cream ALL DAY while I’ve been editing… yummy!

Heather – the birthday girl!

the lovely Sarah

My dear friend Laura.  You are missing out on life if she is not your friend!!

and now for a dress change

It’s always great to incorporate something you enjoy doing together… it really makes your shoot unique to you!

So Laura brought her guitar and they serenaded us in the park!

ALWAYS laughing!

Happy Birthday Heather!  I hope you enjoyed your birthday present.  I’m glad we could be part of it!

I’ve known this family for a few years now through my friend Psegga… and I have to say I really admire their giving and kind hearts. Thanks Barton, Joanne, and Kyle for being so fun and making me laugh through your whole session!! You guys are great!

Beautiful family + beautiful day = beautiful photos