Love

Do you ever have those times when you just feel wrapped in love? I had one of those moments this afternoon, happy with the children on a field trip exploring the wetlands, amazed at the wisdom of God in how He put this world all together. Nature is awesome, and watching the children discover it is pretty cool, too.

On the way back, we saw this.

I have a few more shoots to share this weekend – this week has been a dash of doing, so this weekend will be a little slower. I’m catching up though, and it’s a good feeling. So many things in store for the new year, I can hardly wait! Stay tuned!

Vote

What a country we live in. What a privilege we hold to be able to choose our leaders. I don’t know about you, but we’ll be up late tonight watching the election returns. If you haven’t voted yet, GO!

Autumn Splendor

I love this season – the smells, all the colors, all the briskness of the air. This was Monday:

And this was some more of Monday. I can’t get enough of her cuteness. . .

And see this little moment? I love these times.

And I think this one about sums it up for me. She’s an angel. *sigh*

Thank you again, you guys. I can’t wait for you to see them all next week!

The Weekend’s Coming!

Hope you have something wonderful planned! We’re excited about ours. . .

She’s Growing Up

I was able to spend some time today with a little treasure – who is now ONE! Happy birthday, little sweetie! You’ve grown so much since last year. Thank you for the fun today! You’re mommy and daddy are SO blessed to have you.

Tori

She makes my heart skip a beat.

School Pictures

Our homeschooled munchkins get plenty of pictures taken throughout the year, but I really try to have one afternoon set aside for them to get their official “school pictures” done. Today the weather was absolutely perfect, so off we went. We all had a much needed carefree, fun time together. It’s so good to laugh, especially when you can do it with family.

There were so many moments like this:

More to come in the next few days. Tonight I’m just relishing the happiness.

Cousins, part II

Still getting caught up around here. I don’t know what it is about homeschooling this year, but it is completely FILLING my days. Aigh! It’s made my turnaround rate a little slower than I would like on edits, but I’m not kidding when I say the shoots I’ve been able to do I’ve cherished all the more.

Take for instance this shoot from two weekends ago. Oh Sue, what a joy your family is!!! And what an incredible group of cousins we had to work with – all seven of them. Thank you thank you thank you for letting me play. Here’s another group of edits for you. I’m hoping the rest will be done by tomorrow evening.

And how can you not love this sun-washed moment:

This next one cracks me up. Hope mom doesn’t mind them making faces at each other. . . I think they thought it was pretty funny, heehee.

One more for Taylor

One more picture to share from my time with Taylor on Sunday . . . I love the light on her face, the soft smile, and the crazy cool lines.

Blackstone Restaurant

My dad got a phone call last week from an amazing gal at Blackstone Restaurant, and referred the work they were needing done to me. Annette and I chatted that same afternoon. I met with her and two days later was able to deliver some framed, matted prints to them for their booth at the Vancouver Bridal Show this past weekend.

First let me say the restaurant blew me away. I had seen it before, smelled their wonderful grill while working for another client across the parking lot, but had never been inside. Have I been missing out or what?!! It’s a gorgeous place right on 164th Avenue here in Vancouver. They’re now booking events, rehearsal dinners, parties, and providing catering services to the local area. They have live music on the weekends. . . . can you tell I loved it? I’ll be working with them as their event photographer anytime the need arises, and am honored at the privilege!

Here’s a peek at the inside, but trust me – you need to check it out for yourself.

Thank you, Annette! I hope things went amazingly well this weekend for you at the show.