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While in Osoyoos I bunked with some of our best friends Michelle + family! I love getting any opportunity I can to see Michelle and play with Vienna. She’s is a year old tomorrow!!  11 months in these photos and its been so much fun watching her grow up! At 11 months she was – waving, pointing, craaaawling, clapping, snorting, shrieking and laughing. And she LOVES it when aunty get’s her camera out.

that’s me one step away from cheek pinching…embracing the role of “aunty”. One day she will thank me

funny faces : )

springtime fun with mommy

On a blustery Osoyoos morning last weekend I had the privilege of meeting up with Jodi + Morgan and their brand new baby boy Clark! Little Clark was 10 days new at his very first photo shoot and oh-so-tiny too.  Jodi + Morgan quietly doted on him while lil’ man exercised his lungs for us periodically throughout our session. See Clark had his own plans for the photo session, 10 days new and he didn’t want to miss a thing! I especially love some of the in between photos of Jodi + Morgan loving on Clark, its clear that parenthood comes very naturally to these two! With so much love around him I know he is set up for a sweet little life. I can’t wait to watch lil’ Clark grow up with all of his other little Osoyoos friends : )

I met Hardison’s mom and dad on a Westjet flight to Edmonton this fall. Nicki was about half way through her pregnancy and just days away from finding out if they were going to be welcoming a little boy or girl to their family. Nicki and I chatted non-stop all the way to Edmonton discussing our favorite local interior design haunt (bespoke!), her pregnancy, our careers, the insane travelling addictions we suffer from, our Manitoba roots, and pretty much anything else you can think of. Luckily JP took the aisle seat *wink*. We exchanged contact info and off we went to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families. I emailed her almost the next day dying to know “blue or pink?!”. My email bounced and I thought “awe shucks” as I thought I lost a contact with a rad couple. When low-and-behold while travelllling in the Philippines this winter I received an email from Nicki “the girl from the Westjet flight”. I immediately responded like she was a long lost friend-o-mine. She was just about to have her baby, well in a couple weeks anyways…we would talk when I got back. WELL. Little man Hardison entered the world a full 3 weeks early on Feb 13 2013, just two days after my return!! We finally managed to connect and little man did not disappoint. Hardison was a joy to photograph and I just loved being able to delve into JP + Nicki’s life a little further (+ meet her mom too!). Did you know they also got engaged on a Westjet flight (!!) Married at Victoria’s famous Baird and Banker? Carried a 10lb buddha head ornament all over Vietnam in their backpack??! (Note: All of Nicki + JP’s amazing art on display in their home are now Velcro-d down to shelving “child proofing” the way of the style savvy domestic goddess – amazing!). There is a teeny touch of  competition for attention with the furry friends of  family now that there is a small human in the family…but we paid no mind and let them bask in little of the photography limelight too.  Hardison will grow up in a family filled with a keen sense of adventure and a desire to travel all the corners of the world, a family that just love’s him to bits! I think we can all agree he is a lucky little fella (and mom and dad are pretty lucky too!).  See you guys again soon!

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I have some major, major love for the newest member of my family! My cousin Julie’s sweet baby girl Emily – 5 months old and first time playing in the leaves! Play time captured on my parents back 40 over Thanksgiving weekend. As an honorary Aunt E (hehe ‘auntie’) I sooo enjoy my time with her, and although I can’t be there all the time we do our best to make the most of the time that we do have. For this wee one I am so thankful!

Proud new parents Mitch + Michelle welcomed this little sweet pea at the end of May! I was so happy to meet the little lady V when out to visit in July. Luckily I got to combine this with lots of quality girl time with Michelle!  Vienna is so precious and I can’t wait to watch her grow up – this was her photo shoot debut and I think she rocked it like a natural! Get used to it baby girl…love Auntie E : )

Meet baby boy West : ) great name, great great name! Proud parents Sarah + Robin couldn’t be happier! More happy family photos to follow…just a tease for now. He’s SO CUTE!

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Just a couple snippets from our sun drenched Good Friday family session in the lovely Chemainus BC! It was a joy to be able to spend the afternoon with Amanda, Chris + little Dace. More photos to come soon!

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Little Raegan decided to arrive a little earlier than planned, she wasn’t about to miss out on the holidays. Born on Dec 22 2011 she was home in time to enjoy the holiday celebrations! Erin, Graham + Kyah were so happy to welcome the new little pink bundle and being that it was the holidays there were lots of extra hands to help them get settled in at home. Talk about adorable nursery, felt owls, woodland critters and a plush bear rug to pull it all together! A little outdoors lady in the making, she even had some red plaid ones-ie to show off! At our session Raegan was just 10 days old. She slept through nearly the entire afternoon – I love when they do that! After we wrapped up it was apple cider and cuddle time for me. And I may have fallen just a little bit more in love with her! Such a little doll, she is but i’ll let the photos speak for themselves.

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Sweet baby girl Charlie surprised everyone with an arrival on 11.11.11 at about 8:15pm!! What a lucky day to be born!! And get this, Charlie’s momma celebrates her birthday on Feb 29 making her a leap year baby and only 7 years old : ) Lucky bunch they are!! Krista, John and Emma couldn’t be happier to finally cuddle the new addition they had been waiting to meet for so long. Charlie had so many awesome little onesies it was so hard to choose which ones to use in the shoot, she’s going to be one stylin’ little girl! Emma is rocking the role of ‘big sister’ helping her mom, watching out for Charlie and super eager to hold her whenever possible!!

Brittny + Dave =  Jasper + Jazmyn

Britt + Dave make really beautiful babies. I photographed this family almost every year since they first became pregnant with Jasper. With so many beautiful babies, the more they get infront of my lense the better! I photographed them during their first pregnancy, newborn shots of Jasper, last fall in the leaves, and now again with the arrival of their pink little bundle. Repeat clients rock my socks and LOVED seeing how much Jasper has grown up in a year!

We spent the morning together capturing life as is rolled out in their home. Taking the perfect with the imperfect and keeping it oh-so-real. The more spontaneity and authenticity families bring to their session the more their photos show real life connection. Britt + Dave and their little family did just that. The look of their photos are real, they are alive. These guys are so far beyond the traditional white shirt and jeans. And I loooove it!

We played with moustaches on sticks, we changed diapers, had snacks, we had monkeys jumping on the bed and even got Jasper taking photos with me. cutest second shooter ever. he’s so hired!

Jasper, you start Monday!