Photography | Little M

Time is flying past me this year at a warp speed.  I feel like it was just yesterday that I met this little girl but it was nearly 2 months ago!  Wow, I could really have been quicker with these blog posts.  Oh well.  This little one was 4 months old at the time of our photo shoot and she was so happy and smiley.  Especially since it was getting close to the evening, I couldn't believe how happy she was.  What a little doll and you can tell she's got daddy wrapped around her finger already.

Cooking: with Gwyneth

I love to cook...but my love for it is pretty fickle.  I have to be in the right mood, have the right ingredients on hand and most of all, have a plan!  So, me and cooking tend to have a love/hate/necessity relationship.  I do enjoy buying stuff though and a new cookbook always gets me working away in the kitchen.  This particular one I have been using for about 6 months and its turned into a go - to for me.  It skips all red meat (fine for me, I don't really like them anyhow).  There is a great selection of pastas and veg too.  Definitely worth a browse, especially since the weather has turned and we are all starting to settle into fall.

This week I'm making sweet potato ravioli and tortilla soup.  Yum!

Photography | Little J

I have fun photographing 2 year olds, mostly cause that is what I know, and I know they are difficult.  But this little guy was not!  We just went on a little walk about through Elgin Heritage Park and he posed his signature pose.  What a cutie.  Here are a few of my favourites from our mini session.

Fashion: did someone say boots?

The weather is starting to change and its time for jeans!!!  Which means its also time for boots!!  I LOVE Frye.  They make a great quality boot that will last you for years.  I got my pair last year and wore them tons.  A great investment (literally) for the weather in Vancouver...from September to May... you are pretty safe in boots on any given day.  I got this pair in brown, called Veronica Slouch.  So comfy and wearable with anything.  Truly.  Not lying!

I also have my eye on this pair.... so cute!

Run | Photography: R & Lil P

Well my first running clinic in about 5 years at the Running Room is nearly done.  I have to say this is a great way to get ( & stay) in shape!  I have met some really great people which is also good cause I'm fairly new to this area.  We are finishing the clinic with a 10K next weekend, the Terry Fox run.   It will be good!    If you are considering running, I highly highly recommend joining a group like the Running room (clinics are cheap, and they add an extra day of training) or there are some others at different running stores.  Wednesday and Sunday are free training days so aside from your new runners...there isn't a high cost!  

This was the first shoot of my South Surrey day and how much fun is this family.  Seriously high high energy and they made it so easy!  This little boy was super curious and lil P was so pleasant!  What a sweetheart.  These aren't necessarily the most perfectly posed pictures but I think they capture some of the fun nature this family has.  I love it!

Photography: Baby E & Amazon Kindle

Ha! Well these two things have nothing to do with each other but this is a blog about all the things I love too.  :)  If you are considering getting an e-book...I highly highly recommend it!  I have had mine for about 6 months now.  I bought it because I always bring 4 or 5 books along with me on our vacation and didn't want to take up all the room in my suitcase anymore.  Why not just use the iPad?  Well the iPad has a glare and makes it nearly impossible to read outside.  I bought the kindle after reading many many reviews that the kobo was just not as good.  One drawback to the kindle is that you can only use a certain file type with it, meaning you can't buy books from anywhere but the Amazon store.  The selection is usually pretty good on Amazon  but I have a program I use to convert things I've bought from the Kobo store to the Kindle file type.  Problem solved!


This little guy was ALL smiles!  He was the last of my first marathon day and I was tired!  It was fabulous that he and his mom had so much energy because I really wasn't sure I had much left.  It was hot that day and I'd been shooting for 4 hours straight.  (ok..maybe that doesn't sound like much but I'm new!)

Love these dimples!