Photography | sisters J & R

Ooooh how I've waited to blog about these two little girls.  These two finished off a very long day for me but were oh so cute I wished they were mine.  Love how their personality came out so quickly and how easy it was to fill my card with their sweet faces.  Lucky mom and dad are expecting #3 soon, so another gorgeous child to join the world soon!

Cooking: at the dirty apron

Ok, so I've waited to blog about this place because I had only been once, and didn't want to base my love for something on a one time experience.  This weekend I had the privilege of going for a 2nd time to the dirty apron cooking school in downtown vancouver.   The first time I went I did an Italian class where we learnt how to make pasta!  Why bother?  Cause it really is delicious.  Really.  Not gonna sugar coat it though, its a heck of a lot of work but I've done it twice since my class in April (which is a lot for a casual cook like me).  My 2nd trip was for a brunch class.  We made some super yum eggs benedict (fancy style sitting on a potato rosti) and french toast (also fancy with sauce).

Anyhow, back to the dirty apron.  The cooking school itself is top notch.  Fancy Wolf stoves and you get your own working area.  The ingredients are all measured out and prepped for you so you don't spend time doing much other than cracking eggs and chopping this and that.  You learn techniques that I would have otherwise not known existed.  The price isn't cheap, but christmas is coming and its a great opportunity for a girls night event as well.

http://www.dirtyapron.com/

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!