a family night down by the river....

So the family and l headed to the river with the kids in tow. We had a stop off at the local ice cream shop...yum...and then went to go and feed the ducks. Something that we all enjoy doing. As you can see by the pictures by children and the greatest outfits on. Got to love the hats...lol...to cute.

my "other" babies...

I thought l would post a few of our other family members. Magnus and Mr. Muggins. They now seem to be bonding just fine. Magnus just turned 9 ...and it was also over one year ago that that he had his eye removed. As you can see...he is managing very well. We love them both.





As you can see Mr.Muggins is adjusting very well in his new digs. But his hair is another issue. Still not growing very fast...lol

congrats to Dana and Scott...

I would like to thank Dana and Scott and say thank you for letting me capture their wonderful day. It was a pleasure and l am so happy for you both. You truly are a beautiful couple. All the best to you both :)

Guess who is gettin the cover of Sept issue of the Canadian Scrapbooker....

Okay l am so super excited. I got a phone call last week from a special someone telling me that they would love to use a few of my photos for the cover of the Canadian Scrapbooker special edition in Septemeber. Talk about total shock. They want to use pictures of my babies. Wow. I will not tell you all what pictures they would like to use. That can be a surprise :)

I can say ...that my children are so excited and proud and can't wait to go to our local store to pick up a copy! So keep an eye for my two cuties to be on the cover in Sept.

Thank you so much Canadian Scrapbooker.

i know l am a bad blogger ....

I know that l have been missing in action lately but this is my busy time. Not that l am complaining though. I love it so much and love what l do....it just infers with my blog time...lol

I have just over 20 weddings this year so they are keeping me busy as well as the kiddos are just finishing up school and after school activities. So those of you who are parents know what life is like at this point...lol. Almost something ever night.

They other day the kids were itching to go to the local zoo. Something that we love to do in the warmer months. They have a new otter exibit which is great. I had to snap a few of my little man having a look in the display window. How cute is he standing there. I love him so. He just looks so big in these. Time is flying. I just inrolled Dylan into school this past week and he had his interview with the prinicpal. Nothing was cutier then watching him sit in his chair with that serious look on his face. I can't believe it. My boy starting JK in fall. Sniff sniff. I tell you i KNOW that l am going to have some emotional issues that day. Yes he is ready but is mommy. NO. He truly is a momma's boy.

my cowgirl....

So the long weekend came and went for us. He headed to the family farm for a few days. And well of course Alyssa has to wear her "farm" hat...lol...i just love her in it. Simply adorable. I didn't take to many pictures....5 to be exact. I fell ill with the flu and ended going home. It was a 24 hour bug thingy....YUCK
but to me truthful ...l am glad that it happend that weekend for l had no weddings booked. Really could not have imagined shooting a wedding feeling so crappy :(
But things are now back to normal as normal can be...lol....
Business is great... super busy...more so then last year and family is doing wonderful :)

Here is the my little cowgirl...

beautiful miss maia

So my friends girlfriend ashed me to do a few shoots of her for her portfolio and of course l agreed for she is such a beautiful model and a change from shooting children and weddings...Maia is such a natural and knows what to do. I loved it. Here is just a few of the many from the day....

every family needs a rock star...

all l can say is man do l love my little guy

our newest family member....

I have to say that we have had a few very emotional weeks. We had to put our 22 year old cat down. It was extremely hard for all. I have had her since l was 14. My family adopted Sheena from a local humane society. At the time and were informed that she was approximately 3 years old already. She was been a part of my family for so many years. When my parents divorced in 2001...l some how inherited her. Since then the kids have become so fond of her. Sheena was the end all be all. Snuggling with them at night and greeting them at the door.

We have been preparing them for awhile now that Sheena would be leaving us for heaven. So the time came and it was the hardest thing that my husband and l have ever had to do. It was hard on us... but watching the kids go through it was even harder. We did our best to explain it to them both. Death to a 3 and 6 year old is really hard for them to grasp...especially Dylan. Night after night we were up with him trying explain heaven and where Sheena is now.
Telling him that heaven is a magical place where there is no pain, no suffering , no sadness. That Sheena was happy and looking down on us all. In the midst of our conversation Dylan asked how Sheena gets to heaven...his thoughts on this was that she went in a rocket ship how ...he also wished that he could say "hocus pocus" and she would be back with as all. My hearts breaks as we sit in bed and have this conversation with one another.

After days and days of tears, l thought l would take the kids over to our local Humane Society and just have a LOOK...nothing more...but that was not the case. We looked at a few cats and l told the workers of our situation. I explain that the kind of cat that we needed was one that was super cuddly. They took us to a back room and said..."if you can get over his hair do then this is the perfect cat for you". There he was Mr. Muggins. In all is glory and funky hair do to boot. They had to shave him because he was a stray and was so natty. So he had a big head and tail full of fur but no where else...lol...AS soon as we came out of his cage he climbed onto Dylan lap and snuggled in right away. It was amazing to watch . Really. I had a moment and thought this cat is meant for us. I truly believe this. You have to meet Mr. Muggins to understand this. We have all fallen in love with the little guy. Mugs has the best little personality ever and wants nothing more then to give love. We have welcomed him into our family :)

Here is Mr. Muggins



Now don't get me wrong. We still miss our Sheena and Dylan still has tears...but Mr. Muggins has made this time much easier. As you can tell we are true animal lovers and treat them as one of us. We laid our Sheena to rest in out backyard where we are planting a tree to represent her.

I suggest that if anyone is looking to get an animal please go to your local animal shelter first. There are so many beautiful pets there that all need loving homes. Pets get adopted so easily from pet stores and such. Our Mr. Muggins is 2 years old and is so thankful to be in a home after months and months in a cage. Just something to think about.

just a few from a few posts...

Just thought l would share a few from some of my more recent photo shoots...
Its been busy...which is good but l keep tell everyone is you in december...lol

such a beautiful family....

This family had to be the sweetest family ever...never mind being beautiful. They welcomed in their newest addition Carter. Only a week old in these pictures.