The Bienko Family

I had a wonderful Sunday afternoon with the Bienko family...

Living in the Vancouver area, we enjoy every last ounce that summer has left to offer us.  The Bienko family and I had an absolutely perfect September afternoon.  It was so great to catch up with an old friend and see her beautiful family.  Especially seeing as they had added a new addition since we last saw one another.  Their daughter was absolutely gorgeous.  Besides myself having some serious hair envy, their daughter Taitum was one of the most beautiful babies I had ever seen.  She was so sweet and such a delight to photograph.  I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Bienko family, catching up, sharing laughs and capturing the last leg of our incredible Vancouver summer.

Enjoy the captures!

Post Track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUIElvJRyNU

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The de Boer Family

I had the pleasure this past weekend to capture some family love with the de Boer family.  I spent the afternoon getting acquainted with Nicole, Andrew and their gorgeous baby boy Archer.  We wandered through UBC's Endownment Lands.  As we made our way through the different trails and lush greenery, we stopped every so often to snag a few shots.  Here are a few of my favourite results...

Enjoy!

Post Track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23UkIkwy5ZM

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Lilly Grace

On Sunday afternoon I went over and visited with Courtney and Jason to capture their new little bundle of joy.  In all of her glory, Lilly Grace was simply too cute for words...

Being patient is hard enough as an adult when you're trying to capture a good photo.  When you're a baby, it's a whole other ball game.  I was honestly very surprised with just how good little miss Lilly was.  Not only was she absolutely adorable she put up with a lot of poses including sharing the lime light with her fur-siblings, Carlos and Sanchez.  Courtney and Jason were very lucky that I didn't go home with of their fur babies.  They both would fit in very well at my house!  Their personalities were too funny for words and it took me a solid few minutes to get to my feet after Carols (the smaller of the two) greeted me so lovingly at the door.  He managed to intwine himself into my scarf and I thought I might have had to start sporting a new fashion statement. 

I had a wonderful time meeting beautiful Lilly Grace and I can't wait to watch her grow up!

Thanks for all of the fun Nicolas!

Blog post song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFbEANGNVGg&feature=kp

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Contest Giveaway Winners - The Neil Family

Vanessa Neil was the winner of my photography package giveaway back in September.  
I met up with her and her beautiful family in Steveston to captures some fall/winter photos.  It was a cold day that started out with pouring rain but cleared up just in time for our shoot!

The kids had already endured a full day of photos while meeting Santa prior to our photo session.  I wasn't near as exciting as Santa, nor did I have a big white beard and crushed velvet red suit but nonetheless, the kids cooperated nicely with me and were absolutely adorable to photograph.

I had a great time shooting with the Neil Family.

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Here is a song to get us in the spirit for Christmas/ Holiday Season:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxi0zCdGEY

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Beach Babes

The weather in Vancouver is usually pretty hit or miss...

We go from having incredible summer weather, to grey, cold, miserable showers.  Because of this, I try to spend as much time outside as possible.  

We have lucked out with some pretty hot and sunny weather this past week.  Which means you can usually find me at the beach as soon as the work clock runs out.

I called up my friend Kristina to see if she wanted to go catch the last few rays before the sun went down.  She accepted.  So Kristina, baby Aubrey, my dog Kai and I headed out to play in the sunshine. 

The last time that the three of us girls were at McDonald beach, Aubrey was still inside her Mommy's tummy.  This was the first time she had ever felt the sand between her toes.  She was full of smiles and giggles as we combed the beach shore.

Now, I don't care how old I get, there is still nothing like the feeling of walking on the sand with the waves crashing over your feet.  

I have never related so much to a 6 month old.

Between playing in the sand, frisbee tosses into the water for Kai to retrieve, I pulled out my camera to snap a few shots.  

I thought that these were just too cute not to share.

Hope you enjoy!

A song for the wave riders: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZGgyJrruCo

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