{summer fun} tennis lessons

the girls had sooo much fun learning the in/outs of tennis...a skill Kent and I will be happy they have...we can play instead of being ball retrievers. They had a great instructor Alex Dodd...this program is run out of our local rec centre...be sure to check it out next summer.

{birthday shoot} Makenna is 8

My sweet baby girl turned 8 in july...where or where does the time go!~ we've been watching the videos we took of the kids over the past couple of weeks. At age 2; Makenna was always dressed in pink, a dress, pretty hair and some sort of fancy shoes on~and she was always showing off her lovely dance moves. Well not much has changed except she doesn't like to wear dresses...but still prefers PINK!~She is a bit shy but always sweet and kind.

to my lovely lovely daughter {aka doodle} xoxoxox mama

{ps some of these shots were taken at her new school for next year~her french program is switching schools. it was fun to go and run around the empty playground so many cool spots to explore}

108 Mile House {Wedding} Steve & Tara

Love love the locations that Steve took us too!~wishing you both an amazing adventure in San Francisco as you start your life together!

Stay tuned for a slideshow...just want to make sure S&T are the first to see it!~

108 Mile House {Wedding} details

one of my favourite part of any party is the details...the details at T & S wedding were amazing...I love LOVE the Tea Bar...great idea!~along with burlap bags to take your mixture home to enjoy too!~and each napkin was handmade and unique. 

did I say I love details!~

108 Mile House {wedding} wedding party

a fun and creative crew...that didn't need much direction for posing as you can see!~




The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.  ~Elisabeth Foley

108 Mile House {wedding} ceremony

a 10 minute 4x4 ride in to this private field overlooking a beautiful little lake with this tree!~amazing venue for a wedding to express your love for each other...I know the rain stopped for this day due to this couple's amazing faith~ I love how they decided on their own ways to express their faith and union in the ceremony (with their foot washing ceremony)

108 Mile House {wedding} anticipation

this was such an amazing day!~from the gorgeous bride

the details

the venue

and did I tell you NO RAIN!

for the year that we've had I wasn't sure how they were going to pull off a destination wedding in a field overlooking a lake in the middle of now where...

It was perfect!~

It was a pleasure to spend the day capturing Tara & Steve's special day

I'm going to post over the next few days enjoy the show.

{our family of 5 for 12} summer fun

okay I'm not too good about getting photos of all 5 of us....it's tough Kent really really doesn't like having his photo taken....of course unless he's doing something stupid. But none the less...here is all 5....on the top of a little hike we did last weekend while away for the long weekend with friends...I've been so busy this week this is the first time to look at these pics....lots of great memories. the lavington crew....(and their wives and kids) we made a total of 23 people. Wowsa!~great time....my kids will have amazing memories of their adventures with all this crew. They loved their time with their cousins, Hannah & Brennan!:) already planning what adventures we will have next year on our annual Lavington weekend.
Yes it was sunny and hot! We soaked in as much as we could!
finally a hot type weekend here...so we're off to Nana & Grandpa's house for  a weekend of sunshine soaking up!:)

{bounty} box a week

one of the best parts of summer is the weekly box of organic local fruit and veggies I receive weekly....wow! ~the taste of these items is beyond delicious....it's pretty hard to go back to regular store bought veggies once summer is over....Mackin Creek Farm does an amazing job...check them out here.

{11 years} Happy Anniversary

"Marriage is choosing someone again and again to love and to cherish with each new dawn" I chose Kent 11 years ago....                                  




Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband! xoxoxoxxooxoxoxoxxoxoxoxo

{week 52} rainy day projects...

we've been busy trying to find lots of new rainy day projects...their lovely sitter showed the girls how to made things with pony beads...well we searched all through town for beads...finally scored at Walmart with a rainbow of beads. The girls spent a whole afternoon making things from snakes, trees, fish to lizards. they are thinking of setting up a booth in our driveway to sell their wares... Grady was right in the middle for part of it. When he was helping you heard many beads hit the floor. we're still wishing for sunshine....come on summer we want some beach days!

This is the last week of my 52 week challenge of taking a shot of the 3 of them doing whatever they do!~I think I will do a little something different in August and then come back to this challenge next fall. It's a great way to capture how they grow and their day to day life. I can't wait to design an album~ happy craftin all!

Williams Lake {Wedding} 2nd shooter

the details...my favourite part!from the red shoes, gumboots, lips...and then the yellow. wow! gorgeous colors in this wedding...a great day for a wedding

I LOVE weddings! It's even better when I can shoot with my great friend Leslie...it's great to have a friend to talk shop with and even better when I'm able to 2nd shoot for each other.

LOVE love the colors of this amazing "spring" wedding!~

congratulations! wishing you a lifetime of love

{E-Session} Colt & Anthony

I met Colt & Anthony last summer at the lake....Colt and I talked cameras which is always fun! These guys have smiles that could light up any room. Thanks for sharing an evening with me....it was great fun! They even brought they dogs Bob and Keep out for a few photos too!~ (very well behaved dogs I might add!) Congratulations to you both!:)

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{week 51} a day with daddy

                                                                                          {week 51}

A sunny morning spent with Daddy at one of his extra projects...very fun to explore a logging site...lots of mighty machines for G to look at and mud! At least it had a bit of crust on it so we were all good. The thrill was daddy's radios. Lots of radio action talk on these ....we also went for a little hike along the bottom part of this block to do some GPS's...I thought the skits were going to pick us up and take us away. Taught the kids how to use an aspen branch with leaves to whisk them away....

Carrigan is 6 {slideshow}

a cute video I wanted to share of Carrigan's 6th shoot... {we love Charlotte diamond} enjoy the song!:)

Slideshows are something I usually always include in your session as a gift from me. Enjoy the one I put on disk for Carrigan for her memory album.




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{friday favourites} party time Grady is 3

I love parties...this is the first year that I've done anything besides just cake and presents with his sisters. Grady now knows all about parties. He has been talking up his "lightening" party for sometime. So I thought I'd better do a little something. poor timing with his sisters having art class this week. But it did help keep it simple. He chose his two best friends Charlie & Dawson (younger brothers of his sisters best friends~) for a morning playdate. We set up the night before with the help of the girls. We built a big train track and designed a race track that would impress even the fastest lightening cars...the girls helped me decorate some cupcakes for his race car cupcake track. Once the girls came home from art class they joined in for lunch, cupcakes and presents. Phhhh...2011 birthday are finished at the Watson house....enjoy some of the random shots from the morning of race cars, thomas trains and " I'm the fastest"....boys are so competetive:)

{we ended the day off with pizza when daddy came home and Nana/Grandpa joined too!}

I'm 3

it's official Grady is three....gone are the two's. Yesterday was his lightening party.... He is growing up tooo fast. Good thing he's a momma's boy and those eyelashes just melt my heart!
Facts about grady:
fav food: pizza, laughing cow cheese,strawberries
Loves loves his "crocs"
He can do his business on the potty but finds he's "too busy"
loves shorts...will wear the same pair for days.
loves his sisters,,,,Carrigan and Kenna
loves to wrestle with daddy...crocodile rolls and legs locks
always always picks 3 books for momma to read at night
his fav dog is ruff ruff
best friends are charlie and dawson
his other fav is Olivia G....
has the largest vocabulary for a 3 year old...
can say his ABC  and almost do it en francais too!
loves thomas the train,,,, and now lightening.
Tia is his newest best friend.
still thinks we have a holiday house in Arizona and a white van...

{horsefly} Arts on the fly

this is the first year we've been to this local music festival...its located in horsefly...about an hour away!~ it was a lovely sunny day for a drive. The music was great. I could have stayed all day. My troops were fading quickly after about 4 hours of snacks, hula hoop, playground, icecream and music. We headed it for home. Carrigan and Grady were asleep ASAP!~ Makenna read the whole way home and I just enjoyed the silence and green scenery...

LOVE LOVE this mural. Looks as though it was painted on a tarp of some sort...located at the horsefly school. Artsy bunch out there...Grady thought it was a grand game to run back and forth to mom... maybe next year we'll camp out that way and the kids can hang out with daddy while I sit on the green grass and enjoy the music...

{week 50} arts on the fly in horsefly

we had a great weekend....spent a day at horsefly checking out the arts on the fly~ good times (more to blog later this week stay tuned!)
then we went fishing with daddy at tyee lake on sunday....yay for sunshine even if it wasn't hot enough for us....we're still hoping for some hot summer days for beach days. lastest that we've ever gone without swimming or skiing yet.

{108 Mile House Wedding} detail

I love weddings....the love and connection between two people in love it is an amazing thing to witness. I have the most amazing job in the world. I get to capture these moments thru my lens...I have the honour to be present during the  expressions of their love!~a very important day to say the least! 

I met up with Tara & Steve and instantly fell witness to their connection. Tara is my perfect bride. Organized & creative! A girl after my own heart. Here is some items she has forwarded to be about their big day. The amazing spot to where the wedding nuptials will take place~and oh yes there is a story behind this location (you will have to wait for that)~ and a color swatch of their plan!

As my kids would say only 17 more sleeps....