{E-Session} Jason & Sarah

a lovely fall afternoon spent with this lovely couple from Grande Prairie...hosting their June wedding in his hometown of Horsefly...I had met up already with Sarah over coffee! ~ She is the sweetest thing...full of amazing ideas for her wedding day. Jason is the usual Man's man...not loving the idea of photos. But  in the end fun was had by all:) right Jason?!! LOL!...and I got a great personal tour of the area. Excited for the man's photos are the "bar" at his childhood home.  Check out her lovely ring!~ wow!~ LOVE I can't wait to capture their wedding day. It is being hosted at Sunrise Ranch a lovely spot for weddings.

I always love when a client brings items to set a lovely scene....Miss Sarah bought a homemade blanket that meant a lot to her along with some champagne to toast their love! It was a lovely quiet scene along the shores of Horsefly lake...very fitting that the cork flew off!~

{baby} Cameron

we're very excited to announce the arrival of our newest nephew...Cameron!~ he is a Watson for sure with his jet black hair set with cowlicks. The kids and I were very excited to be able to meet him before  he got too big. Still a lovely tiny little baby. There was no way he was going to sleep for his first photo shoots~ bright eyed and bushy tailed.
Congrats to Bronwyn and Cody! they are both beaming parents of this little bundle!

{family session} Thurow

ahhh! A lovely spur of the moment evening for photos! With the lovely Thurow family. Miss J was wondering what I would be doing with the photos I was capturing...she was a great model. thanks for a lovely afternoon. These were captured in the beautiful yard of their new home...

this handsome one...is my daughters birthday twin...so fun to see them grow up! 9 years old already! I still remember his cute blond chubby self in the hospital room!  thanks for the smiles Thurow family! xo

blab, blab, blab....

yes yes yes...I have lots of blog posts to update. I've made a list if that counts.  Along with my other list to do. the snow if falling. which means I will hibernate and catch up behind the computer. i really don't like to be cold. i'm very thankful for a warm home...and children that LOVE the snow and find joy in it!~ I suspect we will be sledding in the morning before the snow has a chance to melt. Yay a home day!
For those of you who haven't found the world of Pinterest...well your missing out! Especially if you love creative things. It's like having eye candy...the best of magazines etc. My favourite sections are DIY & Crafts, & Home decor...I can spend hours "pinning"...
The great thing is you can save your ideas and pin to your boards to save to look at later. I've crafted many of these ideas or it will spur some other idea....oh I love. Saves the planet and my pocketbook with way less magazines. LOVE LOVE! Check it out at www.pinterest.com if you need an invite to it let me know I'd love to add you to my obsession.
otherwise click HERE to check out my FB page and CLICK like to keep updated on my current activity...this is separate from my personal page. it includes more pictures and work updates. I'm working on lots of new projects and you will want to stay posted to my activities...or maybe NOT! LOL!
The battery on my laptop is counting down...so I must keep this short. (0:09) left.
Let it snow let is snow...happy for home days in the am!~

{create} summer projects

I've wanted to do something with this desk for a long while...well this was the summer to do it.  I finally found the perfect fabric to recover the seat and went from there with the desk color. I LOVE IT!~ This was a wedding gift from my folks...its was looking beat up and tired. So we spruced it up with a great new color. Directions: rough up the surface with sander...primed the surface with tinted primer. Then painted a couple of coats of a pearl finish paint...color Peacock (from Rona) We spray painted the drawer pulls with black spraypaint.
Then I recovered the seat with this amazing fabric I found in the home decor department at Fabricland in Vernon.
Then I got the local glass shop to cut a 6mm piece of glass for the top of desk to finish it off.
Another summer time find was this amazing 9 pane old window. LOVE!~ I shot my kids birthday session with this frame in mind. The window panes are 10x10"...so I had my lab mount these photos to suit this frame. I was going to hang it somewhere else...but it so suited above my desk. I'm so in love with this space. LOVE my pretty desk!~

***all photos taken on my Iphone!

Goodbye summer...

as I sit today in my office and catch up on my blog...while the snow flutters outside my window. I came across these fun photos from our summer. This sums up our favourite thing to do. Swim!~being outside feeling the warm sunshine on our skin, running through the sprinkle and being kids. We had sooo much fun on our trips to Vernon this summer. With fun times in the pool. These are taken on my girls cameras...They each have one of these great cameras. Shockproof/waterproof= fun! These are Fuji cameras. Click on link here.  Makenna has a pink one and Carrigan a green one!~

Now off to hide Grady's shorts/crocs...since its taking too much convincing these days for him to wear pants...

{G} 4 years old

Our last blessing that provides us with loads of energy and laughs
name: Grady
AKA: G, G-Bear
age: 4 years old : TWICE!~very excited to have two birthdays...one with friends and one with famly. Thought maybe he skipped a year and was 5!~
friends: Charlie and Dawson (or as he states his "buddies)
likes: broccoli, cucumber, bananas, and grilled cheese (with ketchup!)
dislikes: dinner...so we call it snack time
LOVE his snuggles in the morning, prefers his momma's bed, pet Tia the bird, loves building train tracks, racing cars and driving in daddy's truck.

{Miss C}

she is my lovely 7 year old. Full of spunk and love!~ This wasn't her photo vision. I promise that we are going to work on her photo vision for a fun session...soon...

{create} summer projects

so many fun summer projects...this is one find I found this winter. This amazing piece!~ I loved loved the design. I was looking for a piece to add to my dining room. I didn't want the usual glass china cabinet...I found this at a local antique store. I only wanted the color to be darker....so I stained it this summer to be a darker shade to match my dark kitchen.
I love how much room it has in it. It stores our wine glasses and is a liquor cabinet on one side...with a locking old fashioned key which may come in handy in the future....

Summer Fun {chilko lake}

we've been planning this weekend for over a year...august long...Chilko lake.
Ahhh so worth it!~ it was fun to get out and hike, fish and hang out by the fire. A weekend with great friends and sunshine what could be better. The mom's set out to do a little hike to the top...an amazing hike. A good grind on the way up...but exhausting on the way down. Tulin Mountain. A six hour hike to an amazing view. A pristine area to check out if your ever in the area.

{styled session} Makenna is 9

My darling Makenna (AKA Doodle) loves loves to read. She is always sneaking at night to read, bring a book in the car, and getting up early to read. She devours books. We keep stocked up by purchasing in bulk from our local Sally Ann and loading her kobo with her newest favourites. Its so great that she is reading all my favourites from when I was that age....(she even was reading during this session...her sister thought she was faking it. But she grinned and said no she read a few pages!)

I'm so excited that she loves to read it makes learning so much easier if reading is pleasurable to you. And I'm so jealous that she has so much time for reading.

We chatted about what to do for her yearly birthday session. She loved this idea of a field, books and lovely pink things. I'm so in love with these images...I love to see this girl smile...Her eyes light up!~

Can you believe our girl is 9!? She is such a lovely daughter and a great big sister. She was so excited to share these photos with everyone!~I'm so pleased she is proud of them. She is so full of kindness and beauty!

Happy 9th Birthday my girl!~ I hope you have a great year full of great new books! xo Momma

stay tuned...Miss C has plans for her birthday session...not too sure how we're going to pull it off. But we'll roll with it!~
ps: I'm so far on blogging these days...But the sun is shining and summer is short here!~ and my trio is growing too fast...So I'm opting to spend the time outdoors with them creating our memories. I'll catch up when it gets too cold outside for me. Until then I'll keep snapping and save the images to share with you soon.

{maternity} Bronwyn

she is such a lovely to photograph...We are so blessed to have this lovely lady in our lives with an added bonus she is expecting our nephew:) During our last visit we squeezed in a quick maternity session during a gorgeous evening. Here is a quick snippet of my fav's...
...we're waiting for the middle of the night phone call!
xoxo

{e-session} J&B

only for these two would I take myself into the "rattlesnake" infested hills of Arizona during the hot season to capture these shots. At one point I forgot about the snakes and scorpions and even lied down on the ground....I get the jeebies just thinking of it...from the scorpions to the snakes homes~ your both worth it.

The best part....is this session was published on a wedding blog!!!! Yay! first time I've been published...so excited that it was with these two. Check out the link by CLICKING HERE.

thanks for sharing your lovely smiles and time with us. We are all thrilled to have you in our lives.
Check out their lovely e-session shots....we will still be doing an urban shoot...but these were too cool to miss.  wishing you a lovely lifetime together ( close to us I hope) xo tam

{Graduation} Lovely Miss A

this session was re-booked due to wet weather...so glad we waited for a lovely evening. Ashley has supermodel in her...she rocked her session! It is soooo fun to shoot a session for someone who just lights up before my camera.

Congratulations on your graduation...wishing you amazing adventures as you head out into the big world!

soooo many lovely shots...I just couldn't shoot which to share...so you get a bunch of this lovely lady in pink.


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{Family} Thompson session

A lovely evening to spend with a fun family of five....with three sweet daughters!~ we were cut short by a windy rain storm that ended as quick as it arrived. But we were able to capture some shots of the entire  family in the meantime. thanks Thompson family!~

Part 2 {C&B Wedding} Mexico!

Part 2: of this amazing wedding. Like I said before...all brides should have a two part wedding. Its a great experience for your photographer:) This time it was Mexico...Playa de Carmen. At a quaint resort just outside of the village of Playa. Situated on the lovely seaside of turquoise blue water....ahhh! Bliss.
An amazing venue for a destination wedding....and oh so easy the resort takes care of everything.

the men being men...with tequila shooters to bring on the festivities...I loved the flower leis in orange that Cody wore. A great way to share your day but with your lifelong friendships...

the beach front ceremony....with the blessing sun shining down on them. Bronwyn made a stunning bride once again...being escorted in by her lovely Momma.

friends and family from far and wide came to join in the fun....South Africa, Australia, Vancouver, Calgary, Vernon, Fort St John, Williams Lake

You don't marry someone you can live with - you marry the person who you cannot live without
~ Author Unknown ~

the lovely venue for the wedding reception...along with lovely treats from South Africa!

Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Watson....here to a lifetime of happiness and a home full of laughter!:)

Part 1 {C&B Wedding}

 ohhh! I love Weddings...especially when its a wedding between two amazing people!
 Check out Part 1:





To start I think every bride should have two weddings....Cody and Bronwyn's first wedding was the
legal pre-wedding before the mexican version.

 It was unique and lovely ceremony in the church that Cody grew up at. The couple was surrounded by the love of their Canadian family and with the brides family via technology with her sister in Australia and her mom in South Africa.

It was then followed up with a lovely tea and cake at their home. It was a great way to spend a sunday afternoon.

Congratulations...stay tuned for Part 2: Mexican fun

{summer lovin'}

I'm counting down the days until summer holidays with my crew. I love SUMMER! I think the best part is having my crew home all summer and able to work on our bucket list. Check out the The Summer Bucket List Challenge if you need help with some great ideas. We do one each year and we each add our own items on the list to do together.  Here's hoping its a hot and sunny summer so we can get outside lots:)

{spring}

finally this weekend....it felt like SPRING! trees are blooming, mowed the grass, sun was warm....oh we love warm weather. Spent the weekend outdoors. A day at the lake with boat rides, tube rides, and soaking in the sunshine. Then a day at home doing yard work and playing outside. I was so busy I didn't snap a picture...decided to grab a few on this beautiful monday morning before the girls left on the bus. I had bought this sweet little spring sign while in arizona and thought we'd use it in march...whom am I kidding...Williams lake spring took a while to appear!:) Glad it decided to arrive.
Enjoy your sunny week!:)

{celebrate} Miss C is 7

Bonne fete a toi
Bonne fete a toi,
Bonne fete a Carrigan
bonne fete a toi!

The sweet group of girls from school and lifetime friends!:) Thanks all for coming out to make Carrigan's party so fun!

 she is a girl after my own heart...above is her planning sheet for her party...she wasn't going to let me off easy this year. Kent said I've done it to myself by setting the bar high for parties. We celebrated her birthday day in between school, soccer and brownies with a family dinner out at BP's. This wasn't enough for my lovely lady. She wanted a party. Actually she wanted a sleepover with a few friends and a party. She had to choose just one. She chose a party. Barbie themed!
It turned out to be a lovely lovely warm sunny spring weekend. So we set up the party outdoors. It was great. Mani/pedi's in the sunshine. Fun with friends on our new trampoline.

Grady was quite concerned that boys weren't invited since she only had girls from her class. He asked Carrigan " are boys like me invited?" Of course she said. He wouldn't wear the outfit Carrigan chose for him...he preferred jeans and his surf shirt...a girl can try.
Boy oh boy I haven't blogged for a while....we must be busy!:) enjoying all the little moments these days along with some big projects, trips, weddings etc. I will catch up here soon. xo tam