head to toe

here's a brilliant birth announcement which was created by patty dueck of occasional designs using my pictures from baby brooke's photo session.  visit her blog at www.o-designs.blogspot.com if you're interested in having her create a card for you!

baby's the boss

everyone says it's good to have your kids close together, but i think there's a really fun dynamic that emerges when you spread it out a bit.  gives the older ones a chance to learn some responsibility and gives mom a break every once in awhile!  this family was a great example of that - so fun to see how much the big kids love their little sister.  even with a 16 year spread between them, anthony and kristina are best buds.

alona won a gift certificate for a free session from "best for babies" (abbotsford community services) and had missed out on getting infant pictures of kristina done, so it was fun to make her the little star of our time together.

self indulgence

i just couldn't help but throw a couple shots of my own kids up here.  one being the first smile i've caught of my nine week old and the other of little miss "one going on thirteen".  enjoy!

just in time for christmas

here is a couple who are SO in love with their baby - it was evident from the first moment we were together.  they had only been home from the hospital for a couple of days, but they already seemed to just "fit".  on top of that, grandma was in town, so little brooke was getting all the attention a girl could ask for.

baby, it's cold outside

i met the thompson family at the park in the BITTER cold for a family picture update.  according to grandpa, it had been 5 years since he'd seen a family picture, so we had to remedy that.  thankfully, the kids were full of energy and managed to keep themselves warm by running...and climbing...and stick hunting...you get the point.

happy 7th birthday, robbie!

freddy's family

i love this woman.  she always has an amazing attitude and is so fun to be around.  not to mention she's drop dead gorgeous.  we also share a new kind of kinship as we delivered  our babies a day apart and got to be a few doors down from each other in the hospital.  so as you can imagine, i jumped at the chance to snap some pictures of her, her mom & sister visiting from st. louis and her two beautiful boys.

childhood friends

it was an honor to photograph my friend sonja and her husband mark - i've known sonja since i was in elementary school and here we are at 30 having babies together!  they live right by the river and with the leaves starting to change, it was the perfect location to capture this lovely "expectant" lady.