Nana's Precious Gifts

NANA, when thinking of you . .

I see a smiling face full of joy & laughter

I picture cookie jars & candies, when mommy says NO ;)

I smell the sweet fresh baking prepared with love

I feel the warmth of your cuddles when cozying up at night

AND through you, my world becomes a safer place

Dee. . . this is for you. With all the LOVE you give to your grandchildren & family, I'm honored to present these precious photos. I only hope I've captured what you could have only dreamed of. *Hugs*



Koda was full of so much energy, it was fun to see what kinds of expressions I could get out of him.


Kason was more mellow, and has a gentleness about him I simply adore.


Little miss Payton was quite willing to have her photos taken but made it very clear she did not like the head band! Why is it the cutest things are the things children protest the most? ;)

The Friesen Family

Thank you Friesen Family for stopping by and spreading some Christmas Cheer! Especially little Xender, who's such a joy to photograph. Even if it was almost impossible to get him to smile but I managed to capture a few. ;)

JOY- A baby session

Baby Xender was such a joy to photograph, given he had a cold I still managed to get an amazing smile from this little guy.


What baby doesn't love playing with their toes? Xender was no exception, what a cutie!


I just love those little fingers and toes!

Getting Creative

I've been trying out my skills in Photoshop and so far I'm having such a blast being creative and exploring different photo styles. I finally feel like I'm bringing my creative vision closer to what I want to express. I Love It. . . and hope you do too! :D

Seeing the Light

Today I came across a great blog post by an amazing humanitarian photographer David deChemin. A few months back David fell 10 meters onto concrete, he`s lucky to survive this tragic fall though having multiple fractures he lost his ability to walk. Through it all David has not lost his winning spirit and optimism.

What I loved about David’s blog post was a fantastic quote he wrote while in rehab. . . [“My Goals Today…” “Same as everyday: Conquer the world.”] He also goes on to say how we tend to dream big and forget to take the daily steps to get where we want to be.

This really hit home for me, for one I realized how much I’ve gotten caught up in everyday life. Feeling as though I had far too much on my plate, though I hadn’t stopped to recognize the ways in which I`ve conquered the world. Once I started to do that I felt I had even more energy to move onto another project, my photography! With that said I’m excited to share with you my summer fun photos.

My cheeky monkey!


The catch light in this pic gives more depth to Jilly's dark brown eyes.

Daddy and Liam having fun.



Okay, I know his hats not on right but I absolutely love the colors in this shot.


MONKEY!

RAFFIE!



I love this pic of daddy and Liam, such fun! :)

My version of Rembrandt lighting using ambient light. (notice the triangle of light on Liam's left cheek)

Quinn's 1st Birthday!

It turned out to be a great day for Quinn, the sun was shinning and all his little buddies came out to celebrate his first birthday.

Yay! It's my birthday today!


Everyone was happy to see Quinn.

Liam was getting some play time on the silly snail.

Hanging out with mommy.


It was such a sunny day, thank goodness for Quinn's new sun glasses.


Mmmm, Ice cream cake!


Quinn thanks his mommy and daddy for such a perfect day! ;)