a gorgeous November day!

My favorite little Italian princess is now 9 months old! I had an amazing time with the whole family - they are such fun people to photograph! Even their two little doggies behaved! See how much she has grown since the blog entry entitled "diva" from February - what a beauty!

Adorable girls and amazing view of Calgary!

I love these girls! I have been photographing this family since their oldest daughter's first newborn session! They are growing up before my eyes! This year, we decided to do their photo session on Crescent Hill with a spectacular view of the city of Calgary. The girls did so well - even though it was over 30 degrees!

a wonderful family!

I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to meet and photograph this amazing family! Their joy shined through in all the photos. They have an adorable son and a little dog who are obviously very loved and cared for. What a great time we had!

a very fun photo session!

I can't believe these two twins are already a year old! It seems like just yesterday I was photographing them as newborns. See below blog "two little miracles". They are alot more active now and so much fun to photograph! Their older brother at 3 years old is amazing and listens to instructions so well. They are so handsome - watch out Mom! You are going to be receiving alot of calls from teenage girls one day! Have fun!

I had a great photo session on Monday evening! I always have so much fun with this family - such free spirited kids!

Diva!

Only 2 weeks old and already a DIVA! My great friends just had their first baby - they have been waiting so long for her, I just had to offer them a photo session as a gift. She is such a beauty!

I love working with this family! This is the second year that I have photographed this fun family - the kids are always so energetic and natural! They love climbing trees and posing for the camera!

My favorite Italian family!

I was so fortunate to have the opportunity to photograph my favorite Italian family again last weekend! I have done their photo's for the past few years and really enjoy them all! What a great bunch of people! Funny thing, I fell down and landed face first on the concrete moments before everyone showed up! Luckily, my camera was not damaged (it was all I could think of as I was falling down in seemingly slow motion! lol) I was not hurt - but, boy was I sore for the next couple of days!

Here are a few shots from the session at Confederation Park...

a glorious fall afternoon!

We had the most fun at yesterday's photo session with little Chanel! We timed the session perfectly as it was the "magic hour" of the day - the sunlight played in her hair and caught the beauty of the foliage in the background. There was this little bush that had changed to the most beautiful shade of red that had been beckoning me to photograph it all week. Put that bush with the cutest little girl and presto - magic!

two little miracles!

I was so very fortunate to be able to photograph little Massimo & Marcello when they were only 1 week old.... so tiny, yet so much of their personalities are already shining through. Marcello loved to hang on to his "big" brother Massimo - and their older brother Luca joined in for some memorable photographs.

A beautiful summer evening!

I had a wonderful time photographing little Anya! She is a natural - she listened so well and was very enthusiastic! Summer evening are a great time for portraiture - the light falls at just the right angle giving beautiful highlights in hair!

Another great day on Saturday for a family outdoor session! Perfect weather!
This family had four children and they were all so amazingly well behaved! The little two year old loved to explore the park and some of the best pictures of him are of him wandering freely.
Thanks so much to Sue & Darren Eccles for the referral!

Fall Session

Well, I had the best time last Saturday with one of my favorite families to photograph. They are so naturally happy and it really comes across in the photos.
Our patience paid off in waiting out the cold, wet weather. Saturday was perfect! No wind, just enough cloud cover - with the sun peeking out at just the right time!
Here are a few shots from the session...

fun photo session!

What a great session I had on Friday evening! Here are a couple of images from the session. The gorgeous 5 week only baby was amazing! She practically fell asleep on cue and not even one tear! Believe me, that doesn't happen everyday!
The 3 year old boy was also great! He was quite a poser and loved to flash his ear to ear grin! If only all sessions went this smoothly!

It is that time of year again - time to start thinking about fall family photos! This is my busiest time, so please book a date as soon as you can. I don't want anyone to miss out! Remember, evening appointments are best for these sessions - the lighting at that time of day is magnificent!
Please check out my "family" section on my website to view photos from previous years!

I am so happy that the sun finally came back from vacation! My summer tan has already faded to a near white wintertime tone :(
Went for a lovely walk with my youngest daughter to Starbucks this afternoon - I will really miss these days when it is -30 degrees!

Here are a few pics that I took last weekend out at Big Hills Springs park - what a gorgeous place to hang out and relax! The little chipmunk (squirrel?) was very tame and loved to come and play with us! I thought I would take a nice pic of my mom - she is looking so natural and beautiful!

I have recently joined the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep organization. Please check out their website for more information.
www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org

first blog ever!!!

Well, I am joining the "blogging" generation - finally! I really need to figure this whole thing out and I guess now is a good of time as any!