{that girl’s gotta an arm on her}

She plays hockey, has a mean punch and has some of the best eyes I’ve seen!  It’s been a year since I’ve seen T and I had a lot of fun with her and her puppy, hockey stick and dancing to Rudolph

The following picture is hilarious and may cause you to laugh out loud…..I have warned you.

Hee hee.  T was supposed to give her Grampa a “cheers” or “knuckles” or “fist bump” whatever you want to call it but ended up punching him right in the nose!  T is really a sweet girl though so she gave  Gramp a big hug and kiss afterwards.

Have a great day!  And watch for flying fists

{the H fam}

Last weekend was a bit of a whirlwind but when Sunday morning came I knew it would be a good day.  I got to see 3 girlfriends, 2 of which I’ve known since grade 1 and the other since grade 6.  They all have beautiful children of course and it’s so cool to be able to photograph them as they grow.  To see these women turn into wonderful mothers is amazing and I’m glad that I’ve been able to help them capture some moments that they will look back on in years to come with huge smiles

Enough of the sappy stuff, here’s the H family! 

Have a great weekend!

{the R family}

I don’t usually post so many pics from a session but I had a few extra minutes and I know mom was having a rough day the day of session so hopefully this will cheer her up

This family photographs fabulously and it had been waaaay too long since I’ve seen them.  The kids grew at least 6 inches from last time!

Have a great day

♥ H + J ♥

A Winter Wonderland, beautiful people, a truly fabulous wedding party and boys named Jordan and dog poop made this a wedding no one will forget!  I felt so welcome and everyone was great with me.  Hollie and Jeff are one of those couples who compliment each other perfectly.  You can see they love one another with all their hearts and they have an amazing support system of friends and wonderful family.  Thank you guys so much for letting me be a part of your day!

Because of circumstances beyond our control….I got to finally shoot the guys getting ready too!  I loved it.  I usually take care of the bride and my sidekick Janet takes the guys.  Well, some emergency gallbladder surgery got in the way of Janet and the guys so I got to do it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day

 

{Intoxicating Desserts}

By the lovely and talented Tajé McIntosh!!!  My job honestly rocks but when I get to photograph delicious desserts and then actually eat them, my job gets that much better

Tajé makes incredible desserts for all occasions.  She makes a truly spectacular cheesecake which can make non-cheesecake lovers (like myself) into cheesecake lovers but can also pass any cheesecake connoisseur taste test.  She puts her magic into everything she makes and I am personally guaranteeing that you will LOVE anything she makes.  She does take orders and you can reach her at    intoxicatingdesserts@gmail.com .

Below are just a sampling of what she can do.

Baileys Bites…….ummmm super delicious.

Cheesecake cupcakes….. aka Two Bites of Heaven are ridiculously good, needed waaaaaaaaaaaaay more then 2 and think about these almost daily.

Mini Cheesecakes.

Red Velvet Cake

And the Cupcake Cake….love the Cupcake Cake!

Again, this is just a very small tease of what Tajé can do and if you would like anything or have any questions for her just email her and she’ll be more than happy to help you out.  Her website is under construction but will be up and running and full of pictures soon, I will keep you all posted as to when that is.

Have a great day

{mac attack}

No time for gabbing today….got to fly to a wedding but here are some of Ms. Mac, the Barney lovin’, raisin munching, too cute for words sweetie

Now, anyone who knows this family will know that the little look that Ms. M is giving us in the above photo is pure mommy!

Have a great weekend….see you Monday

{the s family}

I love when we find new places to shoot especially since we had agreed to meet here without really knowing what was there and if there would be any great spots.  Richmond Green is in Richmond Hill and I cannot believe the space this sports park has.  There are rocks and waterfalls and old buildings and gardens, it really is a gem in the city.  I hope I can shoot there again one day when it’s a little warmer

The S family was great.  The kids are full of energy and loved finding the huge pile of dirty leaves and running around the park.  It had gotten quite chilly by the time we started the session but the kids didn’t seem to care one bit!  And of course we had the promise of a quick visit to the playground in our back pocket for fantastic co-operation!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day

{a&m}

These guys are fast, love soccer and footballs and had me laughing.  That’s one thing about photographing kids.  It keeps me on my toes and keeps me giggling.  The old saying is never work with kids and animals…..but if one never worked with kids or animals, ones life would be boring and meaningless

See you tomorrow!

{PABLO!!!!!!!!!!!}

As with snowflakes, no two kids are the same.  Some are all smiles and super comfy with me right off the bat, a very few never really relax and we work around them clinging to mom and then there are the kids who take a little bit to warm up but once they do….watch out!!!  Having 2 kids helps me big time when I am trying to relate to the under 5 crowd.  My usual go to things are video games, certain toys and of course TV   Mom and dad had warned me that it may take a few minutes for little E to feel comfy with me so I started thinking of things to chat about with her that would make her know that I was cool and I could be trusted.  Well, it didn’t take long for me to find out that we both love Pablo from the Backyardigans.  So we bonded over Backyardigans and talked about all the characters and how Tasha was too Princessy for our liking and Uniqua was pretty cool and how my little boy has the same name as Austin but my son isn’t pruple….you know, regular 3 year old gossip

Thanks for stopping by!

 

{m m mmmmm}

Okay, I must tell you before hand that I have known mom for years and years so what I say next might not seem so creepy.  I would like to munch on little M.  Truly.  Her cheeks, her legs, her little fingers…all of it.  She’s a little bundle of milk chocolately goodness and I would like to bring her home.   But just for a few hours as she’s at about the same stage as my youngest and one can only take so much “I’m the boss and not you” attitude!!!  I got to run my fingers through her fantastic hair and even attempted to persuade mom and dad to let her have her hair a little  wild…..I managed to grab a few shots before the elastic went in and the pony tail took over

Once we were done the family stuff I got to photograph some of mom’s sweet sweet desserts she makes.  She will be featured on the  blog next week with those.  I can tell you that she made me into a cheesecake lover and that is not an easy task.  All I kept thinking once I tasted one of the cupcakes was, “WOW I really should have taken more home!”

See you tomorrow!