Baby Love

Today I fell in love.
One of my best friends gave birth to the most beautiful little girl in the world just a few days ago.
And I was trusted with the task of taking the first official baby photos of her.
Honestly, I could not be happier with the moments I captured, and I truly hope that both mom and dad love them as well.
Their daughter is truly a blessing from above and these photos literally take my breath away.
Congratulations to you both, Jodi and Chris.
Welcome to the world Mya Maddison.

I Wish You Enough

I Wish You Enough

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess
I wish you enough.

~Bob Perks~

Perfect Timing

This beautiful family and I have been in attempts for quite some time now to get together for a mini family photo shoot. All I can say after today's shoot, was talk about perfect timing. The day turned out beautiful, and I have never seen such awesome and cooperative children in all my life. They were wonderful and made my job easier than ever.

I really hope this family loves the moments I was able to capture of them.
I think they turned out beautiful, and the snow we got yesterday was definitly the perfect added touch!

Hananna-Bananas Hand Made Creations

I just wanted to quickly give a little "shout-out" to my best friend Hannan, and her brand new blog she has created displaying all of her hand made knit creations.

Please check it out!
Hananna-Bananas

Her stuff is beautiful and would definitly make the most perfect gift for someone on your Christmas list. There is just something extra special about something that is hand made.

Best of luck to you Hannan on your new adventure. I am so happy and thrilled you are wanting to share your talents with us all.:)

I Pinch Myself...

It has quickly become a new tradition, that each morning when I wake up, I pinch myself.
Waking up in our new house everyday has been the greatest gift I could have ever hoped for. I never thought I could have found the perfect home. But it's true, Matt and I lucked out in more ways than we can even begin to imagine. This is now our home. And we LOVE it. We are eternally grateful and so overwhelmed by how much has changed in a little over a month. We are also so lucky that for the most part, the whole process went pretty smooth, including the move. So many of our friends and family worked so hard that day to help us out in so many ways. We are so blessed to know such amazing people that are so willing to help out. Thank you so much to everyone that was a part of our new journey and beginning. We love you.



In other amazing news today, one of my best friends had her first baby last night. Congratulations Jodi and Chris and welcome to the world Mya! I cannot wait to meet you. It was only a couple of weeks ago, that this picture was taken at Jodi's baby shower. How time flies!



Back to the homefront, most of everything has been unpacked and set up. Still a few rooms to tackle in the basement, along with my scrapbook room. Hopefully this weekend everything will come together. Getting this completed is definitly high a-top my priority "to-do" list. We'll see how much get's done...fingers crossed!
:)

Every Once in A While

Every once in a while, it seems, at just the perfect moment, and the perfect time, I come across little signs here and there that always put back that little reassurance I sometimes feel I have lost along the way.

Today that sign was this quote.
I could not have needed it at a better time.

“Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in our marching onward.”

~Henry Ford~

Still Here...

Well it has been a HUGE whirlwind for us since the beginning of the month. Seriously, looking at my November calendar I am in awe. It is already the 9th??? Crazy, I know.

We are finally settling in to our beautiful new house. I am still pinching myself about the whole entire process. Moving is definitly no easy task, but we were so blessed to have such amazing friends and family help us out along the way. We could not be more grateful for all their help and time. Our place is truly starting to begin to feel like HOME.

Still in the process of having things hooked up and transferred over so soon I hope to have my internet back up and running...oh how I've missed it!:) I have so much more to post about!

Too Cute to Spook

Today I had the best job.
I got to snap a few pictures of my very good friends adorable children.
This year it was Frankenstein and a Unicorn.
They both were adorable.
Truly, the cutest ever.
Aahhh...to be a kid again.
It is truly faces like these, that make it all so worth it.

Thanks for the Memories

So here is to the final days in our first home.

The boxes are almost packed and ready to go.
The walls are bare where all my favorite pictures used to hang.
My scrap room is almost empty and packed away.

It really is hard to believe just how much has changed in such a short time. This time is really so exciting for us and we are so anxious to begin this next adventure in our lives together. It's time to turn the page.



As exciting as this time is, it is also very sentimental and a little sad for us too, to be leaving a place that we have called home for some time now. All the memories that we have made we will take with us, but where they originated was in this home.

I remember when Matt was first moving into this place. I was still away at University during this time. I remember all the painting we did, all day and night, listening to the radio and talking the night away. It was so exciting. Your first home. I was so happy for you. At that time, little did I know how the future was going to unfold!

Some of the other moments I will cherish forever and that stand out so strongly in my mind are when we brought our dog Hurley home. She was so small and timid and I remember her having to sleep inside the first night. She was so scared and unsure.

I will always remember the nights spent looking around the yard and thinking how lucky we were and how beautiful the yard could be on a hot summer night. I always loved planting my flower pots too. I did love our rock garden in front.

I will remember the BBQ's and family dinners. All spent together crammed in our little living room and kitchen. The birthdays too.

Setting up our Christmas tree and decorating. I always loved how our living room looked when I decorated for Christmas.

I will always remember the times we spent here with our friends. Especially the day before our wedding. That is probably one of my most treasured memories, where we all just were able to visit and hang out and not have to rush around. We truly got to enjoy one anothers company. It was one of those great times. So many laughs, so much fun.

I will always remember coming home the day after our wedding. It felt so great to come home together as husband and wife. Who knew a year later, to the day, we would be turning yet another page and would be moving into our dream home.

I will never forget these memories, the good and of course at times,the not so good. All in all they are part of our history and we will carry the time spent here with us forever.



Thank you Allison with Moments Photography for capturing these moments for us to always have. We can never forget where we have come from.

Thank You, Mother Nature

Thank you, Mother Nature for such a beautiful day today!

My very dear friend and I have been trying to co-ordinate for weeks, a little family photo session, while the leaves are still around, and the snow is far away. However, Mother Nature seemed to have different plans in mind and we were having to dodge around the unpredictable weather for weeks now!

However, after looking through the photos of this family I can see that this photo session was definitly worth the wait. The day was beautiful.

To me, these photos of this family celebrate so many things. They celebrate family love, seasons of change and the last moments spent as a family of three, as a new little one is on the way.

To my very special friend and her beautiful family...thank you for allowing me to capture some of these moments for you. Here are just a sample of some of my favorites. I hope you all love them.