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We Three Kids
“Mooooom, she’s not cleaning her side of the room!” I would yell, in a desperate attempt to get Joanna to actually stop drawing a picture and do the work that had been assigned. Usually, it didn’t work until Mom actually *came* down the hall, looked at the evidence of Hurricane Joanna, and stayed with us…
I went to Maui
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself,” she said. The daring woman who flew solo across the Atlantic when the whole world doubted her, the inspiring woman who dared me to dream big and live large, the female aviator Amelia Earhart. Hers was the first biography I read as a newly inaugurated bookworm and hers is the…
A Painting Party
Choose joy. Some days, it’s easy. Choose joy in fingers dipped in paint. Choose joy in little nuggets of artwork created by little gems of people. Choose joy in rainy days filled with yellow flowers and smiling children. Choose joy in globs of paint in blonde hair. It’s easy to smile when creating artwork and…
Mother’s Day: Newborn Johnnie
It’s her turn to be celebrated. Her turn to look forward to a crayon-and-construction-paper offering after a couple years of diaper changes and midnight feedings. Her turn to receive a free carnation just for going to the florist’s shop this week. Her turn for a breakfast in bed. Her turn for, well, a day in…
the little moments…
I hate cliches. But there’s one I actually like. (And only one). Life isn’t about the breaths you take, but about the moments that take your breath away. Like when I was standing on the dock at Port Moody, British Columbia. Waiting for the bride to show up at her hair appointment. Trying to get…
2018 Engagement Highlights
Engagement photos are some of the most treasured sessions to shoot — free of the inevitable wedding day time restrictions, engagement photos are my time to get to know my clients, let them get to know me, and see how their relationship looks in real time, and figure out which jokes make them laugh. Always…