“Hey Pink! Look at me! PINK!” “Did you see this beautiful location, Pink?  Can we take a picture here, Pink?” “It’s my turn to choose our next spot, Pink! I want to go to the bridge.  Do you see the bridge, Pink? Its going to be so fun, Pink!” “Pink?” Yes, Purple?  “Oh, nothing. Thanks,…

When your family has been around the world and back, a longer-than-expected trek into the woods doesn’t signal consternation.  On the contrary, it’s an opportunity for adventure and excitement and conversation and exploration! =) I had clocked the walk along the Fort-to-Fort Trail at Derby Reach to the old barn as a reasonable .5km, but…

Over the river, through the woods, past the ocean bay, along a stretch land barely wider than the road, and almost into the ocean at the end of the Spit.  We stumbled out of our vehicles– all seven from their van, one me from my Civic, and one Grandma from her car – and started…

The rain didn’t just threaten, it poured.  It poured so hard, we canceled our time together and rescheduled for later in the week.  Bummer of a morning, right?  Wrong.  Already fully prepped for a rainy day, my cameras and I took a drive along the Fraser River to work on the personal project I’m currently…

In the season of pumpkin pies and pumpkin cookies and pumpkin spice lattes (all of which I may or may not have devoured in the past day or two), it seems more-than-fitting to celebrate the coming of a new lil’ pum’kin with autumn colors, a very round pumpkin, and the very beautiful Derby Reach! Spending…

The fourth family photo session in as many years with Michelle & Bryant’s family was a rousing success. To add victory to the victory, this time we had the most kids and the least amount of stress and the best photos.  Triple win, right? How’d we do it? 1. Let the kids choose parts of…