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Mama and Dada were busy talking. Rianna was busy playing. And she especially wanted to play with the multi-colored cell phone Mama kept in her purse. It took all her concentration. Lips pursed, eyes serious, focus undeterred. Rianna worked on getting that special toy and worked and worked. Somewhere along the way, she found an…

Baby was going to be getting cold. I mean, it was a November late afternoon in Langley – chilly just can’t be helped. We had agreed on a photo shoot wedged into a harried schedule and cold weather and the timer was ticking.  In near-record time, we tackled family photos the fast and easy way. …

“Oh, you guuuyyys!  You’re looking so good.  So rad.  So fabulous!  Just stay right there…I’m going to try to get the dogs’ attention…give me some patience…you guys just look at me and we’ll hope the dogs do, too.”   I crouched under my umbrella for the Rai’s Steveston family photos and monologued — partially for myself…

  She picked her outfit well.  It was the most beautiful of dresses and the most perfect of colors.  The teal complimented her eyes with exquisite precision and somehow made her already beautiful hair even more delightful.  It seemed fitting, really: beautiful sunshine, beautiful dress, beautiful girl. But she was standing in the middle of…

    With (almost) more paint on their clothes than had landed on the canvas, Mom had one more message to share with her kiddos.  While they were distracted by a few more chocolate donut holes, she painted a few letters letters…one word…and a quick arrow. Its not easy to create art on a moving,…