I am so lucky that I am part of a large family. We all meet every Sunday for dinner at my grandparents’ house. This is a tradition that started when I was a baby and has continued on. My children now spend Sunday evenings at my grandparents’ house. I love watching them get the same love, attention and experiences as I did. Right down to picking those apples off the trees. I know one day there may be a day when we will no longer be at that house and in that backyard; where Sunday dinners at that house will be only a sweet memory. But until then, I am going to suck up every delicious moment of these nights with my family.
VOICE gallery selection | Victoria BC Photographer
I am incredibly honored to have one of my images make it as a selection and semi-finalist in the VOICE digital print competition this year.
The purpose of VOICE is to recognize and celebrate images in 14 separate categories that encapsulate the spirit of this special collection – vision, originality, inspiration, creativity and overall excellence. From over 8,000 entries, the VOICE judging panel selected 268 images for this year’s collection. This is one of those images.
You can check out the full gallery here: VOICE Digital Print Gallery
Life in Black and White | July
It’s time for another glimpse of my life in black and white…
Summer is officially here, and with it come sunny days with harsh bright light. So,this month I really played with lighting and shadows to try and get some really rich black and whites. Also, since I featured my nine year old last month, I thought the four year old could use his own post!
Thanks for taking a glimpse of my monochromatic life. Please continue on in the circle and check out my fabulous friend Jennifer.
Canada Day 2014 | Victoria BC Photography
I realized that I have never photographed an entire day of our life as a family. It’s on my list of things to do. I did shoot many moments from our Canada Day celebrations this year. It was a very busy, fun filled day, and I hope that these memories are ones that our children remember.
This year the boys made their own Canada Day t-shirts. I pretty sure I saw this idea on pinterest… if not someone can feel free to pin it. They traced their hands as maple leaves and then added the rectangles for the sides of the Canadian flag. They both signed their names and for good measure Liam added a cow, sheep and horse to his. This is the shot I got just before Liam pulled down his pants and mooned me. Sigh. Boys!
We then headed into town in the afternoon to join in the Canada Day celebrations. We met up with my sisters and brother-in-laws, and my adorable one year old nephew. (We snuck in that monthly family photo!)
Things got goofy.
These are moose antlers (not bunny ears) – we are Canadian after all!
Charlotte Diamond was giving a concert, but my kids and husband showed very little interest in those classic kids songs (I am a Pizza, 4 Hugs a Day, Slippery Fish… come on – those are classic sing along songs!) So we wandered. Liam really wanted a balloon – he got an orange dog. Caleb got a blue squirrel.
After that we stopped for some ice cream from Beacon Drive-in then headed home to BBQ up some dinner.
This was followed by a little backyard marshmallow roast and running off some sugar sillies.
It was a pretty fun day! Happy birthday Canada!