A quick sneak peek of two sweet sisters. Thinking lots about my sister Shannon today as she’s en route to a 7 month placement as a midwife in the Democratic Republic of Congo with Doctor’s Without Borders...a safe and speedy return Bubby! As for me, I’m making my way through the piles of edits, and will have more from Bria and Arwen’s shoot shortly.

Kate and Trevor received a gift certificate for a portrait session at their baby shower from Kate’s sister, Jane. 7 weeks later, I was introduced to their baby girl Kamryn during our session at Kate’s parent’s home. This wasn’t the first time that a baby has peed during a session, but it’s the first time a baby has peed all over her grandmother’s bedroom wall, stripping the paint! As the first grandchild however, Kamryn was off the hook…how could anyone be angry at that face!

I had another quick visit with Alexio, Amel and Pierre last week. Along with having a newborn, Amel and Pierre are new homeowners and Pierre is in the midst of renovations throughout the house. He arrived back from Home Depot halfway through my visit so I managed to steal him away from his handyman tasks for a few moments for some portraits of himself and Alexio.

Danika’s uncle gave her a portrait session gift certificate last year for her graduation present and she wanted to schedule it for sometime this spring so the weather would be ‘nice’. The weather was spring-like at times with beautiful sunlight, followed by a massive rain storm and high winds….just another day in Victoria! Danika brought her best friend Lindy along for the session and we hit up a bunch of different locations around downtown Victoria.

I had a session with little Mira Belle last week in and around Beacon Hill Park. Mira is Andie’s cousin (and at 6 months old and she stayed awake for the whole session)! This image is also featured over on the Photographer Network blog.

My good friend Jo had a little visit over the weekend from her son Aaron, his wife Pamela, and their 3 month old daughter Andie. Aaron is an Alberta farmer and was taking a mini West Coast vacation with the family before seeding for the season, so we decided to squeeze in a portrait session during their visit. Andie decided to nap for most of the session…growing is hard work!

We made cupcakes with Jamie’s little cousins on Valentine’s Day. Kendyl was a baking machine, and Callum….well, he ate his weight in cupcakes. We were thinking we may have to put the hose on him before their mom came to pick them up because he was covered with sprinkles and blobs of chocolate.

I had a session last weekend with Robbyn, Jeff, and their kids Maia and Rowan. I took their family photo a few years ago and like most of my repeat client sessions recently, it was neat to see how much the kids have changed. The first photo of Rowan was also my Photo of the Week on the Photographer Network this week.

Tis the start of the Xmas card season, a.k.a. the time of year when I take photos for Jamie’s cousin’s family. We met on Sunday at Saxe Point for some photos during a small window of dry weather…rare at this time of the year in Victoria! It’s always fun to hang out with the Magee family and we always seem to share lots of laughter.

A few month ago on a chilly November day, I had a session at the beach with Laura and her family. She contacted me a few weeks ago for another beach session with her parents and siblings and their spouses. Luckily it was a lot warmer this day and Laura chose a great location in Cordova Bay. I’ve posted one more photo over at Photographer Network for my Photo of the Week.