Beach Bump with Lindsay Elliott

There is a baby inside of me .  My third delicious pie-to-be, baking to perfection within the confines of my body and soul.  There is so much mystery surrounding a pregnancy, so many curiosities and questions that feel like they will never be answered...  

And then they arrive.  A few weeks early or a few days late, they finally arrive.  They take in their first breath of air and proceed to try out their tiny little lungs.  

I'm stuck in the mystery.  I look at Moses and Chloe, 5 and 4, and feel like I have known them my whole life.  Their personalities, once a tightly wrapped up present, now so obvious and fitting.  Their physical attributes that continue to gradually morph as they grow older year after year now make me wonder even more what will this third one look like?!!!  It's a little different with interracial kids because the range is much broader.  The gradations of skin tone to the possibility of black hair, Moses' thick dark mousy brown mop, or Chloe's borderline blonde loose tresses… the possibilities are endless!

I vowed that if I had a third child that I would take tonnes of photos since I hardly have any at all with my first 2 pregnancies.  I have kept that promise, even if it is me posing on my bed in front of my mirror while one of the kids stands and repeatedly presses the camera button.  I had my first maternity session over the weekend with my good friend and talented photographer Lindsay Elliott.  It was a bit of a collab.  I sent photos of ideas I was hoping to get as well as scoping out the light at different locations out here at Centennial beach.  She got everything I wanted.

One of the ideas I had was to be right in the water wearing some sort of loose and sheer drapery.  I was over the moon when my girlfriend and talented seamstress Joanna Delaney offered to help me out with putting something together in between her busy schedule of wedding gowns and bridesmaids dresses.

So thankful that after a few days of rain, the afternoon's hot sun managed to warm the water up to a very pleasant temperature!  

I love this.  

Oh, Little One, who will you turn out to be?

Sometimes I wish I were more academic rather than creative, but on days like this where I can collaborate with other like-minded creators and talents, I know I got the better deal.

Alright.  It is off to bed with me and this belly...

 

xo

 

 

Love on The Bluff

There really are no words needed for this sweet little family session, though I will offer a little bit of background history:

I received a surprise email from Christy last week inquiring about family photos with her three handsome boys.  The last time we saw one another was back in 2001 when we graduated from LFA!  13 years later, she has found herself in love with Sunny Tsawwassen and just happened to spot me in our local rag.  13 years later she looks as beautiful as she did back in high school with a beautiful family to match...

The most perfect little family!

 

 

The Dente Princes

Better late than never, I invited Maria and her family out to Centennial to fulfill my end of the bargain from last year's head shaving: mini session for anyone who donated $200+ for the Change Your Hair Change Your Life Fundraiser.  Had a riot with these three naughty but very handsome scoundrels.

Marcellus, Alessandro and Little Ilario below.

I can't believe it's been yet another year since last year's end of summer light: so beautiful, milky and full of lively colour.

 

Thank you once again to the Dentes for their generous donation that helped make last year's fundraiser such a success.

 

xo

 

 


Flower Girl

Chloe is going to be a flower girl this summer.  Her first gig was almost 2 years ago, but she was so young she no longer remembers.  The wonderful thing about these two gigs is that they were not for weddings within family, but weddings for two girlfriends that have really been a really huge part of my life, especially since I we started our little family.

18 month old chloe at Renée + Matt's wedding.  Half her life ago!

Caela + Brian will be getting married in August.  Caela was the 17 year old girl that interviewed me for a receptionist position at Westbank back in 2008.  We eventually became friends.  Like many of my most favourite people, she also really enjoys food.  She planned my baby shower at work and has been spoiling both my kids ever since.  5 years later, my 3 year old baby girl is going to look so heartbreakingly beautiful in this ballerina-inspired flower girl ensemble.  

These tutus will all be handmade by Caela.  This was the tester.  She did an amazing job.

As you can tell, Chloe totally adores the gratuitous amount of soft, long, fluffy tulle.

There is a good chance I will be printing a copy of this one

Chloe receive her first dye job on Wednesday from my good friend Taryn.  She did the tips of her daughter's hair and upon seeing the smoky deep magenta in Hanna's tight blonde curls, I immediately requested to have Chloe's ends done.  It should fully wash out in about 3 weeks.  She loves it, but probably not as much as I do.  With the blackest black hair, I never had the desire to suffer through maintaining bleached/dyed hair.

I LOVE THIS PHOTO.  This was the first tutu Caela made.  Although the colour is drop-dead gorgeous, it was too intense for what she was going for.  Fantastic!  Now we have the prettiest tutu ever to add to our collection!

I love this girl.  LOVE HER.