challenges

So I ordered my Becky Higgins project Life kit I am awaiting its arrival.. its similar to what i started last year.. but this year i will have the kit which means I will do the picture a day thing.. I will start an album in my client albums to document it.. maybe or i will just remember to print pics each week.. lol. Now that I have my camera for my purse it should be easier.

I also joined a artist 365 group on fb that challenges you to be creative.. who knows if i will do every challenge but if I do one a month I will be happy. I really do love being creative.. i am just not naturally good at it.. lol i got kicked out of ART 10 lol.

hope these challenges inspire me and keep me sane lol..

my sweety will never be a milk monster

I simply adore abby.. this picture was taken by my friend Jaimey at Jaimeylynn.wordpress.com shes amazing.. So this past year we learned Abby was lactose intolerant. She can't have lactose, so we switched her formula to reduced lactose and all was good in the diaper department. The hard part is this kid lovvveess dairy lol. She can have cheese usually only mozza or cheddar and she can have yogurt that is made with skim milk. We make pancakes without milk and kraft dinner with no milk or lactaid milk. Good thing she loves broccoli to get her vitamin D intake up. The challege we face is her daycare and reminding them she can't have anything containing lactose.. they gave her ice cream one day lol. Its not a serious health issue her ped thinks she will grow out of it. My sister is lactose and so is wes brother and with me being native odds were against her lol.
She can never have Mac n Cheese when we eat out because they always have milk in it. Whens shes bigger she can have lactaid pills so she can have all the fun stuff which includes icing made with whip cream.. (she missed out on same cakes this year) Good thing shes fine with straight sugar icing lol.

Happy New Year

Well the new year is upon us. time to reflect and set some new goals.. I will keep it simple.. this year was amazing.. it was full of friends, traveling and my family. My girls are growing up and turning into lil people its amazing to watch. I had a lot of opportunities this year. I look forward to the new year.. my goals are just to keep on the track I am on. Enjoy everything that comes my way, appreciate the people in my life.. Live healthy and be more organized. And try go to Greece to be specific and maybe mexico again lol.. Hope you enjoyed your year and look forward to the next one.. From my family to yours HAPPY NEW YEAR

Life don't waste it

Soo good ole Facebook assisted me in creating drama lol. I posted something the other day about people selling drugs on FB or partying EVERDAY and that I was sick of it. I chose not to delete people because I don't think that will change anything, but it wasn't just 2 people it was alot more. Maybe I just have wacked out fb friends.
I am all for fun times, there was a time in my life when life was about the party. But I grew up and life changed. I realized there is more to life than partying, my kids are my life, my husband is my life.. life is life. There is so much more to live for. So many things to experience. Whatever you put into your life is what you are going to get out of it. Honouring your self and honouring your life. You only got one chance why waste it getting high or getting insanely drunk. I didn't get this far in life without honouring my own life. I don't think I am better than anyone, I have my own struggles but the difference is I kept going.. life gets hard.. but the rewards when you succeed are amazing. Yeah some people just need to grow up..

Having 2 lil girls provides a lot of entertainment

Wow.. xmas was here and it took over my living room. I made a trail to the couch and I may not move for day or two. Well the holidays were and are great. I have one week left of time off but I have one less kid for a day or two. Alice decided she didn't want to come home from grammas, so she stayed lol. The girls have been doing some pretty silly things lately I thought I would entertain you with their stories.

1. I was shopping (shocking I know) and Wes was watching girls. Apparently they were playing quietly upstairs in my room. We all know quite is never really that good lol. So he went called to them "what are you doing," Alice responds "playing with stickers". Wes goes up to check these "stickers" and finds the girls sticking the stickers to the wall.. the stickers were.. feminine pads.. lmao

2. Wes was watching kids while I ran errand and he fell asleep on couch for 10 min and he heard jingling and he sat up looked in kitchen and abby was siting in the dishwasher while Alice was shouting at abby to get out lol.

3. I was doing dishes girls playing upstairs quietly again.. so i call up to them. What are you doing.. Alice responds.. trying to get these strollers and babies out. Ahhh they found their xmas presents lol.

I love my kids they show me how to laugh everyday.
Enjoy yours

December is coming eek

So here we are November 30 wow.. its mindboggling really. How did we end up here already, seems like yesterday it was summer or even Christmas. I thought it was a good time to reflect on my goals for this year.. see if I can complete it in a month ha.
Goal 1 - project 365 yeah that died a horrible death in February when I didn't get the Becky Higgens kit... new goal is I already bought my kit for next year so maybe now that I have the kit "Life" I can do it. we can hope right.
Goal 2 - To take better pics, I think I have done this I am pretty happy with my work and still wanting to learn more. I am going to try some test glamour shoots in Jan if it works out then I will do a weekend marathon or something.
Goal 3 - be organized .. well yeah no.. lol
Goal 4 - be healthier .. well i feel healthy, pretty much same size but I am happy so this one is a draw.
Goal 5 - Get alice to eat fruit .... well yeah no again.. we buy her veggie juice you win some you lose some..
Goal 6 - relationships.. I am very happy with my friendships and relationships. I know who is honestly my friend and who isn't and I am happy. I am blessed with some amazing circles of friends that include friends I have had since forever and new friends. My family relationships are doing great.
Goal 7 - enjoy my 30's. this year has been great it is great just to enjoy life and everyone in it. I have made some great memories this year..
Goal 8 - career... well this year I became a lawyer I also teach at the local college so yep things are doing well.

So not too shabby with the goals.. now to contemplate what the new year will bring. enjoy your December and you got the okay to put up your tree lol.

A wedding I am working on..

Its Time

Its time for me to start up an alternate photography blog/website.. So I can continue my personal blog without inhibitions. I've seen some Blue Domain websites that i think I could work or stay with good old blogspot. I think I have done a good job building my portfolio that maybe i should take a step. My prices will be slightly adjusting in new year. I still want to be accessible but I also want to be reasonable to myself.

On the Law side of things. I am also thinking my firm should have a website.. Makes it easier to find us. I wonder if firms have type pad blogs lol.. but I think on the firm side I need to get more tech savvy or break down and hire someone. Who knows what changes can come.. but in order to move forward in life we need to take steps.

I am working on posting some Halloween pictures and editing the last wedding I did.

L's Family

Here is a wonderful family that allowed me to capture their cuteness. Thanks Leda I am glad you enjoyed your pics. This family was soo cute. Click HERE to view more of this lovely family.

My two dads

So in less that an 1hr it will be two years since my dad (Walter) passed away. I know i blogged about it before but hey what are blogs for but to put your deepest thoughts on here for people to read lol. I honestly don't know how many ppl read this. But its been a wierd week. So in this life I have been blessed with 2 dads.. the dad that gave me life (Rick) and the dad that showed me life (Walter). My biological Dad Rick and I have never been close I love him but our relationship is not as it is with his other daughters my wonderful sisters. I am glad he is in my life and my girls lives. Grandparents are important and so are parents. But this week on monday my dad Rick had a heart attack.. my heart stopped and I froze.... why? one dad was already taken from me you can't have both God. I was weary of going to hospital because I was afraid. Afraid of dejavu becoming real and having to deal with losing him. Thankfully he is okay it was minor and he has to realize yep you did have a REAL heartattack and you need to take it easy (this will be difficult if you met him you would understand) Now heres the part that breaks me..... Tommorrow my dad Rick will be released from the hospital (yeah) and tommorrow is the day my other dad Walter passed away. The significance of this day overwhelms me. Even though one dad was taken from me I have a chance with my other dad. Life is tricky. I usually keep these deep thoughts to myself lol but my hubby is sleeping so world you get to me my counsellor. Well tommorrow I will celebrate Walter and be thankful for Rick. Hug your Dad.. my cousins recently buried their dad and my heart broke for them because i know how it felt.. the wound never completely heals but it gets easier..with time. Life is about the moments.... have a good night everyone

Google yourself

Have you ever googled yourself.. to see what comes up.. bored waiting for pics to upload on FB I did lol. I do often just to see what comes up. I want to make sure everything is okay.. Well I came upon this LINK (click on it) and I was honoured. Wow.. I almost cried reading it.. but i was speechless.. You can make a difference in anyones life.. :)

Baby T

I was so lucky to meet this beauty 3 days after she was born.. She is my friends baby.. I took a few clicks so I could make some cards for her baby shower.. soon we will be doing a full on photoshoot for this baby when shes a bit more comfortable with the world. Welcome baby T and thanks for letting me be a part of your life.

Viva Mexico

So we are back.. we finally went on a family vacation... oh fun it was. We went to mexico.. playa del carmen.. Princess resorts. I was a great trip. The girls had fun alice got to spend most of her days at the beach and abby got to rule the resort. It was a relaxing vacation, filled with naps, sand, sun and of course pina coladas. I didn't take as much photos as i thought.. I mostly used my point and shoot because i would die if my big camera got sand or water on it.. but hey point and shoots still rock. I just played with the girls and enjoyed the sun with them so most of the time we were sitting on the end of the ocean in the sand or out in the ocean or in the buffet lol. So camera time was whenever sure i would have like to take more pics but i wanted to relax more so i did.. lol. It was trip for memories and alice for sure will remember mexico and the beach.. Alice got bad reaction to all the mosquito bites her face swelled a bit and abby ate all the watermelon the resort had. Me and Wes got to spend the day together at Chichen Itza and a night at Playa del carmen shopping and ppl watching. My inlaws wes dad and step mom came and made the trip that much better.. nice to have extra set of hands with two crazy monkeys running around...

Photography wise i have a few shoots coming up in the next few weeks should be great.. today i am hoping to go get some shots of a 2 days old princess. Let me know if you want to book the fall colours are going to be awesome..

T&T wedding

I was done these awhile ago but wanted to give the family a chance to see before I showed the world. I have known the bride since she was 16, she is a lovely person and her husband is just as nice. They are a very sweet couple. Thanks for letting me be a part of your day. Click HERE for a link to their album or click on the left side column of my page for all the client albums.

I love this photo

So I am editing the wedding pics I took of T&T wedding.. I use to coach her and I have had the great pleasure of watching her grow into a beautiful women. I wanted to share this photo. When I get back from my trip i will post the rest.

I am off to meet the Queen

So I leave in 2 days to England for 9 days.. without kids or hubby.. I am soo excited but nervous. I am going with Calli to visit her family and visit the local pubs and shopping centres. We leave on friday, it should be lots of fun. I have only left abby one night before so I am worried about her but she will be fine I know.

Abby turned 1 on Aug 10.. wow shes almost walking she takes 6-8 steps then falls.. she likes to crawl up stairs and she can say Alice. Whenever I call out for alice she is right behind me yelling for her big sister.

Alice is doing great. She is quite the talker and if she had her way would always be visiting people. She likes to do fun stuff lol. Life is good.

Hope your all enjoying your summer

a tribute to my dad

Dont mind the shakiness my brother was holding the camera.. This tribute was done at the Maskawacis Cultural College graduation and when they announced a scholarship in my dads name. I thought i would share the video courtesy of my brothers youtube..

I did it

I finally did it.. I made a 3 column blog wohoo.. i did it with THIS it was a very helpful website. I am thinking of renaming my blog... the current title is long and I hardly blog about wes life.. lol.. but something catchy but me hmmm.. so i will continue fiddling around and see what else i come up with.. hope your enjoying the heat.. i am enjoying my investment. my central air :)

I found summer in an ice cream truck

So after work the other day alice and I were planting the super cheap flowers i got to fill in where the other ones i planted died. My thumb is not green, but for the .94 cents the 2 flowers costs I could care less. While were planting we heard music not just any music but dickie dee ice cream music.. then we looked down the street and there was the ice cream van, old school needed a new paint job van but an icre cream van none the less. So we got our change and alice picked out her ice cream.. she probably had 10 licks and said its very good.. now note if she has to justify something to herself it probably means she doesn't like it lol.. so the ice cream went back into the wrapping and is in the freezer.. These are some silly photos we took of her that evening and I was playing around in photoshop and i think on the first one I wouldn't have burned the edges but they will be good for a scrapbook page..

A love Story

A glimpse




I finally got to do a wedding.. I was so happy to be a part of this day for J and T. I have known J probably since he was in diapers lol. His sister and me have been bffs since we met before preschool. The love these two showed throughout the day was soo sweet. I wish them all the best and so much more.. click HERE or click on my photography on the left hand column.. enjoy