My brother and his family came out to Toronto last week and we all got to meet the newest addition to our clan, McKenna.  She is 2 months old and has a ton of hair.  That may come from her mother.  It was sad to see them leave but he is working out in Calgary gaining great experience so we all must enjoy the little time we get to see them. 

McKenna was just amazing.  She had already been out to the east coast on this trip to visit her mom's side of the family, then they came to Toronto for a week to be with all of us which was wonderful.  That baby girl never cried and she slept in anyone's arms and didn't fuss at all.  Wow!  I remember Adam having colic like my son and sleep was about the only thing they didn't do. 

I am so pleased for them and it was wonderful that I was able to capture images of my niece while she is still so small.  I may not get to photograph her again for a couple of years.

Leah

Baby N is here.

I am a little behind on my posting but at the very beginning of May I got to meet beautiful baby N.  I had wanted to try this image of the mom posing pregnant, then having her in the same position holding the baby.  I was very excited with how well we managed to pose.  When the images are played one after the other on top of each other they work really well.

Baby's first year packages are a wonderful gift.   N&A received a maternity session and the baby's first year package as a special gift that will last a lifetime, not just until they grow out of them.  Consider this gift for the next shower you are invited to!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day.  Happy May 2010!!

Leah

 

Brothers

Little M reminded and his older brother J were a delight to photograph earlier today.  I shot one of my favourite images today.  I just loved how this one converted to black and white.

Big brother J is always a joy to photograph and now his brother joins him.

These two will have the phone ringing off the hook when they are teenagers.

 

I think this look is "Don't mess with my brother or you will be dealing with me."

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Leah

I met this lovely family when they came to allow me the honour of photographing their newborn son but I had the added pleasure of meeting their daughter who was a doll to have fun with.  She just loved the big teddy bear and gave him some great big bear hugs.  Kids at this age are unpredictable and full of energy and that is what makes photographing them so much fun.  My job is never the same on any given day and I would not have it any other way!

I had posted a few of these photos on Facebook but just noticed that I had not posted any here so I thought I would love to share them with you.

Thanks for stopping by.

Leah

One Year Later...

Well here we are.  One year later.  Little Baby M is one and it has been such a wonderful pleasure to photograph her over this time frame.  Here are some of her latest images.  Little Miss M always shows me many sides of her sweet little personality and has no fear of the camera and the lights.  It is usually a bit of a challenge to keep a hat on a toddler, but not this one, she loves to play dress up too.

Thanks for stopping by!

Leah

 

This family is growing fast!

Natalie and Andres are expecting their first child in mid-April and Andres' sister is expecting her second baby any day now.  The cousins will be only a couple of months apart and we are going to photograph them together which is just going to be so adorable.  Chatting with them about my experiences brought back lots of memories for me.  I wish them a smooth and "easy" labour.  I told them that my daughter ended up being breech so they offered to turn her and I was not open to that idea at all!  Her delivery was an unscheduled c-section.  My son came along only 16 months later so he was a planned c-section. 

 

  

Look at these beautiful sisters!  They are so happy and delightful and it was a real pleasure working with them.  This is the first baby for their family and everyone is very excited.

My Practice Models

I was really looking forward to a one year photo session with little Maya who I have had the pleasure of photographing from her time in her mom's tumming, and right through to 9 months.  She was not feeliing well yesterday morning so we decided to make use of the time by letting my kids have some fun with the new backdrops I had picked up.  Josh got into his Tux.  That was the best $60 I have EVER spent on children's clothing.  I purchased it when he was 2 for my sister's wedding but they only had a size 4 so I had to take it up quite a bit.  Then, when he was 4, I let it down a bit.  He has worn it to his nursery school graduation, Christmas concerts, dress up events and now even for a photo session with mom.  Now at age 6 it is starting to look like he won't get much more time out of it but it has been great to have. 

 

 

 

 

Some time for my Family

Over the holidays I had an opportunity to capture some images of my family.  It has become something that my children understand they just have to do every few months.  It always starts out fun but at some point there is no more listening or too much goofing around and it all breaks down.  That is when I call it over as we are just not all on the same page and eventually everyone succumbs to doing as mom asks.  I may have had to fake tears or heartbreak, but I usually get at least a few shots that I really love.  This year was no different.