She’s A Big Girl Now!

I first met Sydney on the day before she and my son Asher started second grade together. Over the years, the our families became friends and Syd (also lovingly known as “Squid” to me!) was one of my go-to kids for building my portfolio when I was starting my business. Last month Syd’s mom Nicole asked me to do some updated photos of her now teen-age daughter. She and I headed down to gritty Squalicum Harbor to have some fun amongst the pallets & box cars. She’d just received a beautiful new guitar as a special gift so I encouraged her to bring it along. I was wowed by her playing abilities… what a big girl she has become!

She’s telling me about her boyfriend in this shot…the faraway look is a telltale sign!

I had to get a little goofy to get Syd to loosen up and show me her genuine smile. Obviously it worked. This is the Sydney I know and love : )

     

She looks like such a capable girl in this shot… I just love it!

  

Sydney thought this message spray painted on a box car was rather hilarious : )

Yes, I bugged her relentlessly about that posture!

And finally… this post would not be complete without sharing some of those photos that helped me build my portfolio. These were taken in February of 006, some of the first I took with my brand new camera. Sydney was almost ten in these shots… what a cutie : )

Waitin’ On A Baby!

From one boy named Evan to another! Except this one is still in utero : ) Baby Evan will make his appearance sometime around the beginning of August, but I met with his mama & daddy, Samantha & Isaac, a couple of weeks ago to capture the couple during the ever increasing state of anticipation. We had a great time getting to know each other while traversing the grounds of beautiful Woodstock Farm. Please enjoy a few of the photos from our shoot!

Please check back in an a few weeks to see the photos we capture of Baby Evan!

Meet My New Buddy Evan!

Sometimes it takes kids a little while to warm up when they meet me the first time… in fact sometimes it takes a few shoots with me for them to figure out I’m okay.  This was definitely not the case with Evan! This two year old cutie face was ready to roll as soon as I arrived. We wasted no time in getting down to exploring the beach at Boulevard Park – I’m certain every future family visit to this park will  result in the turning over of big rocks by Danielle & Mike, Evan’s mom & dad, in order to find the scurrying crabs hidden below : )  Here are some fun shots from our adventure!

We found lots of creepy crawly bugs, too!

When we met, Danielle’s belly was bursting with Evan’s baby brother, Andrew. In fact, her labor started the very next day! Andrew’s newborn photos will be featured in an upcoming post- and yes, he’s every bit as adorable as his big brother!

Evan thought his mama’s belly button made a great hiding place for rocks : )

Stay tuned for more photos of Evan, Danielle and Mike with sweet baby Andrew!