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waa waa.... i don't have a little girl to send ot the father daughter dance:)
so to be as much a part of it as i can without being the creepy boy mom sneaking into the venue to watch and feel sorry for myself i stalk my friends with girls and take photos as a guise to feel a part of it!
xo- some friends... some dancers, and some little siblings:)
he is divine to me.
happy mothers day to all of you who love yours.
xo
we met this amazing couple in Yasawa Fiji when we were photographing the YASAWA resort.
and we got to reconnect with them in Australia- so very very fun to meet Jack.... oh my goodness they love love love this little boy.
and he is truly divine... these smiles are all the time with him- amazing.
cannot wait until they come visit in whistler- i want to continue to photograph this little one for years to come! and maybe we will get dad in the next ones- he was golfing with Chad! lol
xo
we are just catching our breath from our trip to australia... we came home to a little bit of crazy with BUYING A NEW HOUSE! actually it is not even a new house... its our first ever house... and it is really old:)
becasue i am a little bit of crazy i am blogging the journey!
http://www.rainbowmansion.tumblr.com/
i am settling into photos again in the midst of painting and demolishing my house and I am catching up on photos from OZ
our favorite part of the trip was our time with friends... friends who know us, love us, teach our kids to surf, let us sleep in their house... and eat all of their food! friends who stay up all night talking becasue we only have a few night.
Friends like this:
xoxo
finishing up photos from australia...
and found a new favorite of my yougest- this is just so so so caleb right now.
i am so in love.
xo
Oh friend... You are beyond dear to me... sweet and kind and loyal. Fun and hilarous and adventurous. An amazing mom, wife, slurpee drinker, sour patch kid eater. I cannot imagine life without you in it... love you. And... check your email for your gift:) but here is a sneak peek!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
xo
this family loves the beatles...
i loved this family!
xo
he really is the "better" half... in who we are... in the parenting... and in the way he loves me.
he is also the better photographer. (although I may only admit that here... just this once)
and he patiently taught me everything about computers and cameras and light... but more then that... he taught me how to see the moments of life and how to capture them because that is simply who he is... he sees the best in people, life and situations... and I know it makes the people around him want to be better people... and to see goodness.
this winter he has been traveling and photographing the mountains and his own love- winter.
i think what you see in these photos... is a pure motive...he takes photos becasue he wants to capture something he loves, something he is passionate about. its simple and calm- and i want more of that and this in my life.
revelstoke, trout, chile, whistler... here are a few of my favorites- now I need to pick the one to enlarge in our house.
xoxo
In the last 6 years I don't think I have ever wished myself a Happy Birthday before on this blog...
but this year... I feel a little more like celebrating! I have so much to be thankful for- my boys, my family and this incredible job... so this year... happy birthday to me:)
xo
Here are some photos taken from the talented Carly Bish in Seattle.
We are getting ready for the new website and re brand- and I needed a little update on the photo front- I also decided that this will be the year that I embrace my big mouth and laugh cause evidently its been 35 years and that big mouth is going nowhere and that laugh- just keeps getting louder!
i really love all things vintage... so when asked if I could photograph some recent thrift and vintage finds for an upcoming fundraiser I could not help but say yes and yes and yes. here are just a few of the looks for the catalogue... hope to see you all out for this amazing upcoming vintage inspired night of fashion!
xoxo
wishing you a merry christmas!
to take the time to be present with your family... your friends... your life.
to see beauty... wonder and joy.
to laugh.
xo
just sharing a few recent snow photos:)
looking forward to another fabulous year photographing fabulous people! xo
there are really no words to describe this amazing trip... luckily... there are a thousand photos:)
here are just a couple favorites... and in the works: an indian art show in the new year...
you'll just have to be a little patient...
it always amazes me the tension i can live in...
that the personal part of me is in a state of rest and family.... that the work part of me is in growth and busyness... that i am on a computer all day and yet my heart is yearning for art.... that through the rain there is that ray of sun sending light spots on my office window. that my boys are so tall and so big and yet... they are still feel so vulnerable and small and sweet... that time is flying past and yet sitting still... that i feel needed like never before by my family and also lonely. that i want to be creating a home and yet planning to go away. that i am in love and yet that anger sits on the hinge. that i can be passionate and bored... within minutes of each other. that i adore the routine of fall and the smell of pumpkin spice and yet... at the same time... that i am mourning the loss of summer and the taste of raspberries off the vine. that i can feel fulfilled and empty... and strong and weak. that i can feel accomplishment and failure. crazy... and sane...
today is that day... that i sit... a little uncertain of where to lay my hands, my time... my heart.
i need to get back to writing... and cooking... and the need to do... as i write that out... makes me want to also have a nap, go for a walk... and get my hands in dirt within my garden... yearning to connect to anything outside of myself.
this is my life... this is my present. i have not shared recently... its just that its all in the imbetween...
its complicated... and its simple...
this is me: captured by a fabulous photographer in Seattle- Carly Bish
xo
my most favorite place to garage sale is in bellingham... the great finds like these rollar-skates and faux fur coat... $4.00 thank you very much top the list... but I also came home with a new mid century style coffee table and side table! add a trip to trader joes and a weekend with my god daughters and bestest friends just top it all off...
wanted to post just a few photos from our time... i am reminded again to bring my camera out more often and to just photograph life. XO
we are lucky enough to live next to the most amazing pond...
as Spring finally arrives... the boys have started to explore it again this year.... to everyones surprise they have found massive gold fish... for the first day our house was full of mason jars with fish... we have since released them back... but continue to fish daily with nets. i am so in love with everything about my boys and our friends fishing in the pond... the rubber boots full of water, the sound they make when they walk... the nets... and dirty faces... the excitement and thrill of finding new things.
i am feeling very thankful xo
In early April we had the opportunity as a family to visit Yasawa Island in Fiji...
There are no words to describe our time away... it was beyond amazing. The place, food, people we met... our time connecting as a family... all of it. I am so incredibly thankful that we had this experience... especially seeing our boys just fall in love with a culture... and so easily meld into it... I found myself watching them more then watching what was around me... and I was reminded of curiosity, adventure, and laughter and... I don't know... it just made me thankful. It seems to simple to say that... but I think it is just enough.
so... no words... but ALOT of photos:)
enjoy xo
i was thrilled to be invited to ziptrek with my new years eve bride and all her closest friends the day before the wedding. it was a gorgeous day and so fun... plus it was perfect to get to know all the girls before the big day! xoxo
humbled by another year of photographing people... beautiful on the inside and out.
love love love my job... and looking forward to another year of photos.
xo
I am one of the new bloggers for Whistler Blackcomb!
It is very exciting.... I get to talk about all the things I love about where we live...
About raising a family in Whistler, and about riding on the mountain with the boys!
I am hoping families who are planning to visit Whistler will be able to use it as a resource when preparing for the trip! And that it will inspire mom's to get active with their kids.
I just started... so make sure to check it out when you get a chance...
My plan is to post Friday's!
XO
http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/blogs
http://blog2.whistlerblackcomb.com/
i have been taking a little break...
after 22 weddings this year, we are in need of some serious family time!
and so, in perfect timing with a lot of snow falling, we have been hitting the slopes with our kids and friends...
it took me 6 years to warm up to the snow and mountain... but something clicked last year...
and now i truly love that this is my life! XO
i know i have been a terrible blogger....
taking a little time off xo
i thought i would share these photos of a recent dinner party we had to celebrate our ten year anniversary!
i did not take a lot of photos through the night, but i did manage to photograph the details!
it was such a fun night, we had people come from out of town and decided to do an indian dinner. chad and i met in india so it felt fitting... we asked pat from the cracked pepper to make dinner... and it was amazing! i strongly recommend having a chef do your next dinner party... it was so nice to not have to cook or clean... and the food... well it was better then i could have made it!! LOL
we also had our friend marcie from Bliss come in and help decorate... i wanted to really treat my friends to a fantastic night, and so we made our living room into "little india". we moved the furniture outside with lights and heaters and hookhas! and then decorated the table with candles, gold dishes and gorgeous florals. i love how marcie took my vision and just "got it"! i think people always think that you only need a planner for weddings... but why not bring someone in to help you with your special event?
in the end it was perfect.... we have walked through a lot in the last 10 years... many laughs... a few tears:)... and along the way we could never have experienced the fullness of all of it without our friends!
xo
I hung out with Michael Jackson, Dee Snyder from Twisted Sister... Elton John, Bob Marley, Ziggy Stardust, Gene Simons, even Elvis, the king of rock... you know, the usual!
I love Halloween in Whistler....
xo
we are presently out of the office until wednesday photographing an out of town wedding, and catching up on the summer of editing.
we will be sending out discs, packages, invoices, emails, weddings and sessions later this week!
thank you!
xo
photo of us taken at the recent party wall for John Fluevog Shoes.
for the 2 years i lived in toronto i was pregnant for 18 months of it....
i waddled around the best i could... to take in the sights of the city.... me, a tummy and for half of that time a toddler.... there were parts that were my favorite.... and parts i did not like.... and then lots of parts i just wished maybe i was not pregnant all the time for!
and then... there were the parts i love to go back to visit and the people we love and miss.... and the parts i was so looking forward to showing to my much bigger boys now.... like... this is where you were born, this is where we used to go on walks etc....
and as any big city adventure there is also the new places.... like this fabulous italian restaurant where i had the best olives of my life and where caleb ate a lobster eye.... and we all ate until we rolled out full of gelato and coffee..... and breads and cheese, and rich pasta. and where we found this wall.... and bench... where i just had to capture this memory.... this amazing time of me and my boys.... i just love all three of them so much! (and the last one taken by caleb.
xo
well.... we have been home for a week...
but it is the peak of wedding season, and there is just a lot of editing, photographing, laundry...
cleaning, office set up... coffee to make... kids to play with.... beautiful sun sets to capture...
and so I have been home, but not home... here but not present.
trying desperately to catch up on it all... and the blog in these moments is often neglected. sorry blog.
but.... as of today.... i am feeling caught up...
5 new weddings to show you, vacation photos and 6 new family sessions! YAY...
so check in... I am promising daily posts this week!!
xo
i feel ridiculously thankful for my friendships...
the older we get in this life... the fewer real/ close... for life and forever friends we have...
and yet for me... my friendships that are the life type of friendships have all come later in life...
with babies... and marriage... with settling... and with security in myself.
i seem to find myself surprised by new friends... i don't expect them... i feel like i would almost be asking too much... as i feel so thankful for the ladies i already have so invested in my life...
and so... i was surprised by this friendship...
it came from a few different places... meant to be.
a shared love of a mutual friend... and a love of photography.
michelle is the one i can talk to for an hour about photos... and color... and exposure and then end the conversation with an in depth conversation about what we will be making for dinner.... and maybe about "tea cups and chickens".
i was lucky enough to be a part of michelle's journey with photography... and wow... i have never seen such growth... and raw talent. michelle is an exceptional photographer.
what started with me giving tips and ideas... has become a mutually received mentorship of this art.
michelle was highlighted on one of my most favorite photographers blog this week.... it is a must read...
i was honored to be mentioned in her incredible journey...
michelle... it has been an honor to share... and in the midst... you have given much, thank you. xo
it poured... and then the sun came out...
and the light was PERFECT!
i stole my brother and his adorable girlfriend for a quick shot.... we were picking up the balloon for a session i had later in the night.... i love this... and... i love him... he is just so handsome.
xo
6 years ago when we rolled into this town... 2 babies in tow...
and for me... a little lost with who i was... and with why we were here...
i found... in those first couple months... the waldorf school...
my kids were babies... years away from school... but we happened upon the fair....
and i loved it... everything about it...
the kind children... the singing and violins and the crafts... and the knomes... and the magic...
there seemed to be a calm that i felt pulled towards.
my kids are not babies anymore... the the years flew by...
now by boys are enrolled in the school... and they have found community.
some things frustrate me like crazy... i love that my 7 year old can knit up a storm on adorable little wood sticks... the fact that he is not reading... is my own struggle... to trust an education that seems so opposite from our culture... it has been terribly hard. but then... i remind myself to follow my gut...
and it says that i have nice boys... kind... sincere and compassionate...
and it tells me that eventually they will read... and in the meantime...
a little wool and wood is a nice addition to their lives.
tomorrow is the may fair from 10-3 pm in Spruce Grove...
it is pure sweetness... you must come!
also.... i wait patiently... for the mushroom quiche they serve for lunch... i get it twice a year and it is ridiculously yummy.
see you there...
we trespassed.... we got yelled at...
we had maybe 10 minutes of light... we ran... we jumped a fence (with a baby)
we met a donkey and then a horse...
we laughed... a lot.
it was... worth it.
xo
