Joy - An Exciting time with Elisha

Before the new year I was able to spend a few hours meeting up with Elisha and her family. I had met Elisha for an engagement session awhile ago, since then she married her honey and now they are expecting their first child. How Exciting! It was a pleasure to meet her extended family as we did some family photos and then did some belly shots. I look forward to meeting this little one really soon :)

Love this shot of the whole family.

A siloutte shot is always so fitting during this season of your life - beautiful guys :)

Elisha has such a cute round belly - getting rounder every day at this point.

They took cute e-session pics and now I'm happy to showcase their belly shots

Joy - A merry time with the MacNeil Family

Last weekend Omari and I met up at the lake outside the millwoods golf course for a walk and some family photos. It ended up a pretty decent day considering the season that we are in. It was alot of fun trying to keep up with their little guy - he was so adorable. Here is a peek at a few of our photos with them....

Omari captured this sweet shot as I was setting up a family photo.

aren't they a beautiful couple?!

You can just see his personality in this one

I love capturing the casual moments too.

Joy - A Date with the DeGuzman Family

It was another chilly day when we met up with the DeGuzman's so we headed back indoors to their house. They got married last year as well and now have a beautiful little daughter added to their family. You can tell they love being parents and their world is now revolving around her. She is so adorable I coulda brought her home with me but I was happy enough just to be able to hold her for a bit :)

Thanks for sharing your baby with me for a little while - it was great meeting her and seeing the both of you again!

Hangin out on the stairs.

She has such an adorable laugh!

Mom and Dad kissing their little one.

Love this candid Omari took while I was talking with the family on our way out!

Joy - Meeting up with the Martinsons

It was a great pleasure to meet up with the Martinsons. We photographed their wedding last year - they were my lucky 7-7-7 couple. I'm so glad they are adventurous cause it was a chilly morning. Of course I had them cuddling alot so that helped keep them a cozy. We met up at the Sunridge Ski Hill because there are some great areas there to go walking. They brought along their newest member of the family as well - so I was able to meet Korby. He was pretty good for being a curious puppy!

Thanks for inviting me to take a walk with the three of you. It was fun and a good workout LOL.

Love this pic with Korby just checking the camera out. It's funny how Davin is stepping over his leash in the background!

A little sweet talking is always good for some smiles.

It was soo sweet how Erin was holding Davin's hand.

Heading back to the car - Omari got this great shot...he's so good at capturing those candid moments.

Joy - Special times with the Schendel Family

Last week I was able to meet up with the Schendel family. I had photographed their family farm a few year ago. Their parents were selling and the kids wanted them to have some great memories of it. We also did some family photos. So it was neat to meet up with them again - meet their newest member and see how big their oldest has gotten. These little girls are active. They didn't want to sit still so we just did our best to keep everyone doing something...whether it was digging in the sand or climbing or sliding...we had alot of fun creating some great photos. I have decided that being swung in the air while walking is a 3 year old's favorite thing as the last few 3 year olds I have shot wanted to do it again and again :)

I love this pic with their oldest smooshing her Daddy's face. Eventually she will learn to be more gentle...

See she is loving the swinging!

Going down the slide together - it was a tight squeeze but the kids loved it.

Climbing the monkey bars - this was trickiest for the parents. I'm so glad nobody fell!

Thank you for calling me to do your family photos. It was such a pleasure to see you again and meet your youngest. Enjoy the photos.

Joy - So much fun with the Semeniuk Family

I was happy to see the Semeniuks again. Near the beginning of my business I photographed their wedding and then later I was able to do some family photos as a little one entered their lives. This boy has sure grown since the last time I have seen them. He is now active and on the go! We had so much fun trying to keep up with him at Rundle Park.

It was great to see you guys again. I look forward to next time :) Enjoy the photos - I love how they turned out.

Joy - The Pedersen/Ash's and their puppies

The other session I did two Sunday's ago was with the Pedersen/Ash Family. This is another family we met through one of our recent weddings. They brought along their 3 canine companion's to include in a few family photos as well. They were not all puppies but I like the sound of the title :) Sometimes it is difficult to get a genuine smile in the teenage years but I think these guys did pretty well. Even more difficult is to get 4 humans looking and smiling along with 3 dogs! With a little help from some family friends as well as a few doggie treats we did manage to get some pretty good images.

Thank you for giving me a call to do your family photos - it was a pleasure to meet all of you.

Joy - A session with the Augustin Family

It was off to McNally High School to do a session with the Augustin's. I haven't seen these guys for awhile and it is amazing to see how the kids have grown. With 3 active little boys these parents have their hands full! I thought everyone did really well though and we got some good photos to send out for Christmas :) Kids can't help but look cute - cause they just are!

Thanks for calling me up to do a session for you! It was soo good to see you again. Hopefully we'll meet up again sometime soon at some scrapbooking event...

Joy - Entertaining Ella & Lauren

It was alot of fun meeting up with Ella, Lauren and family at Rundle Park for a few photos. Ella is a quiet, shy girl while her sister is quite the model - she just loved posing for the camera. Lauren made me laugh with her posing...she just seemed to know whenever she had a camera pointed in her direction...it was difficult to catch her off-guard! You can tell Ella just loves her big sister - she copies so much of what Lauren does - it's adorable. We strolled around the lake first then had some fun over at the park. We even saw a lady doing a "trash the dress" shoot off in the distance. It was great weather to be outside and an entertaining experience photographing the girls. Thank you for the opportunity :)

Joy - Time with the Tillmanns

This week I also went for a walk around the Muttart grounds with the Tillmann family. Again this is a family that is related to another of my past brides. I feel really honored that people are comfortable referring us to their friends and family. The Tillmanns are pretty laid back people and they were really easy to work with...more adorable kids here as well...

Thank you for inviting me to create some family portraits for you! I'm sure you will love them.

Joy - Walking with the White Family

This past week has been busy with family portraits as the leaves have changed color and we had some fantastic weather. I had the opportunity to meet up with a sister of one of my past brides and do a family session at Hawrelak Park. It was a beautiful day for a walk around the lake and the 2 boys had a great time checking out all the ducks and birds. Another adorable family to add to my collection :) I so love watching families grow!

Thank you guys for inviting me to take photos of your family. It was a pleasure...with such cute boys I know you will enjoy your images.

Joy - Playing with Payton

The other day I had the opportunity to photograph a little girl celebrating her first birthday. She was such a doll, we had a great time exploring Rundle park with her family. It was adorable to watch her uncertain steps as we navigated the rough terrain. She loved the camera - at times - and gave me the most fantastic looks. I had to create a little montage of her cause it is just too cute! She is definitely little miss independant as she wanted to be off on her own to do her own thing - no holding hands or being carried. Thank you to her family for sharing her with me. I enjoyed the session immensely!

Joy - Kirk

It was a pleasure photographing Kirk the other day. We met up at his old high school and did some great sunset shots over the city skyline. He is a very interesting fellow and it was great to get to know him a little better. Kirk you need to stop working so much so you can find your soulmate ;)

Joy - Tinga Family

2 Parents + 4 Gorgeous Kids + Lots of Energy = Alot of Great Photos!!

This past Sunday I met up with the Tinga family at the lake in St. Albert. How they do such a great job raising 4 kids is soo beyond me - I get wiped out daily managing my 2 :) These 4 youngsters are all under the age of 10 and very active. They were such fun to photograph cause they are all soo cute! OK the parents were cute too... We had some fun climbing fences, picnic tables and stairs. We threw rocks, bottle caps and even a ball. Finally we dipped our toes in the water before we left - definitely not water to swim in though - in my opinion. It was hot out so the toe dipping felt really great. Thanks for including me on your outing guys, I had alot of fun with all of you and really enjoyed meeting your family.

Joy - Getz Family

On holiday Monday I had the opportunity to meet up with the Getz family to do a special family shoot. This year is their 5th anniversary and this was a very wonderful way to celebrate the milestone. We walked around the Devonian gardens with their adorable little girl and captured alot of great moments for them. Thank you for entrusting us to do your photos :) It was such a pleasure to finally meet your whole family, Carlin.