We met up to do some family photos of this beautiful family in their yard on a beautiful late spring morning. Little B was such a treat to photograph. She was just so sweet as she played around the yard allowing me to capture some candid shots. And with a little help from . . . → Read More: Family Photo Shoot in the yard

I met the Happy family a few years ago when I shot their wedding. This time I was actually doing some baby shots of their cousin but they were in town visiting so we snagged a few of the Happy boys as well.

Here’s a sneak peek of a few candids . . . → Read More: A little side shoot for the Happy Kids

Baby J turned one in March and we were just waiting for the weather to get a little bit warmer so we could do an outdoor shoot. Even up to a couple of hours before the shoot, we weren’t sure if the weather was going to hold out. But it did and we had . . . → Read More: Baby J’s One Year Shoot

Allie and JR are both well traveled and have spent many years traveling the world while getting an education as well as traveling the world to teach others. While doing so, they met each other through a friend while both living in China. They hung out initially as friends and wound up falling in . . . → Read More: A fall wedding at the Willowdale Estate

So I got home tonight and again, my personal chef had not prepared anything for dinner. And then I got my daily reminder that I don’t actually have a live in personal chef. I stood in front of the fridge for awhile debating what to do. Closed it. Logged on to . . . → Read More: This is not a blog about cooking…okay well today it is.

We left St Lucia and headed to last stop on our trip-the city of Durban. It’s always sad knowing a trip is coming to an end but we headed to our last stop feeling really good about all the stuff we had seen along the trip. Ranger Bob described the trip so well. . . . → Read More: My African Adventure Part Seven: Days 11-12 Durban

We were very lucky that we were in St Lucia for turtle breeding season. For just a few weeks each year, the turtles come ashore at night to lay their eggs on the beach. There are miles and miles of beach and it is rare to see one but we were determined to try. . . . → Read More: My African Adventure Part Six: Days 9-10 St Lucia

If you don’t already know this about me, I was apparently “an African Queen in my last life. Who was brutally murdered at a young age. It was a devastating blow to the community”. You can’t make this stuff up. The only psychic I have ever been to told me this. . . . → Read More: My African Adventure Part Five: Days 7-8 Swaziland

I won’t even start to describe what 19 people plus wet gear for 19 people shoved onto a truck smells like but trust me on this one, it is NOT GOOD. As we headed out of the park the rains and wind continued. We stopped on a bridge where the guides pointed out what . . . → Read More: My African Adventure Part Four: Days 5-6 Mozambique

We hit the road first thing and headed to Kruger National Park. When we got to the park, we decided to do a quick game drive in the truck (we would have to stay on the paved roads). We saw buffalo, impalas, zebras and giraffes and got geared up for the following day’s . . . → Read More: My African Adventure Part Three: Day 3-4 Kruger National Park