Halloween 2017 - Edmonton Family Photographer
Come along on our pirate Halloween adventure.
Halloween is my favourite time of year. There's just something about the fall season leading up to it; the spookiness, the costumes, the trick-or-treating, the scary movies (and season 2 of Stranger Things!) - it's all so much fun.
Again this year, I took the kiddos out for an adventure in their costumes. They both chose to be pirates when they saw the costumes hanging in the store. To be honest, I think it was mostly because they came with swords, but they had a ton of fun and totally embraced the characters - sword fighting and all.
Since there aren't any pirate ships or ocean water around our neck of the woods, we just ventured out to one of our favourite exploration spots. The kids still had a blast running around screaming "Arrrrrrr" and I had fun following them around with my camera. If you make it until the end you'll see one of my favourites of Townes. He wasn't too happy we when we had to leave - you'll know it when you see it. haha.
Here are all of my favourites from the afternoon.
Thanks for making it until the end! I'd love to know what you and/or your kiddos dressed up as for Halloween this year! Let me know in the comments below. <3
National Puppy Day 2017 - Edmonton Family Photographer - Edmonton Pet Photographer
A selection of images featuring my two pups for National Puppy Day 2017.
Early this morning when I opened my Facebook, I was greeted with this iPhone snap from six years ago. It was of my pup wearing a cone after his neuter surgery. Soon after perusing Facebook a bit, I learned today was National Puppy Day. Did I ever feel awful for scheduling his surgery (even though all those years ago) on National Puppy Day. Sorry, Bud.
National Puppy Day is a day not only to celebrate our pups, but also a day to help bring awareness to the terrible puppy mill situation. Millions of dogs are improperly bred for profit and mistreated along the way. If you're looking to add a puppy to your family, remember to adopt - don't shop from pet stores or backyard breeders or puppy mills. If you are looking to add a purebred puppy to your family, always do extensive research about the breeder. Contact your national breed club who may have a list of reputable breeders in your area. With the awareness rising, hopefully one day these illegal mills and backyard breeders will be shut down.
A few great ways to celebrate National Puppy Day are:
- Take your pup(s) for an extra long walk!
- Adopt a puppy! But only if your family is ready. Remember to find a great trainer to get your training off to the right start.
- Donate to a local shelter and/or rescue.
- Have a puppy party or visit a dog park and make some new friends.
In honour of National Puppy Day, I thought I'd share some photos of my two pups. They're half brother and sister, two years apart. People have a hard time telling them apart, but they really couldn't be any different personality-wise.
Here are a few of my favourites from the last few weeks:
Are you doing anything to celebrate National Puppy Day? I'd love it if you left a comment below and let me know! :)
Week 12 - Gratitude - Edmonton Family Photographer
Week 12 - Gratitude - A selection of photos included in the theme Gratitude.
Week 12's photo challenge topic was Gratitude.
Of course, my kids come to mind first. This was the photo I selected for my weekly image.
Grateful for these little piggies.
Some other photos from last week:
Beautiful Edmonton Hoar Frost - Edmonton Family Photographer
A selection of images from a beautiful winter day full of hoar frost in Edmonton.
This is a bit of a continuation to my last blog entry, so if you haven't read that one, you can do so here.
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I wanted to share more from our afternoon out in the snowy winter wonderland that Edmonton was last week.
The kids had such a good time running and jumping around in and on the snow. The temperature wasn't too cold - it really was the perfect day to be outside in winter.
After the kids were done snow jumping and falling, we ventured into the edge of the "forest" to see what else we could find.
There was so much beautiful hoar frost covering all of the trees and shrubs. I am such a fan, and the kids were too. They loved shaking the branches and making it "snow".
Right after this last shot was taken, Townes dropped his soother (on purpose) so he could grab a mitt full of snow and eat it. I grabbed his soother to put it in my pocket and panic set in. I realized I had dropped my phone out of my pocket - into this snowy winter wonderland!
Amazingly, it was found - and still works (after having a lengthy rice bath), but boy was I worried. Not so much about the phone itself, but about the photos on it that I hadn't backed up yet. A little reminder that I should be just as thorough with backing up my personal photos as I am with client photos. Lesson learned!
With the warmer weather we've had, this beautiful frost is now gone. But I am hoping we get another run of it at least once more this season. It's definitely one of my favourite things about winter.
Are you a fan of winter? I'd love to know what your favourite (or least favourite) thing about it is in the comments below!
52 Frames - Week Five - Falling - Edmonton Family Photographer
My selected photo for week 5 of the 52 Frames Challenge - "Falling".
Week five's theme for the 52 Frames Challenge was "Falling".
I grabbed this shot on day three of the beautiful hoar frost filled days we had last week. The sun decided to come out and I hurried the kids to get dressed and out the door so we could get some photos before the sun melted away the frost.
This field is our new favourite spot to adventure, and it's only a few minute drive from our house. When we got there we saw that the snow had hardened and it was strong enough for the kids (and me in places) to walk on. They had a blast running and jumping trying to break through the top of the snow. I'll post a full blog post of our afternoon here tomorrow. :)
