|STEFAN'S 30th BIRTHDAY| party!!

I just realized that I never blogged this. On May 15 my sister threw a surprise birthday party for her husband who will be turning 30 next month! Luckily everything worked out and Stefan was definitely surprised! We lured him to my parents place by cancelling our regular Thursday night family dinner and rescheduling it for this Saturday and my dad was going to make Geizo (a Paraguayan stew) and teach Stefan how to make it too. I think Stefan was a little bummed that he wasn't going to be getting Geizo that day but having a party wasn't so bad either! =)

The evening was spent mingling with friends, eating burgers, trying to stay warm, and indulging in the amazing invention that is the chocolate fountain!

 

 Stay tuned for pictures from yesterday's maternity session!

Fun Facts About Me!

I'm no pro blogger. I have a blog for my daughter but I just use it to write down everything I want to remember about my daughter and what she's doing and how she's growing and anything I want to highlight about her life. It's just a private blog for family and friends so I've never put much effort into really "blogging" it the way pro-bloggers do!

So, in an attempt to blog more posts between photo shoots I'm going to start with revealing a bit about myself! Today's topic is:

10 Things You May Not Know About Me:

1. I don't like chicken. I might be the only person in the world who doesn't like chicken. But it's true.
2. My husband was my first kiss!
3. My right food is maybe half a size bigger than my left.
4. I gave birth to my daughter at home. It was planned.
5. I went skydiving in New Zealand while I was attending Bible School down there.
6. I rarely, if ever, buy anything at full price. I'm a bargain shopper!
7. I drove into a garbage can and a flower bed with a golf cart when I was younger. My dad let me drive him around. Maybe he regretted this decision after those incidences? haha.
8. I might have a small crush on Mr. Darcy (Colin Firthe) in Pride and Prejudice. =)
9. Nicholas Sparks is my favourite author.
10. My favourite Starbucks beverage is a Caramel Macchiato with 1" foam.

There you go. Maybe you learned something new about me today that you didn't know before! Or I just wasted 5 minutes of your Saturday. If the latter is true, I'm sorry!

Hope you're all enjoying your long weekend! I have 2 photo shoots coming up tomorrow and Monday and can't wait!

|SOL, RANDI & SOL JR.| family

Randi and Stephanie are sisters. When Stephanie mentioned to Randi that I would taking some family pictures for them Randi jumped on the boat and booked me for a double photo session! =) Sol and Randi have a handsome little boy and another baby on the way. Sol Jr. was a fan of the "Science World" weeds (I've never learned their actual name!) and blew the seeds off pretty much every single one in the field! Too cute.

Both these families were so fun to work with and I'm so glad I was able to get some great shots for them!

|DAN, STEPHANIE & SOPHIE| family

When Stephanie emailed me asking me to do a photo shoot her her family I was so excited! They had a 7 month old baby and I just love taking pictures of babies. I think it helps that I have a baby myself so I know what moments I want to capture for myself so I just do the same for other people! Babies grow up so fast and are constantly changing so taking pictures is so important.

I hadn't met Dan and Stephanie before the shoot but I had such a great time with them! So friendly and their daughter is so adorable! What more can a photographer ask for? Thanks, Stephanie, for asking me to take these pictures for you. I hope you enjoy them!

 The rest from this session coming up next!

My 1st Mother's Day!

Yesterday I celebrated my first Mother's Day! Last year for Mother's Day I was 8 months pregnant. My Facebook status summed it up nicely... "A year ago today I was waddling around with a big belly... today my Girlie is waddling around with a big belly!"

What was my first Mother's Day like, you may be asking. Well, it started with Cheyenne walking toward me with a little gift bag in her hand. That made the tears start welling up. Inside the bag was a card from her saying "I love you", and a framed picture of her and I. We don't have many pictures together since I'm always the one behind the camera!

Anyway, after that we all went to church and then came home for nap time. In the afternoon we headed to my parents place with my sister and her husband, too, and went out for a fabulous dinner.

It was a great day! I asked my husband to do a mini photo shoot of Cheyenne and I. Here's my Girlie and I on Mother's Day 2010!!