Happy Half-Birthday Eve!

This post is a little bittersweet for me....as all you Mum's out there know, as great as it is for our little ones to reach all those

milestones, we always want to hold onto them being "bitsy" for as long as we can. Especially when the little one has as sweet a

disposition as our "lady" Eve. With her cartoon smile, her incredible bedtime habits and her sweet "ma-ma-ma" when she sees

me, there really isn't a single thing about her that we would change. I have to admit that it makes me a little sad to think that in

just 6 short months from now she'll most likely be saying her first little words, taking her first steps and starting to actually play

with her big sis. Hopefully she'll still love snuggling as much as she does now.

With that said, here are the newest photos of our beautiful girl....make sure to click on the images to see them BIG!!!!

Brand New Baby B

It's late. Really late, and I should be sleeping but I just can't. I had to get a sneak peek up of darling 5 day old baby Brookelyn.

She is the first child of our great friends' Candice and Chris, and we couldn't be happier for them. This little doll came into the

world a few weeks early, and although Mum & Dad are both, well, REALLY tall ( at least from where I'm standing)! Miss B was a

teensy little bean....just tiny and petite. She challenged me a little, deciding of course not to sleep once I arrived. So, finally at 6

pm we got her to sleep and had a good half hour to make some magic.



I think we did just that:) I'm so glad she cooperated as this day wasn't only special because Brookelyn had arrived, but it was

also Candice and Chris' anniversary....so Happy Anniversary!



Thank you so much....Mum, Dad, Grandma & Grandpa for the fantastic dinner...and especially Miss Brookelyn; I'm so thankful I

got to be the one to do your first official shoot!


Hope you love them,

Mish



















And although I was itching to do this image in black and white as well, I know Mum was hoping for a colour one of Little Miss is this hat...so here it is:)

Miss Sophie

Here she is Mum & Dad......I"ve finally blogged your little beauty's photos. I did this shoot while back home in Victoria 3 weeks

ago, and had to wait to get back home to edit....trust me, it was killing me waiting so long as well. So, thank you for your

patience:) She was such a great little model, sleeping, cooing and smiling the whole shoot and making my job very easy. I have to

admit that I was a wee bit anxious about taking her photos, as this age can be tricky....at 2 months old there just isn't a tonne

these little babes can do! But she proved to have a lot of personality, and come on...she is a BEAUTY!



I had a great time and really do hope to photograph her again....


Hope you enjoy them!

Michele

Undeniable.

Have you heard that saying....." There's only one perfect baby in the world - and every mother has one"? Well, I have to admit,

that I definately feel that way about our littlest one. Looking back 3 and a half years, Nevaeh was a good baby. An easy baby.

But Eve.....she really is as close to perfect as babies can get. Smiles. Sleeps. Snuggles. Smiles some more. And did I mention

she's been sleeping from 8 pm to 8am for months now? Unbelievable.


All I can think is that we are IN for it......I'll just try to enjoy her that much more now, before the "personality" hits!

Michele


As for these photos.....I didn't have an extra set of hands, so I sat her up, let go and clicked frantically before she fell over; at

least she's now pushing herself up on her belly so that I can get some shots other than her laying on her back...and bonus,

she'll stop losing that tuft of hair on the back of her little head!

Four and a Bit-bit

This post is solely dedicated to our little Bit-Bit....she was 4 months last week and time kept flying by as usual, and I forgot to

post! All I can say about this little one is that I now understand how my grandmother had so many children....if they all started off

this beautiful, snuggly and even- tempered I don't think I'd have any problems filling a farmhouse! She really may be one of the

happiest babes I've ever come across... take a peek at the storyboard and you see her "awake" photo? That is a millisecond

after waking up....every time! Just a glance it seems, and she will give the biggest "cartoon" smile (as Brooke describes

it !) A smile that I have yet to capture on camera.....



And just in case I forget to mention it tomorrow.....Happy Canada Day!!!!!


Michele

Rod + Jen + Baby A : Family

I wasn't sure if we were going to actually make this session happen last night....the sky was looking sad, dark and stormy and I

had actually called to cancel the session. But, once again I lucked out and the sky cleared, even giving me a bit TOO much

sunshine! Who am I to complain.....I had a gorgeous couple, an adorable little 3 month old man and some incredible scenery. I

wouldn't be being completely honest though if I didn't say I felt a little extra pressure....Jen & Rod are fellow wedding

photographers based out of Summerland so I NEEDED to do a great job! I also felt a little challenged as the 3 month age of Mr.

A is sort of, well.....an in-between stage. No scrunchiness, no sitting.....so of course I was racking my brain beforehand to

think of some good posing ideas. Well, the little man wasn't a huge fan of sitting or facing the VERY bright sunshine

(understandably) so we were a bit limited in that department . And although these are all very backlit, I chose to leave the flash

in my bag and go with what Mother Nature was giving me.....I think I'm liking the results. Kind of vintage-organic and "real" if

you will.



I'm hoping that you are both happy with the images and that they remind you of this very fleeting time....next time I see you

guys your little man will be cruisin!



Thanks again for trusting me to capture such a special time for you....can't wait for the next session:)

Michele

Three & a Half

Here she is.....our sweet Miss Eve at 3 and half months. Happy. Happy. Happy. She is so smiley and sweet, you just can't help but

waste your day away with her.


If only they'd stay this way for just a little longer......

Sweet Baby Eve

It's been 13 weeks since our family welcomed Eve into the world, and it truly has been fantastic! She is all sweetness.....cuddly,

smiley, talkative (just like her big sis) and an UNbelievable sleeper....very unlike her big sis! She has definatley made me want

another; but we'll wait and see how she is once she's movin and groovin!


I posted a few pics of her brand new "squishiness"...thank you so much to Brooke for taking the first images of Eve at

less than 2 days old....she's changed so much already, and I'll treasure these always.


The remaining photos I took this evening; I was actually playing around with my new camera as I've been having auto-focusing

issues. If any of my fellow photog's have the Canon 5D Mark 2 and are having issues....talk to me! The soft focus is driving me

nuts! ( I manually focussed for all of these ).


Anyways, I could eat her up......especially when she's sucking on that little thumb of hers; delish!


* don't forget to double click to view full sized:) *

Sneak....

Here it is....my VERY first images snapped with the new camera!!!! Can you tell that I'm excited?! For my fellow photogs, it's the

new Canon 5D Mark 2....I honestly wasn't that excited picking it up, because I wasn't expecting much better results than the 30D

that I have been using. But, I think the image is sharper and clearer; this image was taken at 800 ISO....crystal clear. Whoo-hoo!


And as for the pictures....I think I'm in love:)


The gorgeous dress that Miss Eve is wearing was a gift from our great friend Clare; isn't it beautiful?! Make sure to tune in

tomorrow for new images of her beautiful girls, as well as our friend Maria's girls. I'm excited!!


Michele