Category: Families

What an incredible woman this is!  She is the mother of Colby and Tyler and baby #3 is coming in just a few weeks.  Wow!  She definitely has her hands full with these two little boys, however does it with grace and joy. I think that she deserves a medal…..or at the very least a peaceful day at the spa : )

After photographing Tyler’s school pictures, Maxine asked if I would do this shoot for them. Absolutely!  We had fun playing with paint, bubbles and swatting away our share (and more) of mosquitoes and black flies.  I have a special memory from this session as I also ended up with quite the interesting tan lines! 

This is an absolutely wonderful family and I know that this baby is going to be loved like crazy!

Here are just a few of my favorites….

Christine

 

Now….is it a boy….or a girl?  ; )

 

Oh I am excited about this blog!  It is going to be bigger and better than ever!  Not only is it featuring images that I took during this family session – but it is going to also have images that they took of me during this shoot!  Crazy! – but I love it! 

When I photographed Ruth & Derek’s engagement pictures in St. Albert, I knew that I needed to come back to that spot and photograph my uncle & aunt and cousins.  They live in St. Albert and with a lot of our family heritage taking place on the farm…the elevator was a must!  The trestle I absolutely love with the dark rich colors and the assortment of textures.

You have heard me say before about how much I love family and it is so very true.  Having the opportunity to photograph members of my family is absolutely amazing and such a gift.  I am so thankful for them and will take any reason to spend time with them! 

As I was editing this shoot there were times when I laughed out loud at different images and expressions – and also times where I was reflective and feeling so very blessed by this family and my family in general. (tears are filling my eyes as I write this).   I thought about the pictures that we have done over the years and how much my cousins have grown and the incredible people they are with hearts that I am so very proud of.  I thought about the many movie & latte nights – that I know several of you have heard me talk about – and how I spent the majority of my Friday nights for a few years with this amazing family.  Oh how they have poured into me, encouraged me and blessed me. 

And lastly, I tried not to think about the distance that seperates us and how much I miss each one of them.

Love you guys so so much!

Chris 

And just because we like to have fun…..   : )

Charlene & Brad ..along with their super cute son, Caleb, are one of my newest favorite Fort McMurray families! 

Caleb has the most amazing blue eyes ever!  He loves Thomas the Train and we had a few of his trains with us the day that we did this shoot.

They were so fun to work with and I have loved getting to know them a bit.  I’m looking forward to hopefully getting to know them more in the future : )

I’m feeling rather short on words right now….so I will just post some of my favorites!

You guys are fantastic!

Christine

One of my all time favorite things is family….now perhaps I am biased, as I love spending time with my grandparents, parents, siblings, uncles, aunts and cousins.  However, I think that there is something special and simply wonderful when EVERYONE gets together for a family picture.  It is such a gift when you see all of the generations together and interacting. Extended family sessions are a LOT of work for the person (or people) coordinating it with the various schedules, wardrobes and other needs….however it is so worth it in the end!  These pictures are not just keepsakes, but they are heirlooms.  Something that will be treasured for years to come.  They capture a moment in time that can not be revisited or repeated – and that is so special.

I had the wonderful privilege of spending time with the Solbak family one afternoon here in Fort McMurray.  Everyone was there… from grandma & grandpa and all the way down to the youngest of grandkids.  This group was great to work with and unfortunately our session was cut short by a spontaneous rain shower.  One of the families stayed to continue to play in the rain and I am so thankful.  There were so many other ideas that I wanted to do….however I’m glad that we were able to get the images that we did.

Here are just a few of my favorites from that day…

Christine

 

The youngest grand-daughter….

..and the oldest who just lost another tooth

Oh this family makes me smile!   They are most definitely one of my favorite Fort McMurray families and I love their joy for life and family.

When I heard about their story – of how they have gone through the process of adopting these two children – the world “Celebrate” kept coming to mind…and continues to when I think of them.  How much this family has to celebrate!  This couple has now been blessed with children, whom they love and adore and are able to have the family that they have desired – and these two beautiful children now have  the parents, family and security that they so desperately desired.  It’s a win-win situation! 

When we were designing their session and talking about things – I wanted to try and capture that essence of celebration….and so out came the balloons for some of their shots!  Seriously – what child (not to mention adult) does not like balloons :  )  

Here are just a few of my favorites…..and yes, I am slightly biased to this little cutie that I fell in love with that day.

Wishing your family nothing but the best – especially as you move east.  Know that you will be missed here - but also know that you are going to be so deeply celebrated and cherished there.

Christine