Thanks For A Busy Year!! | Chilliwack Newborn Baby & Commercial Photographer

Phew! This has been a crazy busy Fall/Winter... and it hasn't slowed down for the Christmas Season with 2 Newborn Sessions, a Business Headshot Session AND a long Commercial Session to shoot in just this week alone! My January is already mostly full and with enquiries coming in all the way to March, I am excited to see what 2015 brings...

Well, in case my schedule keeps me from hitting the blog before New Year, I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish you a happy & healthy 2015, and to say a BIG thank you to everyone who has helped or supported my business in 2014. I love what I do and the people I have the pleasure to work with in this business - who thought grafting to pay the bills and put food on my family's table could be so rewarding in so many other ways?!

Thank you and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Be Careful What You Ask Santa For! | Chilliwack Newborn Baby Photographer

Sometimes you do need to make sure you give Santa clear instructions when putting in your Christmas wishes. Take this little lady, for example... she asked Santa for a baby and he delivered an early present of a baby brother! I wonder if she actually meant to order a real one?!

Well, whether she meant a real one or not, she certainly is stepping up to be a great big sister and was an absolute angel for her little brother's newborn session. Mind you, he was pretty well behaved too!

A Beautiful Little Miss | Chilliwack Newborn Baby Photographer

I was really excited to meet this little lady for her newborn session, after photographing her ridiculously-good-looking parents for their maternity session... and as predicted (by me!) she was a ridiculously cute baby.

We were anticipating, though, that her session was not going to be the easiest for me, since our "date" had been delayed by a brief stay in the NICU and a warning from Mom that she was a little fussy... however, she proved us all wrong and was a total angel. I think she just likes keeping everyone on their toes!

A 6-Day-Old Sweetie | Abbotsford & Chilliwack Newborn Baby Photographer

This gorgeous little peanut paid me a visit, last week, for her newborn session... and doesn't she have the most awesome head of hair?! I often add a little hat at some point in my newborn photos, but I just couldn't bear to cover that fabulous hair up!

Braving the Cold | Fraser Valley Maternity & Newborn Baby Photographer

Normally, when I do a maternity portrait session, it takes place either in the studio or on location. However, it just got cold here... and I mean REALLY cold... and this beautiful mama-to-be had her heart set on having both bare belly shots, as well as some images in nature. Obviously, I would never expect a client to expose skin to -7 degree temperatures, so we did a bit of both for a change! We started our session indoors, and then braved the cold for the second half...

Family Time! | Chilliwack Family & Baby Photographer

I photographed this lovely family last weekend. We had planned to make the most of the break in rain with a lovely outdoor session, but it was so bitterly cold, and the little cousins are so... well.. little (!), Mom asked if we could move our session into the toasty warmth of the studio...  I was more than happy to oblige! (I hate the cold too... good move, Mom!)

Getting Excited For a First Christmas! | Chilliwack Baby Photographer

I was really excited to see this little peanut again. It has only been a few months since I took her newborn photos, but I know how much these teeny munchkins change in such a short time, so I always get excited to see those changes and watch their little personalities develop. Hope you have a fantastic first Christmas, little girl!

Very Busy Little People | Chilliwack Family Photographer

I had the great privilege to photograph the lovely family of a fellow Photographer, last weekend. 

Ashley was also an exhibitor at the Baby & Tot Show, and we clicked (pardon the pun!) right away. She has such a warm, gorgeous smile and great personality...  and it turned out that the rest of the family were pretty awesome too... even the youngest, VERY fast and VERY busy little man!