Thank you for being so incredibly fun to work with !  I hope we get to do it again sometime

Those of you who have not heard of the Smitten Kitchen food blog MUST check it out.  However, I must warn you that you may end up spending hours crusing Deb’s blog and drooling over her amazing creations.  This blog inspires me to cook and create in the kitchen.  I may even go so far to say that I may have a slight obsession with this site.  I am a food blog addict.  Admission is the first step, right ?!

So if you love cooking or baking I guarantee you will love her site.  I first made these brownies about six months ago.  I made them 3 times in that first week.  I promise I didn’t eat them all myself.  But I could have!  They are so delish.  They are the perfect combination of moist and chewy and will satisfy that chocolate craving in a heartbeat.  I have brought them to parties and baked them as thank you gifts and they are always a huge hit.  So if you want to make THE BEST brownies please click this link to chocolate heaven.

You will not be disappointed !!

And because every post is better with a picture.  Her is a quick teaser for Mel and Dave of their super cute little man, Linden.  Seriously, how cute is this ?!

Jadine went all out planning for their session and it really paid off.  She was so organized!  The outfits were SO super cute (just look at Teyha’s pearls, diva sunglasses and flower headband!) and she brought plenty of fun props to keep her little ones playing and having fun.

Thank you guys for asking me to capture these special images for you.  I am always honoured.

2 Cups Flour

2 Cups Milk

6 Eggs

1 tsp Salt

Whisk together all ingredients (ok to have a few lumps).  Keep it at room temperature until you’re going to use it (personally I think this part is key – I didn’t do this last time and my Yorkshire Puddings failed miserably).  Put a half teaspoon of oil in each muffin cup.  Then heat the muffin tins @ 400 degrees F until they are very hot.  Remove from oven and fill muffin cups half full and then bake for 25 minutes.  Voila !!  By the way, you can easily halve this recipe, which is what I did.

Ok now in case you think you stumbled across some cooking blog by accident … you didn’t.  Let’s move on to the real reason you stopped by my blog today, to see some pictures!

While Darren and I were shooting Dave and Colleen’s destination wedding in Maui, we were also fortunate enough to meet up with Dana, Scott and Marcus.  These guys are one of my FAVOURITE families to work with.  They are always up for anything and have been using me as their chosen family photographer since I first started.  Colleen actually found me because I had shot Dana and Scott’s wedding last summer and Colleen is Scott’s sister.  Small small world it is. So Scott, Dana and Marcus were in Maui for this wedding as well and we decided that what better place to shoot their annual family images than right there in Maui !! We decided to shoot at the beach across from where were staying and had a beautiful sunset shoot.  There was lots of activity down at the beach which gave us a different feel than what we had shot in the past.  I like the element that added to these images.  There is a lot going on with the light, the textures of the sand and beach accessories, and the fun everyone is having all around them.  I can’t believe what an adorable little man Marcus is becoming.  He is so grown up now!  It is amazing the difference a year makes.  He is no longer playing shy around me.  Instead he wanted to talk, talk, talk and show me all of his cool beach discoveries.  I know that there is also a new addition to the family in Dana’s belly and I just love watching their family grow and feel so honoured to be apart of their journey.  Next year’s session with have one more and I can’t wait to meet them!

Hope you guys love your images.  It was so much fun to work with you as always

Kristan and I have been best of friends since grade 3 !!  We go way back.  Back to the days of digging for dinosaur bones in the back yard, staying up all night chatting and giggling and memorizing every word of the latest TLC song, playing softball or soccer together (depending on the season) at least 3 days a week, countless sleepovers, tears … both happy and sad, trips together, sneaking out for slurpees and swims at the break of dawn.  I  could go on and on.  What I am getting at is that Kristan has been such an amazing part of my life.  A friend who has helped shape me into the person I am today and someone I have shared so many wonderful memories with.  I hope in my heart that Whitney grows up and finds a friendship like the one we have.

Enough of the sappy stuff   Willie and Kristan officially got Darren and I addicted to the game Banagrams.  If you haven’t heard of it before you should check it out here!  If you dare!

Now on to some supreme cuteness !!  Don’t you just want to pinch those cheeks ?!!  Also, remember to leave a comment for my Cans for Comments fundraiser … details in the post below.

Chris, Mark and Kate (and Parker and Pica the beautiful pups featured in one photo) are one gorgeous family.  Sidenote – I would pay good money to look as fabulous as Chris does after having a baby!  She looks amazing !!

Let’s move on to the cuteness …. here it is.

I swear that no baby was harmed in the making of this photo!

I know that Sarah and Joe have been waiting so patiently to see these.  And here they are ….

Hope you love them!  I think this first one would be amazing on canvas