For the first time in about 12years… My husband’s face is bare! Photo credit to our lil man ;)
Hanging out with my boy… the furry one!
After the kids go to bed we get to cuddle with our youngest boy, the furry one ;)
I never thought I could love another dog more than I did my Elwood. Although they are very different (in colour) they are so very much the same.
I am so lucky to have had them both as companions, and most of all both as a part of our family!
Its like a breath of fresh air | Motherhood
Its like a breath of fresh air.
Feeling unsure at times, confused, failed, defeated, a bad mother. Yet my children are so very intelligent, creative and loving. Change has never been a good thing for them. Over the years moving 3 times in their short lives has been hard on them, hard on all of us, beginning school a welcomed new part of their lives but also another scary change.
Our children thrive on routine, organization, stimulation, and downtime. Our children are like all other kids, however as we are learning need a more one on one approach. The breath of fresh air, hearing from a Health Care Professional that this is so very common in so many boys (after all we all know boys and girls have very different ways of learning). Both our kids love to learn, are very expressive, sensitive and very appreciative of not so much the things in their life but the people and experiences in their lives.
After speaking to the Doctor I came out feeling a sense of pride that I HAVE been doing things right, I am a great mother, my son is a very smart child (which of course I knew) but he just may need more one on one time. I am lucky, we are lucky that the teachers our son has had over the past years have been wonderful and I so very much appreciate the open communication between them and us, even though at times I have cringed when answering the phone to hear about his “energy filled day”.
Celebrating our love | Anniversary Getaway
In September we celebrated being married for 8 years!!!
A true accomplishment!
A work or art that is never complete. These weekend getaways that are so refreshing for us! Even if we miss our kids like crazy lol while thinking of those times we said we need a night away ;) Sweet voices on the phone, tiny voices saying I love you, hearing their excitement of their own weekend “away”. Truly enjoying no responsibilities for 3 days…
Before back to reality and appreciating our time together and being back home with our family, then back to work lol.
These weekends that reminds us of our love, our family, friends, jobs, home and all which we much appreciate! Working hard to enjoy this downtime together :) Feeling even more blessed than ever. That no matter what we may face, we face it together as a team, standing side by side, we may not always agree, but that it part of the beauty of two people coming together. Times may be stressful, those stressful times help us appreciate the many more good times even more. Appreciating and enjoying the company of each other, our children, our family and friends… oh our pets too ;)
Life is a ride, everyday, each day more interesting, amazing memories, some worth forgetting, others we hold onto tight. In 8 years we’ve come this far and I’m so excited for what the next 80 together will bring ;)
The storm rolling in with the sunset
We had the pleasure of attending a family wedding this past weekend… Check out this end to the evening!
Fall loving weather!
Today was gorgeous! Love this fall weather. So warm outside it was very refreshing to be in the beautiful sunshine! The dog was very happy too. For those of you photo lovers… hope to see you at Camera Club tonight!!!
Sunday Photo Tips… Getting above them!
Another perspective for taking photos is to get up… this is an angle I do not as often however its great to get of the kids sitting, laying, or playing in the grass or even inside. Mommy just has to get up higher than then, shoot some frames and then ever so calmly call their name, for them to look uo. this is where you will want a fast shutter speed to capture them sweet faces, especially if your doing a close up of their face.
And even my puppy…
Getting above can also showcase just how small and precious a child (including fur babies) is! Also capturing more detail depending on your angle :)
One thing I do enjoy with the darker evenings is in the winter I do more indoor photography of the kids and our everyday life, considering spring and summer when it’s nice out we are outside alot, so during the fall and winter its my chance to capture indoor fun! Even just the indoor everyday, one day you will look back and these photos will flood you with memories!
Happy Shooting… Up high or down low – oh and if your worried you’ll look like a fool laying on the ground, even twisted to get that angle or hanging over your deck or trying to balance on a chair or the edge of the couch, we’ll you will look silly but that will help bring out more natural laughs with the kids. If your afraid of what others will think of how you look, lol its all about you and what you are aiming to achieve – I promise you it’s these angles that will provide you with some awesome ‘real’ shots of your kids childhood!
I can guarantee if you drive by my place various times you will see me doing many of these things!
Sunday Photo Tips… Your own kids – down on their level
When photographing your own kids my favourite is to get down to their level. Yes this means laying on the floor, ground, grass… Wherever, and the results are so worth it! You are on their level, capturing just how small these little people are and most times it’s when you can capture those little things about them and their personalities that really show who they are!
Get down and photograph up, their feet, playing, how they sit, stand, run, jump, the vast amount of space surrounding their little bodies.
In my case, hubby was working late so I set them up a picnic in the living room, they brought chairs in, so I let them get comfy and got on the floor.
When you are trying to capture your kids – or any kids for that matter being “them”, let them be them, let them dictate how you will photograph.
Also when photographing kids remember to use a shutter speed twice the length of your lens – at minimum… Kids move fast! Experiment with upping your iso, embrace the grain when shooting indoors and get that shutter speed at least 1/200 or preferably 1/250 th.
Think beyond the traditional perspective of photos and you’ll be pleasantly surprised at your results … and fun memories!
The Patriots mini fan club
Our Littles enjoying tagging alingnwith the Patriots mascot last night! They won 5-4 vs Hanover!!!
When the little man got to play at the Guelph Storm Hockey game!
Our little man got to play with his hockey team at the Guelph storm last weekend – Im sure you can picture the excitement on his face knowing he would get to be with all his friends on the ice during intermission after those “BIG BOYS” were playing, with hundreds, if not thousands of people watching! Its a big place – I was, am, a very proud mama!
We had fun as a family. I of course took my camera and zoom lens. Given right. Then during the annoucements at the beginning of the game, something is mentioned about taking photos during the game – Im glad I didn’t hear all of it because there was no way this mama was going to remove her camera from the arena when little man was going on the ice ;) Thankfully I was not the only one who had their DSLR there and I happily snapped away!
We have also had an invitation from the Mount Forest Patriots to play during their 2 Sunday games for our sons team vs two of our coaches hockey teams… FUN!!!
LOVE the smile on his face – SO excited!!!
LOVE this shot with the dads watching on – very proud!
Our exhausted little man… tired but he had FUN!!!
