Seeing as I’ve had a few requests, especially since I shared some pictures of another baby, I thought I should post some of Hudson too.

Four days old:

Six days old…and he was definitely smiling for me. As soon as I would start talking to and kissing him he’d start grinning. Love that I was able to get a few shots in, and catch his dimple too:

Nine days old:

I love bellybuttons (and a sneak peek at a new backdrop!)

2 1/2 weeks old (Karin…thanks for the use of your adorable baby wrap!):

Showing off some muscles

By baby standards he’s not super short…but he most definitely falls into the sweet category, especially when he’s sleeping!:

3 1/2 weeks old:

Four weeks old, and definitely more and more alert. He’s starting to track items and make eye contact. And as of Saturday, he’s officially doing real smiles!

Alyssa came to visit me last week, and I couldn’t believe how much Evan has grown already! It’s crazy how much of a difference two months makes when babies are this young. I know in a year you’ll barely even be able to tell that there is an age gap between them. Definitely a reminder for me how of quickly it goes and to remember to try enjoy every moment (even the middle of the night ones!).

Evan is one of the first babies I’ve had who didn’t completely fall in love with my beanbag/heating pad newborn set-up. Fortunately we still managed to get some sleeping pictures in:

I love the teeny bit of peely skin here…a testament to newborn-ness

Posing already…can you tell he has a photog mommy?

Alyssa is totally gorgeous…can you believe how amazing she looks just two weeks after having a baby?:

I love baby feet. love love love them.

And my very favorite shot of the day…beautiful mama (check out her killer lashes!) and adorable baby:

But I’m so glad that he didn’t arrive before the wedding, because I love the shots I was able to get of this couple. Who are not only gorgeous, but super duper nice and down to earth. Plus they happen to live in our suite, so I’m hoping these pictures will help make up for the occasional noisiness that filters down to them courtesy of my kids. haha.

Anyways, here are a few of my faves…Enjoy:

One of my favorite shooting locations…Westminster Abbey in Mission.

Karin in action (rockin’ my Shootsac that she borrowed for the day):

A bit of vintage lovin’:

Is she not stunning?:

My husband gave me very strict instructions that I was not allowed to perform any ‘photographer acrobatics”. Seeing as I was 9 months pregnant and all. Um. I don’t know if acrobatics would have included laying on the ground. But maybe that’s why I had false labor that night!?! LOL.

While Karin was busy with the bride & groom, I was able to work with the very accommodating wedding party. Can you guess which ones are siblings to Arenda and Jeremy?

We snuck into the Abbey to take a few shots…the stained glass is stunning:

The weather was amazing that day, as were the fall colors that were just starting. It was perfect!

And one more of Karin in action (because every photographer needs a few shots like this!)

Anyways, on to some pictures! (and I hope to have some more image shares, of both clients and of Hudson) soon, as well as some information on Christmas Cards, a Storyboard sale, and more. Stay tuned!

Lucky for Darlene, her new sister-in-law is a makeup artist, and she did a fabulous job. Michelle did all the girls’ hair, and they looked amazing!

I love this pensive shot of Dar:

Darlene and her bridesmaids got ready at her sister’s (the one on the right) house…their back yard was especially gorgeous!

We had some fun while we waited for the guys:

Darlene and Larry had their pictures before the ceremony, and I love these images from the first time they saw each other:

Some fabulous sun flare. I think this is one of my favorite images from the day:

The bridal couple showing how it’s done (the bridal party is sure looking on intently!!)

Some rockstar action:

Someone’s ticklish!:

Darlene’s dress required a few stitches before the ceremony…I love the light in this shot:

When there’s two year old’s involved, it can take some serious coaxing to convince them to walk down the aisle, but the cuteness factor is worth it

Larry looking a touch nervous before Darlene walked down the aisle:

and one last fave:

Katy is Tim’s youngest sister, and she just happens to be getting married to Anthony, who is such a fabulous guy. Katy was a huge help this summer and did some babysitting so I could get work done. She may never have kids after dealing with my two rugrats (LOL!) but my kids absolutely love her. Arden calls her “T” and screams her version of Katy’s name excitedly whenever she sees her. Anthony completely wowed Ethan with a ‘magic’ trick involving a dish-towel and toothpick…so he’s officially cool in Ethan’s eyes now. Do aunts and uncles get much cooler than that? We’re looking forward to their wedding next April!

On a different note, I still have some more pictures to share from Darlene & Larry’s wedding and of course some more baby Hudson pictures too. A big thank you to all my clients who have been so patient with me during the last few weeks of my pregnancy and now that Hudson’s here.

Here are some of my faves from Katy and Anthony’s session. I’ve been eying this location which happens to be right near by house. It had a bit of everything all in one spot, which was so handy for my 9-month pregnant self (less walking!!). I don’t know why I hadn’t gone their before…I guess I was saving it just for them

When I told them to head out into the field, Anthony took matters into his own hands when Katy got worried about what might be hiding under all that grass

One of my faves:

How perfect was this location? I love all the color and texture:

We were in my truck and ready to leave when I spotted this sign…I’m so happy we stopped!:

Hudson James Ludwig was born on October 15th at 6:20AM weighing in at 9lbs and 21.5in long.

I am going to be out of commission for the next week or two as we settle in…I will catch up on outstanding emails etc, as soon as I can.

And because I can’t resist, here are a few of my favorite images from the last two days:

He loves having his hands near his face. I think he’s going to be a thumb sucker like my other two.

Yes, he definitely has some chub on him!

A tiny little grin

Some new baby prop stuff for shoots…had to test them out with my own little guy first.

Big yawn:

Getting to know Dad:

I couldn’t resist posting this one, it cracks me up

Ron made a comment that the animals must’ve added a bit of challenge to the session, but I’d have to say that they were much easier to photograph than my two year old! So for any existing or potential clients, please don’t hesitate to ask about including your furry family members in your photo session.

One of my favorite images…I just love how the light created such lovely shadows:

This barn added such a great burst of color, and happened to match Ron’s shirt perfectly!:

It took a bit of convincing Ace to go for these shots (he knew I wasn’t his boss!), but it was well worth the coaxing:

Ron rides Western:

And Gale rides English:

One very blinged-out Margeaux. I loved this fly mask!

Ace loving being able to roam:

Enjoy the sneak peek Gale & Ron…I hope to be in touch with your slideshow before the baby makes his/her appearance!

I really wanted to share these to show what troopers they were. Neither of them so much as blinked when I asked them to lie down in this patch of dried grass right besides a busy intersection. And even after discovering that tiny pieces of said grass were stuck in Dar’s veil and hair, she was still totally cool with it all and totally trusted me. Thanks so much for being so accommodating to my crazy requests, I think the resulting images were worth it. Thanks for such a fun day, I truly enjoyed being a part of your wedding!

I hope the two of you had a few wonderful and relaxing days away before getting back into the grind. Enjoy your sneak peek, and I’ll be back soon with some more images to share here.

(and yes, I’m still playing around with some vintage post processing, but I’ll have some of my standard color and B&W in my next more detailed sneak peek.)

The beautiful couple:

I can’t get over how incredibly beautiful and serene she looks here:

A shoe shot I’ve been wanting to do forever! I was so glad that the wedding party came along with black socks and the right shoes for Larry so we could grab this shot at this location:

hmmm mmmm mmm. love this shot:

One of my favorite parts about my job is being able to meet and connect with people. And this family was no exception. I love it when I discover things that we have in common (ie that we like a lot of the same books) or that our daughters are super close in age, and happen to have the same boots, or that they too have dealt with speech therapy. The list could go on, but I’m always a little sad to say good-bye at the end of a session!

A few favorites:

Four year old Adysen, just so cute and sweet, and totally into pictures!

Both of these girls have the most amazing eyes:

I couldn’t resist posting this. A little blurry, but just such a capture of a two year old (who happens to be just two days older than my daughter…and I found so many similarities between the two of them, especially their hair!)

Big baby blues…so adorable.

Some rabbit ears fashioned from grass…I’m all about incorporating play into the session so they don’t get bored with the pictures…and it usually results in some of my favorite images! Notice them giggling? I never quite want to know what the parents are doing behind my back to get the kids’ attention, but I’m glad when it works!

I think this has to be one of my favorites from the shoot. Love how it captures their ages and personalities so well.

I love love love it when I say…”you wanna?” and they start running for the ice-cream truck. It didn’t matter that none of us had money to actually BUY anything (and if this had been my kids, full meltdown would’ve ensued once they realized no icecream would be forthcoming! But the girls thought it was fun, fortunately), and I think the driver got a bit of a kick out of the fact that we were taking pictures of his truck.

A big thanks to my friends Julie & Dion from RossDown Farms who happen to live just up the road from us, and have these fabulous old barns that they let me use for this session. I felt so bad for Presley who has a super super sensitive nose (like me!) and was having a tough time with the chicken smell.

The girls thought it was pretty funny that mommy and daddy were kissing. I can’t help but giggle when I see this picture:

Some more lovin’ (told ya Kelly is photogenic…don’t they both look amazing here?)

And then I happened to look over and saw this. hahaha! I could barely stop laughing to grab this shot. Monkey see, monkey do, right?

It’s been a super busy few weeks as I’m wrapping up my final shoots before my maternity leave. Today I did a commercial shoot for Vanderpol’s Eggs, tomorrow is my last (but certainly not least!) wedding of the season for Darlene & Larry, and on Monday I’m going to be doing a shoot involving some horses and their owners at Campbell Valley Park. Add into that portrait orders, assembling albums, answering emails, lots of editing, and more…it’s been busy. But I’m loving (almost!) every moment of it, and I know I’m going to miss it when I’m in the middle of kid and babyland in the next few months.

Amidst the busy-ness, I still try to take the time to pull out my camera to capture my family and the every day stuff that happens around here. Sometimes I go into photo session mode trying to get the ‘perfect’ shot, but I usually try to let the perfectionist side of me go and just grab some fun shots. That in the end turn out to be perfect in their own way because they capture a slice of our life.

So here’s a few from my son Ethan’s first day of school, losing his top two front teeth, and an afternoon spent outside with Arden picking blackberries and lounging on the grass.

First day of Grade 1 (where did my little boy go??). A little apprehensive, but excited too…he settled right in when he found the place to hang his backpack and his desk all set up with a little project to start the day:

From the first day of school too. He had just lost one of his very very loose top teeth, and after the blood and tears were over, he was pretty darn proud of it (and mom was excited that he was going to have a missing tooth for his Grade One school pictures!).

The second one was just hanging there by a thread, so we finally convinced him it needed a little more encouragement to come out. Let’s just say he was excited after it was out. Most certainly not during what he deemed to be a harrowing dental procedure.

We’ve been enjoying the nice weather the last few days…I’d be quite happy if the warmth and sunshine continued all the way until October (even though my swollen feet might not be so keen on that idea)! So Arden and I headed outside to see if we can find a few blackberries. Yum!

“Six for me, one for you mom! Hey, stop taking my picture and eat! Eat, eat EAT Mom!” (ok, that was a translation of what she would be saying if she was fully verbal at this point, which she’s not yet, but the Eat, eat EAT part was! LOL). And yes, it’s quite common for her to be this dirty…she just happens to be a total dirt magnet.

This girl pulls the craziest faces. She was having fun trying to run away from me as I tried to keep her close with my feet and snap a few shots. She thinks exercises like these are a ton of fun, and they generally result in about 47 blurry shots, and one keeper. And the one keeper was most definitely worth it, as was hearing the giggles that resulted from our little game. (oh, and those are blackberry seeds in her teeth, not cavities or fillings!)

I’ll be back next week with some sneak peeks. Stay tuned!