sharing

today i am sharing some news, those close to me know this already. it's been a transition that started prior to me even knowing it started. it's news that is full of emotion, many emotions. i am saying goodbye to an amazing business partner in rebecca and my half of rubyjoon studios. 

after an amazing year of growth, both photographically speaking and business too, i found it just to difficult to keep up with the demands of a growing business and my desire to be spending that precious time with my children and husband. i am so fortunate that i have the most wonderful patient family that allowed me to go on this journey and figure out my own way what was right, what was going to work and what was going to be the perfect course for our family.

in the end i had to choose my family. i also realized through all of this that my passion and my desire is to photograph families. there is nothing more uplifting than capturing the connections that they share and to watch them interact with one another during a family session.   i am so excited about the upcoming changes to my business that are in the works.

i am currently working with the most amazing artists, Amy and Richard, of Red Leaf Studios to take my business to the next level. over the next few months we will be working on a new website, a blog transformation and other exciting things for my clients. i seriously have trouble sleeping over the excitement. 

so as i said, it's very strange to have such variations in emotions, total excitement for upcoming changes for me, yet i am saying goodbye to a partnership that was nothing but amazing! rebecca is one of the most wonderful people this world has in it. i love that we formed a friendship that will last, i love that she respects my decision and that she is carrying on with rubyjoon studios. she will do wonders taking it to the next level on her own!  i wish her the most success.

and here is just one photo, taken of my coffee cup. i set it down to take a photo of jacob, then looked over and loved how it looked in the shadow so i took a photo of it too. that's just who i am, a tiny bit random.

i need a vacation

from my vacation! i am so so tired. we had a lot of fun. so much laughter but really there is no rest in disney. we walked miles and miles each day. tim and i have no idea how the kids kept up. next year its mexico or hawaii on the beach with nothing but pools and beaches for entertainment. that being said, we had a blast! the rides were amazing!  the kids were amazing!  the weather amazing! one day of tiny amounts of rain and then heat, hot hot hot sweating hot, stand in line for a margarita heat! we ended our trip with a visit to our family who live in california. it was so nice to hang out at their house and watch the kids play. jordan found a long lost sister in her cousin sydney, and it was hard to pull her away to catch the plane. they were so sweet to watch play. here are a few images from the trip, just a few as you can imagine there are lots for me to sort!

 

thanksgiving

ours was full of family, food, pumpkin patches, kids running around, grandpa and grandma's, aunts and tiny little cousins. it was wonderful. i hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving too. and check out auntie carla's pumpkin carving skills! wow, you would think we invited martha stewart :) good thing she had her hands full with two kids and a crazy ferry line up on the way home. she had to leave dear old owl behind. so he's now on our step and he looks amazing all lit up! 

just a side note, i won't be returning emails until monday of next week. taking some much needed family time to spend with my little ones. well should i say big kids, they just turned 7 today. i can't wait to be away from internet, computers and distractions ( haha) . just the family.

Beacon Hill Park

is just so stunning in the fall. i find myself searching for new locations for families all the time. but then i look to the most obvious and familiar and find myself in love with the simple locations. beacon hill park is breathtaking and at this time of year it really offers so much diversity and fun for kids to run and play and to just be themselves. we had a wonderful time last week. i just loved these two little gems. the little boy reminded me so much of my boy, he was fun, playful but had a gentle kind old spirit. like he had been on this earth before. and the little girl... her ponytails bouncing in the wind had me giggling the whole time. just delightful!

fall families

in the most amazing weather i can remember in victoria. simply gorgeous and i have a few family sessions to post but i will start with this sweet little family. i loved this little guy. so fast, so energetic and so so happy.