tess before take-off

marc, tess & i are heading off to belgium to help his family celebrate his mom's 80th birthday. Time for them to finally meet tess... & myself, as well (although we know who's going to take all the attention... thankfully!) I'm taking my new d700, 1 lens & my flash. We're leaving the laptop at home so i won't be posting from there. But hopefully will have lots to share when we return in a few weeks.

i still have a long list & only 1 more day to tick away at it... i should be cleaning, packing, doing laundry, but instead, i find myself at my computer, working on recent tess photos. It's not much of a contest really! So, i leave you with these... a touch of tess before take-off!







this seems like a very fitting image to say good-bye with... more in 3 weeks time!

happy birthday julie!

little julie turned one this week! And so, her mom & dad threw her a party... in the sunshine, with lots of kids & cake & celebrating. Fun, fun. Here's a taste...










tess' first ride on a bike (although it turns out she'd rather eat it than ride it)...


birthday kisses from tess... ahhhh...







it was something about a special box in men's brains that is empty... i think it was a had-to-be-there moment!

frannie & dan - engagement photos

frannie & dan got together the summer before grade 12, engaged this winter & are flying off to be married in mexico this fall. It's been an amazing relationship to watch grow & develop & bloom. They have a LOT of fun together, these two (as you'll see) & have a very deep love & appreciation for one another. And lucky us, we get to add dan & his fabulous family to our own ever growing one. Blessings. Here's a selection from our walk, my last morning in calgary, surrounded by snow & sunshine. Yum...