summer days . . .

beautiful summer day & had my eye on this purple field for a while . . . almost missed it!

i love pink . . .

claire & i planned a little photo shoot . . . so much fun!

olympics 2010 here we come . . .

deloitte is a major sponsor for the upcoming olympics in vancouver & there are numerous contests going on allowing employees to attend. brian needed to submit a short writing on why he should be chosen to bear the torch on behalf of deloitte & it's been narrowed down & he is one of ten across the country. he needs a current photo as it's open to all deloitte to vote the top four in . . . which called for a last minute photo shoot . . . had a little fun with this one!

drive by photo shoot . . .

just on our way home from visiting gram #2 & stopped for a quick photo shoot in front of this garage i've had my eye on . . .

happy 9th birthday claire . . .

we had so much fun planning & celebrating claire's birthday party . . . can't believe my baby is nine!

i love this game . . .

i can't believe i'm watching my daughter play the game i grew up loving! em's first year playing club volleyball . . . she's enjoying it as much as i did! i absolutely love spending weekends hanging out watching v-ball & it's been neat to bump into some long lost v-ball friends who are out watching their daughters as well . . . looking forward to a great season!

merry christmas 2008 . . .

brrrrrrrr . . . why do we always plan to do this on the coldest day of the year ?

family thanksgiving . . .

we had a really nice time celebrating thanksgiving & kate & eldon's 10th anniversary with their family & mom in Lloydminster. they were wonderful hosts & it was so good to see them settled & enjoying their new home & communtiy. we had a great turkey meal on saturday followed by charades. we all went to church sunday morning & really enjoyed the service. i did a little family shoot sunday afternoon & after some more great food & interesting conversation we headed home. thought i would share a few of my favorites . . .

welcome back . . .

i know . . . i know . . . it's been a year since my last post . . . what can i say . . . it's been a really busy year. my parents moved their camper from our town campground (it's a long story!) & are soon leaving the country. so i thought i should probably get this up & running so they can keep up with our lives while they are away. i also think it will be neat for my girls to look back on this someday. . . a little more exciting then my diary days!
my parents insisted they did not want a big wingding for the upcoming 4oth anniversary so we had a simple but wonderful family brunch last sunday & then a walk & mini photo shoot in the park. happy 40th mom & dad!

claire & her violin . . .

emma kate . . .

the wedding day . . .