family | the mollins

ahhhhh....  looking at these pictures puts the BIGGEST smile on my face!  thank you, scott & penny, for asking me to take your family pictures!  and noah and oliva (aka 'livvy') - you are the absolute SWEETEST.

i hope you'll enjoy these images for years to come!  xo!

--H

family | the sinclairs

ahhhhh...i was so happy and stoked that kayla & bryan decided to do their family pictures at my in-laws' farm.  it was AMAZING!!  the light was absolutely perfect, the weather was cooperating (a tad chilly, but alright) and...well, i just LOVED what came out of our time together!

kayla & bryan, karah and brock...  THANK YOU for allowing me to capture this time in your family's life.  one of my favourite.sessions.ever.  :)

enjoy a few of my faves!  (there were many so this was tough...  a good problem to have, me thinks.)  :D

--H

a sneak peek for the mollins fam!

oh, what fun we had!!  :D  more to come, guys!

family | the hamiltons

dear hamilton family,

i heart you.  that is all.

--H

family | the boudreaus

ahhhhh...  i love photographing families.  they're one of my favourite subjects to shoot.  and the boudreaus - martin, andrea, ethan & logan - were no exception!  i had so much fun chasing the boys around.  seriously.  even though logan (the little blond dude!) thought i should have been done after the first capture, i think we did very well!  :D

enjoy a few of my faves, boudreaus!  your family is such a treasure!!  thank you for allowing me to 'tag along' for a bit on a busy saturday!  :D

all my best!

--H

sneak peeks galore.

i have sooooooo many photos to share......but for now, here are some teasers.  :D  (didn't really have time to get sick this week, but...WHATEVER!  ha!).

enjoy!!  full posts of these sessions will be up very soon!

--H


the boudreaus.

the hamiltons.

...and fresh from last night - the sinclairs.

happy weekend, everybody!!!  :D

engagement | megan & denis

i serve with megan & denis on the worship team at our church (she's a gifted soloist and he plays bass!) and we're just all so thrilled for them and their journey together!

m&d - it was so great having you in front of my camera for a few hours!  thank you again for a wonderful time!!!  can't wait for your big day in september!!  :D

enjoy a few of my faves from your session!

--H

i don't know who christina & eric are...

but i sure LOVE their idea!  how cool is this?!

we've never been unloved.

i was reminded this morning that just how much God loves us.  so simple & poignant all on its own, but yet so hard to for us to understand...to receive...

we have never been unloved.

God loved the world this way: He gave His only Son so that everyone who believes in Him will not die but will have eternal life.
God sent His Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but to save it.

                                                                                         --john 3:16-17 (GW)

josiah wanders. now i know. :)

just a couple of days ago, josiah wandered away from the house.  i was in utter panic...  OUT OF MY MIND.  (worse 15min of my life!!!)  one minute i saw him at the bottom of the stairs, with boots on, jacket on...  thought he was just going to wait outside for a friend.  but no.  apparently, josiah had other plans.  he was going to walk over to S's house and bring her here.

ahhhhh yeah.  the kid is 3 1/2.

i'm frantically running around outside, calling his name.  no answer.  going up and down our street, calling for him.  no answer.  i went back in the house to grab the keys to the van and the phone rings.  i answer it.  my dear friend is on the other end...saying that josiah was at their house....  a kind neighbour had seen josiah wandering down the road, talking about going to see S.  and the neighbour recognized the name and brought him to their place.....

:O

amazing.  just amazing.  if that isn't the hand of God, i don't know what is.  at a time now when all kinds of bad things happen -- kids abducted, etc. (oh yes, my mind went there) -- i'm so very grateful that God was watching over josiah.  thank You, LORD.

i will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;
      i will tell of all the marvelous things You have done.

i will be filled with joy because of You.
      i will sing praises to Your name, O Most High.

the Lord is a shelter for the oppressed,
      a refuge in times of trouble.

those who know Your name trust in You,
      for You, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for You.

                                                              --psalm 9:1-2, 9-10 (NLT)

a sneak peek for megan & denis

this past weekend, i got to go out and take some pictures with megan & denis.  and for the 1st day of sun in a longggggg stretch of rain - ahhhhh, we welcomed it!  it turned out to be a LOVELY afternoon!  m&d - thank you for sharing this time with me!

enjoy a little preview of your 'e-sesh'...  :D

megan's lilacs made for a perfect 'backdrop' for her ring.  don't you think?!  :D

can't wait to share more with you!!

my daughter, the baker.

robyn LOVES to bake.  loves, loves, LOVES it.  and one of her FAVOURITE things to make is brownies.  :D

...probably for the 'licking' part!  ;D

in case you can't make it out up there, here's the recipe (which, i might add, is from an old Rosie magazine!).

ONE BOWL BROWNIES

1 cup    butter, melted

½ cup   unsweetened cocoa powder

2          eggs

2 cups  brown sugar, firmly packed

1 cup    all-purpose flour

1.  preheat oven to 325F.  in a bowl, combine melted butter, cocoa, eggs and sugar.  beat well.  stir in flour until completely blended.

2.  pour batter into a well-greased 9” pan or mini muffin tin.

3.  bake for 35-40 minutes or until just firm to the touch.  do not over bake (i actually leave them in no longer than 33 minutes).  NOTE: mini muffins only take 25-30 minutes to cook.

4.  let brownies cool in the pan before slicing into squares.  enjoy with a scoop of vanilla ice cream – while they’re nice & warm!  mmmhmmm!!!