It was the house. That was one of the hardest parts for me; the house. Growing up, I had a difficult time feeling “in control”, so one of the ways that I managed that was to keep my room meticulously clean. Every day. All the time. Of course, as I got older and I ventured […]

The very first time I found out a friend was having a baby was on a Tuesday morning, around 8am. We had just stopped for coffee before work and were in the midst of crossing the street when she grabbed my arm and said “Look, I need to tell you something and it feels weird […]

I remember putting my son to bed one night when I suddenly noticed how big he had gotten.  I remember when he was just a baby and he used to comfortably fit – spread eagle – across a pillow on my lap.  All of the sudden, when I sat with him in his chair at […]

I don’t really remember what it was like. I don’t entirely remember how it felt to spend my days stacking blocks or watching my kiddos crawl for the first time or stealing naps whenever possible. I remember being there.  I remember being “in it”.  But I don’t remember realizing what a special time it was […]

This month, my husband and I will celebrate our 12th wedding anniversary.  And when I think back to the various things that we’ve gone through, I believe that nothing has changed us more as individuals or as a couple then the birth of our children.  Nothing shaped us…tested us…and pushed us more than becoming parents.  […]

I want to say that it was about three or four years ago. I had been taking the morning to read through some of my favourite photography blogs when I came a across a beautiful session captured in Southern California.  Except that something didn’t look quite right; there was snow!  And as I read through […]