Beautiful morning at the beach {Victoria, BC Family Photographer}

With the weather we've been having lately, it's sure been hard to schedule outdoor photo shoots, but this last Monday we sure lucked out! What was scheduled to be a rainy morning turned out to be a fabulous morning for photos! I met up with the "S" family at Mt. Doug Park and our adventures began! The kids were absolutely darling, and each brought a favourite stuffy to the shoot. Children are so beautiful when they are out in nature, and I loved watching these two play in the sand with their sticks. I tried to get as many candid shots as I could in between poses, because the natural interaction with this family was beautiful enough.  I had a great morning out at the beach shooting, and am still so thankful for the dry weather!

Like the Energizer Bunny, he keeps going and going! {Victoria, BC Family Photographer}

This last weekend I met up with the "B" family for their Fall photos. I met with them around this time last year, when their little guy, "B" was just a baby. This year he was in full toddler mode, and with more energy than the rest of us! That wasn't the only change since last year! Little "B" will soon be a big brother! We got lucky with dry weather, and so little Mr. "B" got to run around and my task for the morning was trying to catch him in fun-mode! Mom & dad were great about scooping up "B" and trying to entertain him when all he really wanted to do was run. It was a fun shoot, and even Grandma got in on the fun! Thanks for coming out during our dry spell! It was great to see you all again!

After all of that planning {Victoria, BC Family Photographer}

Sometimes the weather is on my side. Other times, however, the weather seems to be out to get me! I made plans with "C" and her family several times, but it seemed like as many times as we rescheduled, the weather decided to see our new date and raise us some downpour!  Finally, we made a plan for me to meet up with the family at their residence and do some relaxed photos in the privacy, (and dryness), of their home! It was a fun, quick session with "C", "J" and their little guy "R".  Before I knew it, our time together was over and it was time for little "R" to get his well deserved yogurt!

 

Rain rain go away! {Victoria, BC Family Photographer}

After such a gorgeous, long Summer, we're certainly getting our share of rain now! Family sessions in the rain have their fair share of challenges, especially when there are little tiny kiddos involved. When I made plans to set up a shoot with the "T" family, we decided to outsmart the rain by meeting in a covered area! The Government House was a perfect fit for our needs and we were able to spend the bulk of our session in the glass greenhouse. We did venture out of the greenhouse toward the end of the session, and though the rain was falling, we still made the best of it! I love how children embrace the rain, and have just as good of a time as if it was sunny! It was great to shoot this family for the second time, and to see how much their little guy, M, had grown!

Breakwater Bliss

I met up with an extended family on Sunday evening for some portraits. It was a really nice combination of families with three generations, and everyone was truly lovely to work with! We braved the cold on the beach before getting really ambitious and heading out on the breakwater for some shots. To my (happy) surprise, it wasn't as windy out on the breakwater as it sometimes can be, and therefore gave us a bit of a break from the cold that I had been anticipating. It sure was a beautiful evening, and we squeezed the last little bit of daylight out of the weekend.  It was really nice to meet this family, I really enjoyed our time together!

The "R" girls Fall Mini-Portrait Session {Victoria, BC Family Photographer}

My last family of the day was the "R" family. I shot these girls last Fall, and it was really lovely to see them again! It's shocking how much children change in the course of a year, and I was amazed at how much bigger these three were! I also enjoyed seeing how personalities had changed and developed since last we met. With Grandma's help to make the girls feel comfortable in front of the camera, I was able to get some lovely shots of all three girls. I look forward to seeing them again one day!

The P Family Fall Mini-Portrait Session {Victoria, BC Family Photographer}

I met the "P" family for the first time on Saturday.  Their little guy "E" was busy, busy, busy! I enjoyed his energy, and wouldn't you know it, he stopped here and there for some photos! We had a really nice time together, but I think that "E" was happy when I said we were done! I'd say he'd a typical boy in that regard! It was great to meet this family!