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Being Five.

Miss Nevaeh. Five and a half and all sorts of silly. She isn’t usually a willing model for me, and today was no different. But, I bribed her with ice cream and once we got started she just got going . And noisy. And a bit stinky….hence all the giggling ;)   Hehe. yes, she looks all pretty- in -pink, but she’s got a little tomboy in her:)

That’s my girl!

If only all these sweet hats would stay on her head…Little tooter. She’s crazy about these glasses from her dress – up bin, and I’ve gotta say that she makes a darned cute nerdy girlIt gets me just how quickly she’s growing up…she doesn’t look like a pudgy little thing any more – just a sassy Kinder Miss. Love you girly!

08/30/2011 - 4:55 am lester - LOL! This little girl looks so sweet ! she just looks like , "ohmm , lets have some fun look!" hahahas! Nice website you have ! cheers ! Lester . http://www.networkmarketinglester.blogspot.com

04/19/2011 - 11:29 am Morgan - What a gorgeous little girl, and I love the personality coming out in so many of these! The glasses are adorable :)

04/12/2011 - 11:12 am stephanie - she's a doll. love the colors. beautiful photos of your beautiful girl.

04/08/2011 - 10:01 am becky - These pictures are perfection! She is sooo sweet!

04/06/2011 - 10:02 pm Erinn - Wow, she is so sweet and beautiful!!!

04/06/2011 - 12:26 pm Sarah L. - She is so darn cute!

04/06/2011 - 12:15 pm Jen C - She is so beautiful Michelle, amazing photo's as always!

Miss Eve :: ” I’m 2″ !

Here’s our Little “Zilla”….or Evezilla, Eve of Destruction or Ev-il if you ask me on one of her crazy days!! ha. Yes, she is a mischievous little thing and entertaining to say the least! She was a bit down and out for her party, having been sick for a few days, but we decided to have a little get together for her anyhow. So, here are some birthday portraits of her on the “actual” day as well as some from her little bash.

Enjoy!

Thank you again to B for all the party pics….love em!!!

And one last pic of my girl and myself on our 2nd birthdays…..the 1st taken on February 22, 2011 and the 2nd taken on June 7, 1980 – don’t we look alike?!  Thanks for the photo Mum!!!

03/16/2011 - 5:13 pm Kelsey Goodwin - Oh my goodness Michele she is adorable! I can't believe she's already 2 and I've never even met the little zilla. And you Miss should seriously consider doing a business spin off in Wedding decor - these parties are always sooo well done!

03/15/2011 - 7:36 pm Becky - She is beyond adorable!!! That last pic is so special :)

03/15/2011 - 3:36 pm andrea - i adore her piggies, and the coffee filter garland is fabulous!!! happy birthday gorgeous girlie. xox.

03/15/2011 - 11:29 am stephanie - these are beautiful! I hosted my sister's baby shower on the 2/26 and I had a yellow cake with a bunting I made too!!

03/15/2011 - 11:27 am Chelsea - I told you she looked like you! That is so cool. I can't wait for our weekend! Love the pics as always!

03/15/2011 - 7:34 am Whitney - So beautiful!! Takes my breath away :)

03/15/2011 - 3:20 am Pam - LOVE the pics... we just celebrated our lil lady's 3rd birthday. It really is bittersweet :)

03/14/2011 - 10:32 pm Christel - Did Eve get any DNA from her Daddy? She is absolutely gorgeous!

03/14/2011 - 10:20 pm brooke - love. of course! and the last one...it actually kind of freaks me out how much you two look alike in that photo...beautiful like her mama. i can even see the same little dimple in your cheeks!!!

03/14/2011 - 10:16 pm Brandi - oh what a doll, and I'm loving all of the party decor! Happy Birthday little miss!

03/14/2011 - 9:38 pm Pam - Oh. My. Gosh. She is GORGEOUS! She is your clone!!!

Merry ” Kissmas” – Love, Nevaeh and Eve

Finally, after mass neglect in the land o blog- world – I have decided to take some time and put up something to make not only myself…but hopefully a few others smile:) The lack of posts was mainly because of finishing up as many orders and albums as I could in time for Christmas, as well as all the little bits of personal stuff…..Christmas shopping, wrapping, redoing the girls’ playroom ( in time for Christmas…ahhhh)! as well as refinishing a bunch of furniture, painting 3 rooms as well as our kitchen…that one took 3x; I just couldn’t get the darned colour right!

Amongst all the chaos we managed to get the girls scrubbed clean and in front of the camera….I brought in a lot of helpers; 3 of Nev’s neighborhood friends( to help keep Eve happy) as well as another Mum… I could NOT have done it on my own. Still, Eve was true to character…acting like her usual Eve of Destruction self, and the only way we could get her to smile was to “let” her throw pinecones directly at my head. Fabulous. So, you may notice these are definitely not all in focus, but they are completely perfect in my eyes and well worth the sweating, cursing ( under my breath) and headache that lasted the rest of the day.

Hope all of my wonderful blog-followers have an incredible Christmas and holiday season and that you stay warm and safe and most of all happy:)

See you in 2011…2012…seriously? I have to go google what year it is; I do not for the life of me know for sure! Does that mean I’m getting older??! haha. Enjoy the pics:)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Something about this one makes me smile…Nevaeh’s girls:) This is soooooo Nevaeh ; she’s like ” alright Mum, it’s been 5 minutes – now where is the coin you promised me”? haha.These last two I MAJOR love! Especially the last one as it captures exactly what photographing them was like -pinecone throwing at all!

01/12/2011 - 6:17 am becky - your girls are perfection!! Love all these shots!! Happy 2011!!

01/07/2011 - 7:20 pm Morgan - Love love love! Merry very belated Kissmas to you all!

12/30/2010 - 5:51 pm stephanie - uh-mah-guh. Love the whites-tans-creams. so beeee-yoooooo-tiful!

12/29/2010 - 1:52 pm andrea - LOVE! such beauties.

12/22/2010 - 2:48 pm nancy - well looking at pics of my little girls always just turns my heart to mush and miss them oh so terribly!! Big hugs & a nanny kiss for them!! xo

12/22/2010 - 12:13 pm Kat - Sooo cute!!! Where did you get their outifts-- they're perfect!

12/22/2010 - 12:00 pm tanya porter - beautiful as usual

12/22/2010 - 9:27 am Heidi - Sweet. Have a Merry Christmas...and it is only going to be 2011!

12/22/2010 - 7:45 am Lisa Hallquist - Beautiful girls - beautiful pictures!! Always a pleasure to look at your photos!! Merry Christmas...Lisa

12/22/2010 - 12:55 am lianna - You're girls are beautiful!! hi5 Michele!

Baby smiles:)

Here’s our wee-est girl, back at 13 months old….. in just 12 short weeks she will be turning TWO and we just cannot believe how it’s flown by. She was a quite, timid, not-so-cuddly babe back then. Now she’s a clever, curious  daredevil who thinks ( and acts) like a boy! One positive….she’s now turning into a cuddler just like her big sissy:)

And in case you’re wondering just why I waited so long to post these….well, Brooke took them when she was babysitting and forgot all about them. The perks of having a photog friend!!! Love. These.  As for Nevaeh? Well, I’ll be dressing up the girls in their Christmas outies tomorrow for one last session before my Canon gets shipped off to another home and I officially become a Nikon girl. Stay tuned!!!

Mish.

Brooke…….I still cannot believe you forgot about these; they are my faves of her. You are the best:) lumi

12/08/2010 - 7:43 pm s h e r r y - :) Aw, her eyes are SO cute in that second photo. And yay, welcome to the Nikon fam-jam ;D

11/22/2010 - 12:18 pm brooke bowland - hehe...you are so very welcome. i cant believe they slipped through the cracks. i so remember her making that face all the time. how on earth did she get so big! lumi girl.

11/22/2010 - 11:46 am becky - What a cutie!! Those eyes in the second shot are killer! how do you ever say no to her? Welcome to the Nikon family :)

11/20/2010 - 9:53 am Brandi - aw, she is soooo pretty!! Love her baby blues!

Sneaks.

Check out these two beautiful sessions over at White Linen….I promise they’ll make you smile!

Sean + Judy :: Engaged

Katherine :: Expecting

11/17/2010 - 4:47 pm stephanie - uh muh guh. Love that maternity shot. Full sun too?? Bravo! So gorgeous!

Halloween 2010.

Halloween we all donned pirate garb ; even Papa surprised us and got all decked out. I do have to clarify though, that the girls were ” pirallena’s”…Pirate-Ballerina’s. Nevaeh insisted that she NOT be an ugly pirate, so I of course made sure that Eve was cute as well…

Hope you all had a wonderful night of trick o treating…luckily for me my kids take after their Mama and have a very short term memory – I dumped almost all candy and chocolate and Nevaeh hasn’t asked for ANY since that night – YAYYYY!!! That means less junk in the trunk for me. Literally.

Enjoy the pics!

These first ones are Nevaeh’s “secondary” costume she wore for Day 1 of the FOUR day Hallween events we took part in. She wanted to be a fashion girl… and this is what we found. Plus, it’ll come in handy for a ’50’s themed party we’ll be going to. Are the specs not the cutest thing EVER?!

Miss Pirallina. Pre – hairdo, and before she decided that the eye patch was ugly. What a diva!Our little Pirate Pack:)He makes a pretty believable pirate, dontcha think?! The girls were crazy about it…..I think he should just embrace it and BE a pirate! haha..Our first stop, of course was over at DeeDee’s ( aka – Brooke) place. Nevaeh had to see her Future Pirate husband:)Arghhh!Gosh I love these girls! Best Halloween yet:)

11/09/2010 - 9:32 am becky - Adorable! you guys are the best looking pirate family i've ever seen!

11/04/2010 - 9:39 am nancy - OMG!! so cute....just warms my heart!! can't wait for my hugs!!! see you in 1 more sleep!! xo

A Mexican Birthday

Sombreros, moustaches, colourful dresses, nachos, a pinata and of course a lot of noise and giggles. It was a chaotic but successful 5th birthday for Miss Nevaeh and we had heaps of fun:)

Enjoy the pics!

The birthday girl and all her fave amigos:)Moustache mugs….silly me forgot to use permanent marker, so the kiddos ended up with white coffee mugs. Oops.Our little Eve of Destruction. The Little Miss has now become our Big Miss.  Sniff.And of course a HUGE big thank you to everyone who helped out…. with food, B and Mark for lending us their house, and Brooke for taking the pics……I just “happened” to forget my camera – hence me being in a bunch of them for once:)

Ian + Jen:: After Sneak.

Check out the entire posts…Wedding Day and After on our White Linen Blog.  Thanks guys….you were super fabulous!!!

Wedding Day

After session.

October Babe.

Another birthday has passed, and this one definitely felt like a BIG one….Nevaeh is five, and I can hardly believe it. Time has flown by, and she has changed us for the better. She is sweet, sassy, emotional, superduper clever, and of course completely adorable. Nevaeh, we love you to the moon and back….HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

And just for fun, a few of our fave Nevaeh quotes from the past year….( don’t judge me…some are my fault)!

Mike:: ” Doesn’t Mummy’s new hair look nice”?   Nevaeh:: ” Yeahh….you look beautiful Mummy. Beautiful and chunky”.

Nevaeh:: ” My new boyfriend is Evan.  Me:: ” What’s Evan like?”  Nevaeh::  ” He’s a boy”.  Me:: “Oh. What does he look like”?  Nevaeh:: ” Well, he looks like a boy. You know, he looks “Evan’y”.

Simon:: ” HOLY COW”!!!  Aunt Shell, I can say “holy cow”, my Mummy says it’s not a bad word.”  Nevaeh::  ” But Si, you can’t say “holy @*$@”, my Mummy says it IS a bad word”.

** In a friend’s car singing **  Nevaeh::  ” I see London, I see France, Do it in my underpants”!

Whoa. Sometimes I wonder where these things come from.  We do our best, right?!

So, although these pics are more for us, enjoy them…..and remember, don’t judge the old photos – I didn’t redo anything ; it IS hard for me to look back, but at the same time it’s great to know how far I’ve come. And the best part?! Nevaeh is the one and only reason I began this journey into photography…thanks Miss!!! Mwah!!!

So the first image on the left? That’s Nevaeh very first pro photo shoot at 2 weeks old ( I wasn’t happy with them and went out and bought my own camera, so began the journey:)

Still one of my faves ( she was 7 months here) …and the very first shot I ever took in a studio. Thanks Eric!!!The first summer with Si – Nevaeh 21 months, Si 15 monthsOkay, I have to defend this first image. So freakin’ cute, love her expression….but the hair? Oh baby did the hair have to go! Not every little girl should have long hair people! The image under it to the left was shot the very next day, just after her first haircut( She was 20 months here…same age as Eve now)  And yes, I know….she STILL has the same cut 3 and a half years later. But it’s so cute!!!One of their first spats. Nevaeh freakin’ out…..pretty standard. Nevaeh ( 2 years old)  and her sweet little friends, Charlotte and Isabelle – we’ll miss you girls!!!!A fave. That’s my brother , Uncle Jeff. The Hungry Bum shot from her 3 year old ballet class…..a classic. Pre- Big Sis. And she’s a big sister. Truly one of the best I’ve seen….they have not once fought, she’s never grabbed from Eve, pushed her, spoke meanly to her…..and is VERY protective. We couldn’t have asked her to be a more fabulous sis.  Let’s just hope this doesn’t mean that the teenage years are going to be hellish. Four year old ballet class. Less baby pudge, and a little taller. Just as cute!This one melts me:)She reminds me of Reese Witherspoon in this one…..from Election, maybe? Anyways, this little face of hers is so endearing:)First summer of soccer…..a little too long ( an hour) and a little too hot ( almost 100 degrees) but it was still fun:)This was actually during a client session….I got “stuck” with my kiddos, and Nevaeh was ( surprisingly) a doll!With her fave Aunties and Uncle…and little Brooke, of course:) First week of Kindy!HAPPY BIRTHDAY Miss!!!  We love you heaps:)

10/22/2010 - 12:13 pm Jen Otchy - She.is.so.cute! Love these images. Love your talent. :)

10/14/2010 - 2:19 pm Jennifer - Well....you did a shoot for a family member of mine, and I have been looking at your work since. You have and eye....A Wonderful Eye....your work is stunning....hard to find. Mu husband has a little photography on the side, and he always stops what he is doing when I come onto your page to see the next thing you have done...he says "Inspiring".....just wanted you to know...and i tell A LOT of people about you. :) Keep Snapping Away.....

10/05/2010 - 10:22 pm Erinn - Aww Michele, this a great post. Your photographs are beautiful, as always. And I can't believe she is 5!

10/05/2010 - 8:44 pm Marlene Sandback - Beautiful pictures and wonderful memories for your family!! Thanks for sharing!!! Happy 5th Birthday Nevaeh!!!

10/04/2010 - 11:27 pm tanya porter - as always michel beautiful pics. Of course it helps to have a gorgeous family. Keep up the great work we love it.

10/04/2010 - 7:17 pm Janine - Aw, Mish. You made me get all teary and mushy inside!

10/04/2010 - 10:40 am Gina - She is such a gorgeous little girl! You are one lucky Momma!

10/04/2010 - 8:52 am Brandi - awww those quotes crack me up! And N is such a beautiful girl, just love all of the photos you posted. I can't believe she's 5 already - happy birthday sweetie!

10/04/2010 - 8:39 am Phillipa - Oh Michele I remember most of these pictures from my first days on FB,just gorgeous-the four of you are such a beautiful family.

10/04/2010 - 7:36 am brooke - i near cried. so many beautiful moments and well...i am so fortunate to have been a part of so many. the wee photos...hehe...she was and still is adorable! the first photo of the two of our big kids...i love still. our babies have become little people together. its truly amazing how quickly we have arrived at 5. i so look forward to many many more years of photos...these melt my heart. xo.

10/04/2010 - 7:34 am stephanie - sooooo sweet. she is gorgeous as is your other little girl. happy 5th to your sweet little thang!

Love.

Three fabulous sessions in the last three weeks…. aren’t we lucky?! Make sure to tune in to White Linen in the coming days for the full posts. And yes, we know….we just may have the best jobs going!

Michele

Jenn + Ian :: Kaleden,  B.C.Danny + Jessie :: Penticton, B.C.Matt + Jaime :: Spirit Ridge, Osoyoos, B.C.

09/25/2010 - 9:26 am andrea - i LOVE all of these!! nice work mish!