Michele Dyson Photography

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!

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

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

Sean + Judy :: Engaged

Katherine :: Expecting

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:)

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:)

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

Wedding Day

After session.

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:)

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.

A mini post of this fabulous couple…make sure to head on over to White Linen to check out their full day ; it was beautiful!

I haven’t done this in a lonnng time, too long as I have promised “Nanny” updated photos of the girls and I just don’t deliver. So, here a bunch from the park the other day. I’ll make sure to do another post once my wedding work is caught up on….bits from our summer ( is it ALREADY over)? sniff. I’ll end the post with a Super Special photo of our KinderMiss Nevaeh on her very first day of school. She is LOVING it! ( And yes, so am I ! hehe)!

Mish.

This would be Nevaeh having an attitude. Little bugger.

My fave of Miss N. I could just smooch her little face in this one; so so cute:)Yes, I know it’s HUGE, but I love it!!!Here she is – our Kinder Miss on her first day……I can hardly believe it:)