Michele Dyson Photography

What a joy this little Miss was to photograph. She came with a smile on her face, and left the same way…..and man, oh man could she motor! I think Mum and I used every trick in the book to get her NOT to crawl away each and every time I raised the camera! The session consisted of room changes, clothing changes and even a little road trip from my place over to Brooke’s studio ( I am officially in love, and oh so patiently waiting for the day when I, too can have a space to call my own – thanks for sharing, B!)  Thank you so much to Mum Caroline for taking the time to have me photograph your girl; she was pleasure to work with and an easy transition back into the world of photographing children other than my own:)

On a side note, Miss Cameron’s Mum will soon be selling beauuutiful knit clothes for babies….you should have seen some of the treasures she brought. Contact me if you’d like any info:)

Michele Such a little beauty! And if you’re interested in the knit one-piece, it’s from April Cornell. Love their stuff…..especially their dresses – they fit for-ever!

been waiting to use the blocks with Eve, but Cameron got to them first….aren’t they pretty?!

A wee Miss. Happy. Energetic. Inquisitive. Loud. Outgoing. Vocal. Stubborn. And sweet as sugar.  Eve and I had a weekend to ourselves as Nevaeh and her Papa took off to Vancouver for some bonding time. Eve has definitely noticed, being a little out of sorts and booting around the house peeking out the windows on her tippy-toes shouting, “Ya-Ya”!….”Ya-Ya”??  ( All wee ones seem to call Nevaeh “YaYa” – cute, right)?!

So before we sat down to play this morning, I dug through some of Nevaeh’s old toys and found an old fave….her light-up stackers. Well, they are now Eve’s fave. Pretty cute watching her figure it out. It was a nice, quiet weekend – I got a lot accomplished, but I can’t wait for the house to be back to its noisy self!

Now on with the pics….and yes, she is that pale ( and that cute)!!!

Oh….that little face of hers. I must drive her nuts with all the smoochies:) 

Hey Ladies!  Looking for a fab way to kick off springtime?!  Well, Brooke and I have  put together something fun and fabulous which I know will put a smile on your faces ( and his too..hehe)! Head on over to White Linen to see what’s in store…..

And because it’s just wrong to post without some eye candy……..isn’t she GORG?!

Just a sneak of the beauutiful bride-to-be Krystal. This session is going to be printed in a beautiful coffee table album for her soon-to-be hubby’s wedding day gift. I have a feeling he may like it a little! Head on over to mine and Brooke’s boudoir site, “White Linen” in the coming days to see the entire post….this girl knew how to move!

And on a similar note:: Brooke and I will be throwing 2 Boudoir Marathons in the month of April – 1 in Penticton, 1 in Kelowna. Tune in tomorrow for full details!

Here she is…thank you Krystal, can’t wait for the wedding!

A few hours before heading to WPPI in Vegas I had the opportunity to catch up with an old friend and take some shots of her and her gorgeous girls. Corrin and I were neighbors more than 20 years ago, and we still (somewhat) keep in touch…even if it is a Facebook relationship! I remember rollerskating down my driveway, slip n sliding, and an impromptu wedding between her and my then 6 year old brother….we lost touch for a very long time but it’s great to hear form her again. Corrin, I told you we’d pull it off……a (very) reluctant teen and a 4 year old girl with a mind of her own can be a challenge on the best of days, but your girls came around and I’m oh-so glad they did.

Hope you enjoy the pics:)

Michele

Here she is….the Birthday Girl in all her glory!!! The party was as successful as a room full of wee ones can be – we had a lot of bodies crammed inside on a cold day and it was a bit chaotic to say the least!….now I understand why women plan to have warm-weathered babies! The littlest Miss enjoyed all the kiddos, her presents and especially the cake. SO very different than her sissy was on her 1st. Nevaeh was oh-so delicate, almost prissy – not wanting to get even a finger dirty. But Eve on the other hand? She dove right into the raspberry colored icing and covered herself in it in a matter of minutes. Hair, face, clothes and even her eyes were smothered. It was fabulous!  Thank you very much to my Mum for flying in to celebrate  (and help out), Brooke for helping with the decor and Brandi for pointing me in the right direction for Eve’s dress… I was looking for something not so light and airy like we always do for parties ( I kind of wish I’d gone with the light tones as the decorations could have hung in her room….I’m going to have to start renting this stuff out so it doesn’t go to waste)!

As for the lack of “people” pics….other than the birthday girl, of course ?! We had so much chaos going on that it really was tough for B or I to get behind a camera, but I’m loving what I do have to remember Miss Eve’s special day. I have to admit I cheated a bit and took a bunch the day after:) Thanks for your photo contributions Brooke…love em!

Found this gorgeous Asian inspired dress at Tea Collection. Love it! The flower is a hair clip I made for Eve…super easy and very sweet….click here for the how to :: Mum and I made one for each girls’ plate – the plan was to attach each to a pin so they could leave with a brooch. Of course, not enough time for that.
Miss “La” with the birthday girl…..at least next to her buddy she still looks like a baby!
The brown flowers are made from 6 paper lunch bags….easy- peasy. Click here for Martha’s how-to. The favours for the party were these beautiful campanula plants – they almost made me forget it was still yucky outside!The aftermath of her first sweets…..by the time she finished she was covered, I’m talking  sleeves of raspberry icing, a pink mohawk, and stained eyebrows from rubbing it all over her face. Quite entertaining for us all!Obviously pre-cake. And if you’ve noticed the multiple hair clips? It’s not because I’m indecisive……the little monkey is a typical one year old and won’t keep a darned thing in her hair.