Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr it sure is chilly!

Well, the dead of winter is finally upon is! I went out and started my car this morning only to find it was incredibly cold! I mean COLD! Yikes! But one thing, at least the wind isn't blowing a million miles and hour and the windchill isn't minus 1000! LOL! Ok, ok, thats a bit extreme but when its super cold, thats what it feels like!
I almost have my house completely decorated for christmas. Tonite I am hoping to finish and then do some housecleaning. Friday we are hoping to finish our christmas shopping and then saturday I am going to do my christmas baking. Then once that is all done, I will be ready for christmas except for a few odds and ends and then I can just sit back, relax, and enjoy the christmas season.
In the next week or so, I should have new photos to post. Probably of a miscellaneous variety.
Well, should get going here for now! Enjoy preparing for the Christmas season!

The season has come 'round again!

Finally after all these years, I have got my christmas tree up before Dec. 1st! I am pretty pumped about that! Its the time of year to get festive and into the christmas spirit but it just doesn't "feel christmas-y" if ya know what I mean. Theres no snow, which I am certainly not complaining about, and God has blessed up with some super weather this fall, and this long into fall. But I am thinking that we need just a little "something" to make it more "festive", don't y'all think?
I am gonna finish decorating my tree tomorrow but it is all "fluffed" and the lights are on. The 2 biggest tasks. I just love it when my tree is all decorated and all my christmas decorations are up. Then I pop in a christmas movie, get my hot chocolate and popcorn and sit down and relax! I love the way the christmas season feels. Of course, it is about the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus, but also getting together with family and friends, and all the food!
This is one of the first years I have had my tree up before I start my christmas baking! It will be so much fun to do all my christmas baking with all my decorations up!
I know to some it may seem silly to put up all these decorations for such a short time, but I enjoy it and its the only time of year where I get to listen to the wide selection of christmas music I have. So, for the last couple weeks I have started listening to christmas music to get into the christmas spirit! Its been great!
Whats your favorite thing about christmas? Whats important to you? To each and every one it may be something different, it may be something simliar, or it may be the same. But whatever it is, enjoy it! The season is so short!
I must be going for tonite, but if you have any memories or want to share something, please feel free to comment!
Take care & will be back soon with some pics of my tree and house!

The Love Family

All I have to say is WOW! Another lovely sunday afternoon in late November none the less! I was so glad when this family asked me to take their 1st family pictures!! So exciting! I am so pleased I could do this for this beautiful family. We had lots of fun, and the kids had lots of fun throwing rocks into the lake too! LOL! All in all, we got some really pretty pictures taken on this day! Here is a little peek into what we got that day! Enjoy!

Elias Family

Hi!
Well, another beautiful sunday in November for another photo shoot. This sweet family was so much fun to work with! The boys were a ton of fun to work with and what little charmers with their handsome smiles! They were so agreeable with locations and poses! Here is a smattering of the nice pics we took that day! Enjoy!!

Schellenberg Family

This day ended up being an absolutely beautiful day out for family pictures. As you can see, it was even warm enough for a t-shirt and no jackets. I was so pleased to be asked to take these pictures for these awesome friends and their cutie pies! We had a lot of fun! They are a beautiful family and I had fun taking these pics for them. Heres a sneak peek at what we captured that day. The lighting was perfect! The cutie pies were so awesome for the camera! Little Miss & Mr photogenic! Love you guys! Hope you like your pics!

Chornopyski Family

Here's a sneak peek at the photos we took on a chilly sunday at Kilcona Park in Winnipeg! This was a gorgeous family and in spite of the cold weather, we managed to get a bunch of pictures taken! These guys were a bunch of good sports for getting their photos taken on such a cold day! Hope you all enjoy the photos!

Seems like a long time...

Hi there!
Wow! It seems like its been a long time since I posted anything. I have been working on some pictures I want to post for a "special feature" per say here on my blog, but its been a little more work than I originally anticipated. I have kind of put in on the back burner for now though as I have been busy trying to get family portrait appointments booked and other client photo orders ready. I am beginning to realize what a big job it is getting those orders together, but the outcome is always so satisfying. Seeing the look on the clients faces when they pick up their enlarged photo choices is always gratifying for me and then I realize it was so worth spending the time putting it together for them. Don't get me wrong, I love my photography and I love working with pictures, sometimes it just seems to take much longer than I originally anticipated! But thats just the way it goes!
Last saturday Bryan and I were in Winnipeg and I had the privilege of meeting a fantastic wildlife and wildlife mount photographer. He takes pictures for Big Buck magazine, for all you hunters out there who might read that magazine. I know Bryan has at least 2 years worth of issues. Anyway, we got to talking and realized that we both shoot the same type of camera. So we told eachother what kind of photography we did, how long we've been at it, etc., and anyway, I said I would love to join him sometime on one of this wildlife shoots. He said, sure! So, I am looking forward to the day when I can get out there and head out into the "field" with him! He is from Portage La Prairie so its not far to go. He also said he would love to come by so we can look at each others work and swap stories! Looking forward to that!
Well, I should get going here for now. I will have new pictures to post as soon as I can! And for any of you wanting family type pics done, just let me know! I am pretty flexible with dates. Take care & God Bless!!

Fall.......

Well, I really like the fall season. I like it because of the cooler weather as I am all for wearing a sweater or a light jacket. I like it because of the harvest and all the blessings we recieve. And mostly I like it for the fall colors! The colors are always just gorgeous. One day I was on my way out to bring Bryan supper at the field. Here as I was waiting I found several photo opportunities and thankfully I had my camera along. So I managed to get a picture of him working, the dirt road with an open, endless sky, and an awesome sun peeking through beautiful clouds.
On the way home I got a gorgeous sunset as well. The sunsets in fall are absolutely spectacular!
Another day I got the remaining shots below. It was overcast and cool but there were lots of cool things to see!
I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I had fun snapping them!


My Bryan hard at work!
Gorgeous sun and clouds!

The dirt road with the endless sky close to where Bryan was working!

A beautiful sunset on a gravel road.

The creek close to my Dad's place.

A water pool that trickles out into a little stream!

Cat tails near a pond that I enjoy driving by!

More cat tails near the same pond.

A view of my favorite pond!