Melissa, Ruud and family!

Melissa contacted me in January asking if I'd be free to take photos in March when her in-laws would be visiting from Holland. I was a bit concerned about how the weather would be in March... never suspecting we'd have 22 degree weather! Awesome! It's been a joy for me to come back again and again to watch this family grow!

I love this warmth and love of this big family. Ruud and Melissa with their sweet little boys Reid and Liam, Ruud's parents, Melissa's parents and sister.









One boy happened to take all the Portuguese genes... and the other got all the Dutch. BOTH are absolutely adorable!

Baby Bishop

A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of photographing beautiful baby Violet... now she is a big sister!! Meet the handsome, adorable Bishop!

Big Sister Meets Little Brother!

Over Christmas, my cousin and his wife asked me if I'd be interested in photographing their upcoming birth. Interested I was! As the due date came and went, it ended up that a c-section was the necessary route to bring their little guy into the world. Even though it wasn't quite the birth (or birth photography) we all had hoped for, I was thrilled to be able to capture some images of their daughter meeting her sweet baby brother for the first time.

Here, grandma gets the phone call that he has arrived... and that he's a BIG boy!


Daddy gives big sister a sneak peak of little bro!


And the amazingly strong and beautiful mommy must stay under care APART from her baby for hours...


And a big girl gets to meet a little boy who will change her life forever!















Congratulations to my wonderful cousins... it was such an honour for me to be a part of your amazing day!