To close out the day mom and the boys got to cuddle on the couch and watch some cartoons before bedtime stories, also with mom!

Hope all the moms out there had a great mothers day!

Ripley loves being outside but is even more of a people suck so you are sure to find him close to mom & dad.

You can tell that Ripley is a little worried that Claudette is up ahead and has to be sure what is going on, clearly he is much more comfortable sitting right beside her.

See Ripley is indeed an 80lb lapdog! Claudette thought it was hilarious that Ripley was getting his licks on Phil…

Not to leave anyone out or play favourites Ripley had to share some love with Claudette too.

After our mini session with Ripley we shot the rest of the session with just Claudette and Phil.

These next few images were shot in our amazing river valley. I love that it looks like we are far away from the city.

A super yummy B&W, I actually really strugged to decide which one to post because the color version was awesome too!

These guys make hanging out on a giant fallen tree look totally casual and natural don’t they.

Thanks for the awesome day guys! I had so much fun and so many photos to go through it took 2 months to post your session I can’t wait for the wedding!

I did not get any pictures of the actual tobogganing because I was riding the sled with them but I did catch them enjoying the warm cup of mini marshmallow infused cocoa.

Of course Brandon loves showing off his moustache, maybe he could “grow” one of these bad boys next Movember.

I hope you all were able to get outside this weekend and enjoy some beautiful Alberta winter weather!

Such a handsome little man!

I love how little baby feet and hands look.

Dude, is that a smile there? You bet he is happy, he is hanging with mom.

Of course hanging with dad is pretty awesome too!

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Lately Owen has been giving this look when he wears his glasses, he pulls them down and peeks over the top, too cute!

Brandon has also been rocking a look of his own lately, albeit a little sassy!

We did manage to get a couple serious ones out of them though.

Santa even remembered to bring something for Kosmo, the boys thought that was great!

A big hit for the boys was a craft table that they got, they absolutely love doing arts and crafts. I secretly, well I guess not so secret now, wish that I had one of these bad boys when I was a kid.

A little later Owen got even more creative with one of the seats from the craft table. It became his surf board and he was pretenting to paddle out to catch a wave. Lets hope he does not get any crazy ideas about heading to Mavericks in California or Jaws in Hawaii

Of course after a big morning Brandon took a much needed rest to recharge himself for his um evening performance…

Now that he was all rested up he was ready to put on a performance, and what a performer he was!

A turkey family photo tradition…

Toss in a self portrait for good measure.

This must have been a pretty intense moment in Cars 2… I just liked how Aunty D and Uncle Jim sat on the tiny benches with the boys

And Aunty Claudette should know better than to make silly faces at the camera, that kind of thing will land you on the old blog! ha ha.

Happy Holidays, I hope you all have a fantasic new year!

But this session was not just about the dogs, we made sure to capture some great stuff of Kristine and Kevin too!

It was a pretty adventurous session too! Kristine, Kevin, and the “girls” braved the edge of the river bank which was actually quite slippery and the girls were itching to go for a swim. They also climbed up into the trees as well!

Such beautiful eyes!

Ahh, dogs are amazing…

I absolutely loved the light we found under this bridge. I could have shot here the whole time, if it wasn’t for the insanely steep hill we were standing on!

After climbing said insanely steep hill we found a nice little spot where Kristine and Kevin could sit. I have no idea what they were talking about but from the expression on Kristine’s face I imagine they were planning the next shot.

These two know how to have a great time and I think it really shows in their photos. The silly one:

The serious one:

One last one, tall grass + cuddles = FUN!

Thank you guys for spending the afternoon with us and for bringing the “girls” this was truly a unique way to celebrate your engagement. Now if only you could bring the girls to the beach for the wedding

Adjective:

• 1. Happening by accident or chance rather than design.
• 2. Happening by a lucky chance; fortunate.

I thought that Fortuitous Friday had a better ring to it that Random Friday…

What better way to start the weekend than to share some pretty pictures that happened to be taken during some important outings over this past summer. It is also a great time to reflect on this past summer as we head further into fall and colder weather.

Alberta Railway museum

There was a typewriter in one of the rail cars that the kids loved. They recognized right away the “keyboard” layout but wondered where the rest of the “computer” was.

Number 5, my personal fav number, from a mailbag that was in one of the mail cars.

Many a hot day this summer was spent making/blowing bubbles and having ice cream on the driveway. What better way to spend a hot summer day that making bubbles and eating ice cream?

Crazy about a mercury… at the Praire Garden & Adventure Farm. This place was lots of fun and there was so much to see and do, we could have went several times this summer if we had more time…

The Praire Gardens had a pirate theme throughout a lot of it, so of course they needed to have their own parrot, at least I think it is a parrot of sorts

Rain covered roses, with all the rain that we had this summer it was not hard to find these!

3 tree “finger print” mural… that is now a grey painted wall… It is unfortunate that some graffiti cannot be left up.

So long summer, we had a blast and will miss you but we will see ya next year!

Happy Friday everyone!

After a little warm up the golfing got underway.

It was a gorgeous fall day at the Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club

This is such a beautiful golf course, the views all around were simply stunning!

I love these pants, you think Angela would be caught in public with me if I wore them?

As the sun got low and the golf neared the end I was a little sad to see the day go…

I had such a great time, the day was filled with competition, camaraderie, hope, and emotion, and generosity!

The guys kept things loose outside anxiously awaiting the arrival of Brett and the girls

I love this shot of Darcy’s mom putting his boutonniere on, the flowers from Floral Studio at Holes were amazing.

Time for dad’s boutonniere. I love the pin technique, kind of looks familiar right.

Once the girls arrived Darcy ducked inside and took his place awaiting the arrival of Brett.

By the expression on his face I would say he was speechless upon seeing Brett for the first time!

They each wore a crown for part of the ceremony that needed a little help from the Best Man and Maid of Honour to stay in place. Kudos to those two because for about 30 minutes or so they had their arms up in the air holding them in place. My arms almost fell asleep just thinking about it!

I love the looks couples exchange during their ceremony, especially if they have not done a first look prior to the ceremony. This is the first chance they have to take in all the details of each other, almost like meeting each other for the first time all over again.

Mr and Mrs!

One thing is for sure, they know how to have fun, seriously the wedding party were cracking each other up all day!

Back to a few more serious photos.

I love the Black & White in these two!

Brett’s rings were actually made up of 3 rings that stacked together surrounding the engagement ring, very cool but very hard to get them to stand up!

Brett and Darcy had our photo booth at their wedding, check out some of the fun that was had at their booth.

Congratulations Brett & Darcy, we had a great time spending the day with you guys. Everything about the day was amazing, we were touched by the words your friends and family shared with you and about you guys. It was a very special day indeed with lots of laughter and sentiment.

Brandon needed a little help figuring out the pedals, of course grandma K was very helpful in showing Brandon how to push with his feet.

Once he got the lesson in how to pedal he laid tracks with his pants on backwards and Owen in pursuit!

Of course Owen has a little more practice than Brandon riding a two wheeler so he has started standing to pedal faster and has incorporated some stunt riding.

With more experience Owen soon took the lead, but Brandon dug down and gave it his all so that he could keep up, with a little push from mom of course!

Like any young protege Brandon did not take long to figure out how to do a little stunting of his own. Check out my two Evil Kenevils

After a long ride and the odd crash Brandon needed a little extra encouragement from Owen to make it home, again. Brothers are the best hey!