Baby Announcement | Abbotsford Family Photography


hello there,

I have been waiting a month to share this post, which is ironic because the shoot only took place yesterday... About a month ago Stacy contacted me with some very exciting news; her and her husband, Kevin, were expecting baby number three! She had some fun announcement ideas and asked me if I would take their photos. It was an honour and a privilege just to be asked, so of course I said yes! Stacy was my high school Spanish teacher so I've known her for a while and thanks to Facebook I've been able to follow along as their family of two turned into a family of four. She is one of the most amazing women I know, she was more than a teacher to a lot of us high school girls; she was a mentor, a friend, an inspiration, and an incredible example of what it means to be a woman living for the Lord. After meeting her family (and constantly stalking her Facebook posts) it's clear that the grace and compassion she showed us in high school has poured out into her life as a mom. She has a wonderful family filled with boys who were beyond fun, cooperative, and awesome to work with. I am so excited for their family as they prepare to welcome there own little princess into the world this October. She is already incredibly loved and adored. It was a blessing for me to be able to spend an hour with this lovely family and I couldn't be more honoured to have been asked to play a part in this momentous occasion. Also, one of the boys friends came along and he quickly became my awesome unofficial assistant for the hour and he was the most patient and sweet assistant I could have ever asked for!

Thank you Kevin and Stacy and the boys for letting me be a part of this exciting announcement. You were a pleasure to work with and I cannot wait to meet your little girl!

-m.o


Celebrating A Champagne Birthday


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I never celebrated my champagne birthday (because I don't believe parents are supposed to give there one year old child alcohol) but yesterday one of the most incredible people I have ever had the privilege of knowing celebrated her Champagne Birthday. In life you are sometimes blessed with the type of people you can't imagine you life without. My friend Kaitlin is one of those blessing. Friends since grade 9, year after year, without even knowing she's doing it, Kaitlin reminds me why I need her in my life. She is one of the most selfless, caring, thoughtful, compassionate, and godly people and I am so fortunate to call her a friend. To celebrate this momentous occasion Kaitlin and our friends Avery and Alicia got together (too) early for breakfast consisting primarily of bacon and mimosas (breakfast of champions, am I right?) and after we headed out to Triple Swaan Nursery's and a neighbouring field to snap some photos of the birthday girl and naturally Alicia tagged along. Now I can go on and on about what wonderful people my friends are and how critical they are in my daily life but instead I will tell you that as ridiculously good looking as they are, they are even better people (so that means that they're like REALLY REALLY good people because they're like REALLY REALLY REALLY good looking, as you'll come to see).

Kaitlin and Alicia, thanks for being even more beautiful on the inside than you are on the outside and thanks for allowing me to make you have your photos taken. I think it's safe to say you've upgraded from guinea pigs to models.

-m.o


My Monday Music | The Sounds of the Stars

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As usual, it's been a while since I posted anything, let alone a My Monday Music post. But today's release of The Fault In Our Stars Soundtrack inspired me to share not only some of my favourite songs from the soundtrack but also some songs I've been listening to on repeat lately. That leaves me with little less to say than, I hope you enjoy these tunes!

Happy (long weekend!) Monday,

-m.o

Running Through Dandelions | Clayburn Village {children}



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These two little cuties are good family friends and a couple weeks ago their grandma asked me to take some pictures of them and I was more than happy to do so (who doesn't want to spend an hour with adorable children)! I love kids so it was lots of fun running around the field with these two girls!

-m.o