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Feb 01 2012

Something about a boy and his cat

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Benjamin brought his whole family to see me, including his cat and dog.    I loved it, especially watching the process of  Thomas the cat hiding and being coaxed back out.  He would only light for a second before taking off again and really wasn’t a big fan of one of my (brilliant) ideas which was to to put him in a suitcase.    Guess I need to brush up on my kitty-wrangling skills because I hear there may be an outdoor shoot in the future.  I hope so!  As you can plainly see, Benjamin is a fun-loving, handsome guy, Abby is beautiful.  And Thomas?  Well Thomas is King!

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Jan 24 2012

Something Sweet//Something Spicy

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She came dressed in an adorable outfit, hair in curls, cute tights and boots and a huge smile.   He was stylishly clad in a plaid shirt and jeans, pant legs rolled up.   Lyla and I did some bonding over our favourite colour:  purple.  I had to learn to throw Christmas balls with one hand and hold my camera with the other to try to get Wyatt to pay any attention to me at all.   One all girl/the other all boy.   I am sure there are days it works the other way, but on this day, that is how I saw it!    They are both ridiculously beautiful  (just look at their parents, duh!)

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Connie - January 25, 2012 - 2:52 pm

Oh my gosh Valerie, you know you brought tears to my eyes right? What a beautiful write-up about the most beautiful grandchildren. Thank you so much for capturing them just as I know them.

Valerie - January 25, 2012 - 3:06 pm

And now you know you brought tears to MY eyes. LOL

Ann - January 25, 2012 - 10:04 pm

ok you two, stop your blubbering, you’ve got me doing it now. Great pictures of beautiful kids (and adults).

Chelsea - January 26, 2012 - 9:47 am

Oh Valerie! As the tears trickle down my cheeks,I thank you so much for your kind words and your amazing talent behind the lens. We are truly blessed to have these beautiful pictures to keep as ours, forever. A wonderful experience and a treasure we will always cherish. Again, thank you.

Anne Mattatall - January 26, 2012 - 10:18 am

I know my grandchildren, daughter and son-in-law are a beautiful family. You most definitely captured this with the photos. They are perfect.

Jan 18 2012

Something About a little fun family rivalry

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This family loves to play and have a little fun.  I followed them around their backyard one day last fall and you could tell that this is something that they do often, if wasn’t just for the pictures.  I also loved the little rivalry they have going on between the Montreal and Toronto fans in the family.   Looks like Toronto has the bragging rights for now at least!

 

 

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Ingrid O'C. - January 19, 2012 - 7:35 am

These are AWESOME, Val! Great job! : )

Jan 17 2012

Something to Laugh About in 2012

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In 2012, I hope you laugh.   Not just a chuckle, chortle, giggle or a smile.   Don’t just turn that frown upside down.   Laugh until  your sides and face ache.  Laugh until your eyes and nose are running.  Laugh until you snort something out your nose (or  better yet, the other end).   Laugh until you pee your pants; and then laugh even harder when you tell people what happened.  Laugh until you fall down on the ground and people have to step over you.  Laugh until you cry.   Laugh until you get the hiccups. Laugh until you are gasping for breath.  Laugh so hard you can’t get the words out to tell your friends what you are laughing about, but it doesn’t matter because they are laughing uncontrollably anyway,  just watching you try.  Laugh until you can’t even remember what was funny in the first place.

I know we all need to lose weight (well most of us anyway), exercise, maybe quit an unhealthy habit, but my resolution for 2012 is to laugh more.

 

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