Surf's up in Canada!!

I am blogging to you from my vacation in Canada....we all survived the annual 14 hour road trip and arrived at my parents' cottage on Lake Huron in Blue Point Bay, Ontario last weekend. It was an uneventful drive which is always a bonus! Upon arriving at the cottage, the boys found their presents from Yaya and Papa...new boogie boards! How cool!! The waves are rather tame but the boys have been entertained for hours! They have lived at the beach...in fact, the other nite they had their nightly bath in Lake Huron, complete with body wash and shampoo! Nothing like summer vacation!!

Rainy day giggles!!!

Sam, one of our recent Baby Collection grads, came into the studio soon after he turned 2 in April for this first session as a part of our Toddler Collection...and what a ball we had!! Not only is it so special for us to see kids like Sam whom we have been photographing since newborn, it is awesome that his parents have captured all of his ages/stages in portraits displayed in their home! We are going to have fun completing their wall of portraits over the next few years!

When Sam came in with his raincoat, we couldn't resist doing some chalk drawing on the chalkboard. Sam LOVED it!!! And very appropriate for an April birthday! Sam is such a sweetheart!!

This new designer piece is the Moxie which has become very popular this spring! Next time you are at the studio, ask to see it!! It rocks!!! Sam's parents have decided to have one each year of Sam during the Toddler Collection and display them together. How cool will that be?

And the winners are......

THANK YOU to everyone who sent us entries for our first photo contest!! Congratulations to our winners!! Melissa and I had a tough time deciding on the winners but these entries really stood out to us and we hope you all agree! We had such a great response to this contest that we plan on launching our next photo contest very soon so keep posted on the details!!!
Baby Feet Winner: Erin from Burlington, Ontario, Canada! An entry all the way from Canada! Awesome! Erin captured her 5 month old daughter's first time having her feet in the ocean while visiting West Palm Beach, Florida! Look at those chubby feet!! We love it!!

Kids' Feet Entry: Lisa from Maple Grove, Minnesota. Capturing 3 kids four years old and younger is never an easy task but this image turned out great!! Lisa wrote, "Oh well...at least I will have proof that they actually wore these shoes (and I LOVED it) when they graduate in 13+ years!" They may never believe this footwear was in style!!

Kids' Entry Winner: Kate, age 9 from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Kate is an aspiring photographer who impressed us with her talents! She captured this image of her mom's feet on the rocks in the Headwaters of the Mississippi while visiting Lake Itasca for vacation this summer. Love mom's pink toes!!!

THANK YOU to everyone who entered our first photo contest!! It was tough to make a decision but we think these three entries stood out for us! We had a great response so we plan to launch our next photo contest very soon so keep posted!!!
We will be contacting our winners very soon about their prizes!!

Summer Rain Shower

We had the best rain shower Friday afternoon - very wet, very fast, and then sunshine! The girls were more than happy to run around in the pouring rain, and even happier to splash along the curb.

They were soaking wet in no time flat and all giggles!


I know I probably shouldn't be able to enter the Sweet Feet contest (since I am helping to judge it). If I could this would definitely be one...