It's A Girl!!!

Introducing Baby E

Isn't she a beauty...?

oh Friday...

Well, it's just after lunch and I'm finally sitting down after running around all morning. Been doing a LOT of cleaning/tidying/organizing lately...getting prepared for Baby! I figured I's sit and answer a few "tag" questions I've received over the past few months. Good times.

8 tv shows I like to watch:

- CSI - the regular one(when I remember that it's on!)

- How I Met Your Mother -seriously, Neil Patrick Harris is hilarious!

- Global Morning news - haha..yep. every morning!

- Ellen

- Live with Regis & Kelly -still waiting to win a trip ;)

- Everyday Food

- Vampire Diaries -when is it on again? I can never find it...

- hmm...oh right, pretty much everything on TLC

8 restaurants I like to eat at:

- Olive Garden -especially their soup/salad/breadsticks lunch!!

- Kelseys -oh if only they didn't close down here :(

- The Keg

- Milestones - omg their breakfasts!! those tomatoes & hashbrowns...mmm

- Mucho Burrito -you haven't had a better Mexican experience!

- Naan Bites

- Cactus Club

- Wired Monk

- Marble Slab Creamery...oh baby!

oops, that's more than 8...oh well

8 things that happened today:

- ate Banana Nut Cheerios for breakfast(not a huge fan, I prefer Honey Nut)

- put a really good quote on my facebook status!

- ate 2 chocolate chip cookies & a glass of milk

- got a call from hubby...the guys at work LOVED my cookies :D

- made my glucose tolerance test appt with the clinic...ugh

- forced myself to drink 2 large glasses of h2o

- did all the dishes -gotta love a clean counter top!

- looked at the floor covered in crumbs, cereal, spilled spices(?) and figured I'd get to it later...;)

8 things I'm looking forward to:

- Baby :)

- Hubby coming home from work. It's Friday!!

- finishing the nursery

- a semi-lazy weekend

- good friends over for dinner on Sunday

- the end of this rainy weather...I need a good walk outside!

- cutting my nails -they're getting hard to type with.

- an ice cold Coke :)

8 things on my wish list:

- a healthy baby & no-problem labour/delivery

- a raise for the Hubs

- a good settlement for his hand injury

- to be in our own house in the next 2 years...

- laundry machines that cleans/dries AND folds & puts away laundry! haha. but seriously, a house that cleans itself would be divine!

- a winter/Christmas vacation

- shopping spree...hmm

- *secret* ;)

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Bring on the belt. And more.

Hmm...I bet you're not very happy with me...? I've been slacking, yes. I've not blogged for...donkeys ages! Yep. I have no excuses. Bring on the belt, paddle, ruler, or any other object that would produce welts. I deserve it. :P Owee, that would hurt! (Hmm...why is it ME who is always writing the blog posts?? Why hasn't Matt gotten his butt in front of the computer to write a post? Huh? HUH?? I have no idea, but I hope he'll get into it soon...)

I have been M.I.A. for a very good reason though! So, I guess I DO have an excuse, even if it is just ONE! Ready for it??

WE'RE PREGNANT!

Yep. That's it folks! 23 weeks pregnant today!

So there. It's out in the world wide web. Hmm...not sure how I feel about that. Ahh what the heck...:P

Photography has kind of been put on hold for the moment. It wasn't intentional...it just slowed right down. And it's been lovely to have time to relax and unwind and prepare for this new chapter in our lives!

So far this pregnancy has been such an incredible ride! I felt only slightly nauseous the first few weeks. I couldn't go near meat though! Ick. I was all about the fruit, smoothies, and water. Now that I'm into my 6th month I can handle pretty much anything. Cravings you ask? Tuna, chocolate, peaches.....and them I get these hunger pangs for things at random. Like a Marmite and cheddar sandwich. Never liked Marmite in my lifetime, ever! And Spam...WHAT?? I had a serious craving for that gunk a couple weeks ago. I DID NOT give into said craving, thank goodness.

My mood has been ok. Every now and then I'll have a day full of hormoney goodness(or shall I say badness). But it's been pretty mellow. I'm sure once I get bigger and moving around gets a little more difficult, I may find myself getting snappy. Been feeling awesome though!!

Matt's so excited to be a dad! He can't wait! :)

Anyways, must be running along. Got some chocolate milk with my name on it, calling me from the fridge!

So........sorry for the massive gap in posting lately. My excuse: I'm growing a person inside of me. What can you do? :P

Just Because | Shelby & Tyler

And the hawt couple award goes to...dah dah dah daah!

It was such a pleasure getting together with Shelb & Ty! So great to catch up! Miss Shelby & I worked together a few years ago, before either of us got married. And it was great to capture these two lovie-dovies! And it was even sweeter that we got to do it the day before their second anniversary! And if you haven't noticed, I like starting sentences with "and"...:P

We had the opportunity to spend the afternoon with S & T in and around Langley. It was such a relaxed shoot. And it definitely helps that they are both gorgeous! I mean, come on!

I just have to add that I(Claire) ADORE photographing couples! Seriously, it is my favourite! I just love capturing what people have, the connection, the looks they give each other. Just melts my heart.

Anywho, I now introduce you to Shelby and Tyler...here are their fabulous selves...

Fave shot of the day!! :)

Ooh...second fave shot of the day!! ;)

Okay, seriously? These two are just too gorgeous for words!

Oh Shelby...those eyes!

A sweet moment captured without them knowing...

Shelby & Tyler, you two are fabulous! Thank you for allowing us to spend time with you guys - it was a blast! Can't wait to capture your beautiful faces again!!

Claire :)

White Rock Engagement Photography | Josh & Jolynn

PDP = Pretty Darn Precious. Yep. That's these two! Oh boy...get ready.

I've known Josh for...oh...roughly 9 years? Wow. Yeah. 9 years! We met at Camp Tulahead. We were in the counsellors-in-training program together. He was a year behind me, but we became fast friends! Jump ahead one year and Josh & Matt meet @ camp...friends on! We ended up working @ camp together for a few years, and we try to get together throughout the year(which can be tough!). But now that Josh has moved back to his hometown of Abbotsford, we get to see him a lot more! And it's great!

When we learned that Josh had met "the girl", we knew we had to meet her right then! These two are seriously the most laid-back, fun, giggly, happily content couple I've ever met. They are sooo meant for each other. Just like good dark chocolate is meant to be eaten with a steaming cup of green tea. That good! We just knew these two were perfect for one another!

We met with them in White Rock for their engagement session at 10:30am. Yes, a.m. It was a cold, blustery, late spring morning. Figuring it was a little too chilly to take photos right then, we decided to nip into a cute little cafe/cupcakery for a cuppa. That's the thing I love about doing photos for friends...you can just be completely relaxed and take a break if you want to! After caramel macchiatos and scones we ventured back out into the less-cold air to commence the photo session.

Josh proposed to Jolynn at White Rock, so it was only appropriate that we have their engagement photos taken at the same place! I absolutely love the photos we captured! You can just feel the love being poured out from the computer screen! <3>

These two lovebirds are getting married at the end of August, and we cannot wait to capture their beautiful day!

There's lots of photos! Enjoy!

Sorry...:(

Hello fellow blog readers!

Just wanted to throw out a quick apology for being so MIA lately. Our computer is going on the fritz...not cooperating at all! We have about 5 shoots to blog, but due to the complications we've been having, they have been put on hold for now. Thank you to those of you who have been wondering where we've been, if we're ok. We truly appreciate your concern. WE are great! Just not happy with this whole technology thing right now. So, keep looking back! We hope to have the posts up soon!!

Thanks again,

Claire :)

SUMMER SHINDIG!!