a wonderful sight to wake up to || vancouver photographer

when we left this morning, my breath was taken away.. ah, how i forgot how totally dreamy the hoar frost that only the prairies has truly is.. it's magical.. if you're not familiar with it, it's really thick frost.. sometimes i have seen it and inch thick.. it's like winter "icing".. :)

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"the run-away olympics road trip" - day 1... :)

feb 12 was a day of lots of memorable things..

...we started our roadtrip towards manitoba... we are stopping in calgary, sprague MB, winnipeg, estevan, SK and back to calgary before we head for home the 2nd of march...

...the luge athlete from georgia crashed and died at practise up in whistler..sigh..our hearts go out to his poor family.

...the winter olympics started in vancouver...what an incredible spectacle it was..so very proud to be a canadian..

...14 years ago we, jonathan and i, moved to the philippines, just 6 months married and lived an incredible life as missionaries in manila...it was 6 years that has forever changed our lives and we'd never trade..

yes..feb 12 was filled with so much...

here's a few photos from our trek out to calgary... we stopped for lunch in kelowna, and dinner at golden..

we also did some "school work" and stopped at THE LAST SPIKE, where the last spike on the CPR railway was put...was very cool.. the kids really liked it..yay! :)










and then there was the majestic mountains...i always marvel at the hugeness of the rocky mountains we have here...ya.. :)






and then we had an overly expensive, not so tasty 50s diner meal for dinner.. :)


we arrived in calgary just before 10pm.. today's schedule? r&r and watching the 2010 olympic games on the couch. :)

xoxo

ps - caleb named our road trip.. he's so rad. :)

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we got a road trip comin' on... || vancouver photographer

it's 8:53 on tuesday. we leave friday morning for our family road trip thru the prairies to manitoba and back, with stops in between. it should prove to be a good time for our little family of 4. the last couple months have been awfully stressful all-around as a family, so it will be good to re-group together on our little adventure. :)

i have yet to pack...really, are we surprised? i intend to do the rest of the laundry tomoro while i'm at home hacking away at my lists of to-do's so i can pack thurs.

pacey gets groomed tomoro...he is staying at our house with our best friends. should be nice for him. :)

the torch comes through our neighborhood thursday morning between 10-11.. yay not at an ungodly hour. plan to see that.

did i mention i have a trillion things i would LIKE to get done before we go? ya.. giggle..

i plan to blog more on our trip..i plan to photograph for ME on my trip, as well as i have several gigs across the prairies on the trip too. good times.

we plan to visit the grandparents j has left, in calgary and manitoba...plus a few close friends along the way.

i feel emotionally tired and spent..so i am really looking forward to "laying low".

i will email..when i can. i will do my best to keep the www.vancouverphotogs.com up to date..as best i can. i plan to tweet some.. not lots..but some.. i will read my blog feeds and twitter feeds when i can. i plan to play an obscene amount of bejeweled and scrabble on my iphone, and if my words with friends decides to start working again, i'll resume that too.

we still haven't found a new place to live when we move out of here march 31. haha.. no i'm not stressed.. ;)

but my mother was gracious enough to pack up my christmas decor/tree while we were in idaho when she was here with the kids..chuckle..yes i had my tree up last monday.. dont judge. :)

we plan to continue to build our other business (www.saferforyourhome.com) on this trip too. i'm excited about that. financial freedom is on the horizon and that makes me very happy. :)

our best friends who live downstairs...ya..that's gonna suck when we move out..so much change.. not a fan.. gah..

well..that's the "real me" for a few moments.. it's now 9:03 pm and time for this chiquita to hit the hay and take some meds to get this headcold/cough/flu out of here..no time to be sick.

talk soon..thanks for reading.. :)

oh, and another photo from jackson hole, WY for good riddens. ;) these are our elk friends from the elk refuge. :)

xoxo
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2+1+1+2 = house of love || calgary family session || vancouver photographer

my friend referred her inlaws inlaws family to get portraits done with me...word of mouth is always the best advertising, no? :)

out past chestermere to their acreage was our location and it was late in the day..yay! my fave time of day to shoot.. there was mom and dad and the 4 kiddos..the oldest girl, a boy then a set of twins, boy and girl. they were so cute!! and so much energy!! i knew my shutter would be on continuous shutter the whole time!

we got to know each other with a few photos on the couch, and then when the light was juuuuuuuust right, we headed outside.

these have got to be some of my favorite family photos.. so many personalities, so many faces, so many smiles, so many stories to tell.

thanks C family for letting me come out to your acreage and have a hoot! it was really fun! :)

hugs,
"miss tracey"
as i was fondly called by the kids.. :)

2 little men and their mommy || calgary family session || vancouver photographer

when ashley contacted me wanting to surprise her friend cassandra with a session with her and her boys, i knew that this was going to be a fun shoot! and the little men were only 16 mths and 14 days! SUPER FUN!

we started off inside to make sure the crisp calgary coolness would subside..and it did. so we headed up to the park and had a fun time.. cassandra's boys are so sweet..and she is the most patient little mom of two!

thanks for letting me follow you around and watch your little family interact and love each other. it was so much fun. :)

hugs,
tracey
xo

5-cities portraits sessions - coming to a city near you! || vancouver photographer

5 cities?

ya for reals.

this fall, just in time for christmas, i will be offering portrait sessions in 5 cities. WOW!

everything from family, maternity, headshots, lifestyle, kids, engagement..you name it, i shoot it! :) giggle.

here's the schedule...

manila, philippines - october 12 & 13

calgary, alberta - november 15

portland, oregon - november 27

seattle, washington - november 28

victoria, bc - november 21 & 22

so exciting, hey?

contact me for more details and to set your session time! :)

cory & brenda - eSession - calgary, AB || vancouver wedding photographer

i just have to say...i love my couples...as in the ones who commission me to photograph their wedding. they are always so great!

brenda and cory are no different! both of them are absolutely stunning and have so much fun with each other!

over dinner before our eSession i asked them the story of their relationship. all i gotta say is WOW! i told cory he had to write a book , "how to win the heart of your true love". he did the most creative and detailed proposal, from lots of roses, to strangers approaching brenda, to letters, to all the places they had significant moments. it was amazing!

so needless to say, we had much fun shooting their engagement session! we headed down to the warehouse district in downtown calgary..yes i have a THING for old buildings, ok!? ;)

can we say GORGEOUS!!?










can't wait to shoot their wedding on friday! you guys rock! :)