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I normally photograph newborns when they’re less than two weeks old. Why? They’re so sleepy at this point and love to curl up. A one month old can be a challenge to photograph. At this point, they are very aware of their surroundings and are constantly moving with flailing arms.

Once we took some awake shots and family shots, I was on a mission to get Abigail asleep. She gave me a bit of a hard time but I now consider myself the baby whisperer ! Abigail did fall asleep….and we captured these precious photos of her. Isn’t she gorgeous?

It was Alex’s 12th dance recital with Miss Dar’s School of Dance this past weekend. I can’t believe she’s been dancing for 12 years and she’s not even 15 yet!  Every year I look forward to recital time - the anticipation, the excitement, the costumes, the dances, the smiles. I can’t imagine Alex not dancing - it’s such a big part of who she is.

Alex takes tap, jazz, ballet and pointe. Her favourites are definitely jazz and tap but most of my photos are always of her ballets - they’re just so beautiful to photograph! Here are a few photos from dress rehearsal:

jazz:

tap:

Once again, it was an incredible recital. Miss Dar sure knows how to put on a show and all of the dancers were incredible. Lucky for me - I get to photograph all of the dancers in their costumes this week and next week. I’ll see you soon girls! 

Meet Julia….a beautiful little two year old with a terrible disease.

Julia was diagnosed with leukemia last October.  She is considered very high risk and has to go through very intense chemotherapy and radiation.  Her treatment plan is projected to be about two years assuming she has no setbacks.  In the first three months of Julia’s treatment plan, she was hospitalized and spent a total of seven days at home.  Julia’s mom has been caring for her and running back and forth between Welland and McMaster Hospital. Her employer has been very generous, granting her a paid leave but, unfortunately, that has run out.  

Due to the financial stress the family is going through on top of the stress of what Julia is going through, their family and friends organized a fundraiser for Julia. A silent auction gala is being held on April 4th and I’ve received word that it is SOLD OUT!!!

So this is where I come in. I received an email with Julia’s story. I immediately donated a photo session with prints to the silent auction along with a photo session for Julia and her brothers. This is the beauty of being a photographer. I have a gift that I can give - the gift of photographs and capturing time and it was my absolute pleasure capturing Julia and her brothers!

If you would like to make a donation, a paypal account has been set up:   Julia’s Journey

Julia singing to her froggie

I love this one: