Claire, Spencer & Atticus | Toronto Family Photographer

TWINS!! This shoot goes back to the last few days of August – when it was still so warm out that you could have your newborn outside in nothing but a onesie, or in this case newborns. I had a great time with big sister Claire and her handsome little brothers (identical twin brothers!), Spencer and Atticus. I don't know what it is these days in Bloor West, but twins seem to be everywhere! Something in the water!?! Anyways, these little guys are adorable and there is no need to worry at all about Claire having to compete for attention as she has a personality as bright and fun as the purple flowers she picked during the shoot.

Ted | Toronto Newborn Photographer

July and August have been such amazing months to shoot newborns! It has been so stinking hot and humid – perfect to keep a newbie content and sleepy. Ted's entire newborn session was shot on his parents back deck and yard on a hazy Monday morning of a long weekend. Grandparents and family watched from inside while Ted and his parents relaxed together and let me do my thing. Ted is such a handsome little guy with fantastic red hair and he's already on board with his daddy's favourite team!

 My grandmother would have loved this shoot. She was obsessed with hockey and the Toronto Maple Leafs (she even subscribed to Leafs TV) so I know that she really would have got a kick out of seeing this cute little guy sporting his team's logo.

Congratulations you three! xx

The S Family | Toronto Family Photographer

My adorable neighbors :-) How lucky did we feel when we found out that we had moved across the street from these two!?! Shortly after Robin was born, they showed up at our front door with some freshly baked ginger cookies (which just happen to be my favourite) and after spending the night chatting and enjoying some wine (I think I spent most of the time vigorously bouncing Robin), it was easy to see we'd be friends. At the time, Lesley and Naveen had probably just found out that they were expecting. And now here we are, approximately 9 months later, and Robin has a lovely new friend, Luke, and we have another set of "new-parent friends" that we can spend hours discussing feeding schedules and sleep training with.

I am so excited to watch this family grow. xx

 

 

Zahra | Toronto newborn photographer

Meet Zahra. An absolute dream to work with. The heat wave in July made for a lovely newborn shoot with the AC turned off and the warm sun streaming through the large windows in her parent's apartment. Zahra snoozed away blissfully throughout the session and seemed to be happiest snuggling with mom and dad.

I'm in love with those precious little lips. xx

Marissa | Toronto newborn photographer

This post makes me happy. Marissa is the tiniest newborn I have worked with and she is so beautiful with the most delicate, perfect features. Her mom just happens to be BFF's with my sister-in-law (there is actually a group of 5 of them) and as a group they decided to purchase a photo session for Becky (the first in the group to have a baby) and her husband Mario, to use when their new baby arrived. A pretty fantastic gift if you ask me! Becky and Mario are absolute naturals holding their baby girl and they seem to be adjusting to life as new parents quite well – the house was tidy, they had both showered, and they were very relaxed as we chatted about parenthood as they held Marissa. Looking at their photos today reminds me of the bleary-eyed exhaustion that is miraculously overpowered by the sheer bliss of staring at your tiny newborn... giving life a whole new meaning. Congratulations to Becky and Mario! What a joy it is to raise a baby girl. xx

Toronto newborn photographer: Baby Bennett

 

 

Because we moved into our new house (in a new neighborhood) only a week before my due date, it has been a bit of a slow process to meet all of our new neighbors. And everyone hibernating for the winter didn't help either. But slowly, Kyle and I have been meeting more and more people and we're really starting to feel like this is home! Lucky for us, we have become friends with a couple across the street who are expecting their first baby in 3 weeks, and we had heard through the grapevine that there was another couple down the street expecting as well. When heading out for a walk a few weeks ago, I noticed this large stork on this couple's front lawn, so the rumors were confirmed true and Robin would indeed have second little friend on the street (and we would have more parents to hang out with!). A week later I finally bumped into baby Bennett on his first walk with his parents. What a handsome little guy! After chatting with his parents for a few minutes, a photo session was arranged for the next night.

 

 

You guys were a dream to work with. Welcome to the 'hood Bennett! xx

Kristen, Erik + Violet

Two weeks ago I visited Kristen, Erik, Hallie, and their new teeny, tiny bundle of joy. At only 7 days old, Violet was absolutely perfect. I had been so touched during Kristen and Erik's maternity shoot by their love and excitement for their soon-to-be daughter, so I knew that their newborn photo session would probably be a tear-jerker as well. And of course, they didn't disappoint! Watching Kristen gaze down at Violet, happy just to stare at her lying in her lap, I could feel my throat swelling and my eyes tearing up. I know, it's probably my  hormones, but seriously, it was so amazing (and such a privilege) to be spending a couple of hours with this family during one of the most special and intimate weeks of their life.

I love these little feet!

Hello little monkey...

And my favourite shot of the day...

Congratulations!! xo

Nick, Kathie and Veronica

Robin and I had a lunch date with Kathie and Veronica today and I was so excited to pass along the photos from their recent session. Veronica is so sweet and I look forward to taking many more photos over the years as she grows. Enjoy! xo

I'm back!

New house. New baby. New blog. New photos. The last few months have been crazy, but I'm finally getting my life back in order. We finished renovating and finally moved into our new house. Our daughter, Robin Grace, was born 3 weeks later, and somewhere in the midst of all of this I have finally managed to get my new blog and website into working order (although there are kinks to still work out). I'm quite behind on my posts so over the next few weeks I plan to get caught up. I'm starting today with a sneak peak from a photoshoot I did yesterday with our very dear friends Nick and Kathie and their baby girl Veronica.

Veronica was born 5 weeks before Robin and I'm sure they are going be great friends! Yesterday's shoot was amazing – the rain held out and we had good light, Veronica was very well-behaved and allowed us to take a ton of photos, and I survived my first real outing away from Robin. I'm so happy that I was able to do these photos for Nick and Kathie.