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It’s Fall Fair Time!

Kate — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:34:21 +0000

We had our town’s fall fair last weekend and the weather was perfect.

Friday it POURED all day, buckets and buckets, I thought weather was doomed for the weekend. Saturday we woke up to sun and it stuck around all weekend. Lucky once again!

Hailey got to experience some firsts- first pony ride, and first ‘roller coaster’ ride. It pained me to shell out the outrageous prices they charge to get on the rides, but it was worth it to see her face on the rides(and my mom’s and Scott’s as you will see below).

I think mom enjoyed the ride as much as Hailey did! See her holding on for dear life? Or maybe she’s just trying not to squish Hailey.

Scott’s turn to have fun with Hailey!

She’s pretty serious about her driving

On Sunday we entered the Baby Show. Casey won Best Dimples and Brianna won Best Bubble Blower. It’s an everyone wins a prize competition. No baby pageant outfits here, just good old fashion fun.

Mic with Casey

Me and Brianna

Pretty much how I looked all weekend. Brianna is a snuggler.

The cutest ice cream face you’ve ever seen.

Erica’s adorable pregnant belly. Boy or Girl? What’s your guess? We know!!!

Someone get this girl a modelling contract

Kate — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:52:13 +0000

… not really, but I think she is pretty darn cute!

We recently did a clothing for photos exchange and these are some of the cute shots I took of Hailey. Our first time taking the photos she was really into it, later on not so much, so it took a few tries to get a variety of shots and to show off the clothes the best. Scott was our assistant and he was pretty good at it. I think I’ll hire him.

Clothing by Benzie Bee.

I never really post videos of Hailey but she does some pretty funny stuff. Here’s a super short video of her ‘fast feet’ scurry thing. If she’s in the mood you just say Hailey fast feet and she will lift her feet up and down really fast.

Another hilariously cute video. It was all I could do to stop from bursting out laughing. Make sure you have your sound on for this one because it’s Hailey’s silly sounds that make the video for me.

Photoshoot of Hailey

Kate — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:21:08 +0000

We got Hailey’s baby photos taken yesterday and already got some back!

Photos taken by VdK Photography.

The family that just keeps on growing…

Lauren — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:53:40 +0000

Last weekend I came for Thanksgiving to an amazing surprise! Well, it wasn’t a surprise per se, since I kind of heard about it a couple of days earlier, but I was excited to see this new addition to our ever growing family! Now we’ve had dogs before, we started with Clara when I was a baby, and we had Clara for about 10 years. Clara was an awesome dog, and was also the child of our Oma’s dog Sammy, who was the child of Oma’s dog Sammy! ( I edited this. Apparently Rags was Clara’s DogOma)

Yes, that is me being puppy loved by Clara and her brothers and sisters! After Clara died we had a couple more dogs that we had from puppies, and honestly? Puppies and farms do not mix…and that’s all I’ll say about that.

At Christmas Micaela decided that she wanted to get a dog for Dad. She wanted a DOG though, not a puppy, since we’re not looking to train on our farm. We went to the London Humane Society to look at some dogs in the Fall, but didn’t end up getting one.

Last weekend I came home to a very happy dog named Waldo (aka Wallie, puppy or pappy). Waldo is a 7 year old (we think) Beagle who loves walking outside, cuddling, kissing and teasing the cats. He is very chill and will just wander around our house and sit with us. Mom really likes him because she thinks the cats don’t like her, but Waldo definitely loves her. He whines when she’s not around, and in a big group, he’ll choose to sit near her. He will also let me jump with him in my arms!

Here are some pictures from our Thanksgiving weekend!

Decorations that I made!

Me and Waldo!

Perfectly posing for the camera

This is how d-dawg walks a dog.

Posing with moms Thanksgiving decorations!

What did all you Canadians do for your Thanksgiving weekend?

Playing Photographer

Kate — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:15:24 +0000

My cousin Lara is a big supporter of my photography habit. And this past summer and got me to take some photos of a group of her friends and to take some engagement photos. This was my first time getting ‘hired’ to take photos of someone else, and Lara really put me at ease! She had great ideas for poses and I think together we managed to get some good shots. Plus she paid me in a massage (she works as a massage therapist), which is always a plus in my books!

Lara is getting married on a cruise in March, which means that Scott and I can’t go because we’ll have a newborn baby on our hands. I’m sad that we can’t go but I’m happy that we got the opportunity to take some photos of them, and maybe when they get back we can take some ‘after the weddding’ shots!

Here’s a small sampling of some of the engagement photos and friends photos:

Question and Answer Period: Playing Favourites

Long time no talk

Kate — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:18:34 +0000

The time came and past a long while ago when I was due to update this blog. I’ve been slacking, majorly. What can I say, I’ve been busy with lots on my mind and working hard.

So what better way to come back and win you over then a blog with photos! Because a photo represents a 1000 words and boy I’ve got lots of photos!

On the weekend Erica, Denis, Scott and I went to Toronto to see the Blue Jays play and to visit with Micaela and Kent! First up was the baseball game which sadly they lost. Boo!! But the highlight of the game was when we were on the jumbotron! For all of 5 seconds, too fast for me to take a photo. I think they were spying on me taking photos of Micaela and wanted in on the action.

Next we met up with Kent’s sister and brother-in-law and checked out Woof-fest, a dog festival on the streets of downtown Toronto. There were dogs EVERYWHERE, and dog products everywhere. From dog strollers (???) to dog carriers and toys, to dog photo shoots and paintings. You name it for your dog and they probably had it. Too bad I’m not that big of a dog fan.

After we were sick of dogs we went out for a nice pub style dinner on a patio and headed back to Mic and Kent’s apartment to get ready for our drive home. It was a nice day trip to Toronto.

Then on Sunday I had a very exciting first. My cousin ‘hired’ me to take photos of her and her friends! We went to beautiful St. Marys, had great weather and got some nice photos for them. Here’s a teaser for you Lara!

Spring came.. then left

Kate — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:48:44 +0000

Sunday was a great spring day! We had Erica’s second wedding shower (thrown by Den’s wonderful Aunt Patty! a faithful reader of the blog) and then we went touring to find a location for her wedding day photos!

First we went to a local railroad track, we were sent there by a local wedding photographer. Sadly this did not work out so well because of a few crazy neigbours. We won’t be going back there, but at least I got a few neat shots.

And then mom brought us to the site of an old barn, which Erica loved and picked it for her photo location. Last I heard anyways.

And when I got home the spring flowers were just calling for some photos, so of course I obliged. I am so happy spring is here. Finally more exciting photo taking opportunities then just snow snow and more snow.

And then just when I thought we were in the clear and would be getting no more snow.. guess what I woke up to, SNOW. Poor flowers, now they are snow covered.

What I'm loving.

Micaela — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:56:08 +0000

Micaela here. A few things I’ve been loving for the last month:

Anna Turns Six on Tarawhitney.com. A beautiful tribute to this photographer’s daughter.
I cut these shoes out of a magazine because I loved them so much, and then my favourite fashion blogger found a $69 version. (Fate.)
Maybe it’s partially the fact that I have been dying for really long hair lately, but there is something about Madeleine M. that I adore:
The bedroom at This Young House. I love so many interior design photos I’ve seen on blogs recently. It’s a shame, really, because I have no permanent residence to decorate at the moment. I love the chandelier, the lamps, and the huge curtains. And well, everything:
Most definitely the cutest daddy-to-be in the world! (Uh oh, mothering instincts quite possibly kicking in too!):
Youaremyfave.com has been focusing on a different design accent colour every day. The pictures she finds are so gorgeous that each colour quickly becomes my new favourite. Today, orange is our fave. Photo from where else but Apartment Therapy.
And a couple that I tweeted about yesterday:
I saw this shirt on Design Crush today. The French: Moi, je veux te dire que je ne te quitterai jamais. Et puis, si tu es triste, je pourrais toujours te donner un peu d’alcool pour te rechauffer le couer. xo Basically this means that “I’ll be there for you always. And I’ll get you drunk when you’re sad.” Get it on etsy.
Peonies and Polaroids received this dress and a fancy camera from her husband on their one year anniversary. I am tres impressed. If you are inclined, check out her wedding in her archives (about one year ago!) It was perfect.
This wedding wins my heart. I’m having a tent wedding in 148 days (according to facebook.)

Tuesdays With Micaela ~ My engagement photos

Micaela — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:55:07 +0000

A couple of months ago I blogged about Winter Engagement Photos and trying to come up with ideas for our own. On what I’m pretty sure was the coldest day in January, Kent and I had ours taken in our cute little town. We ended up being really happy with our photographer, Dana Harper. She only made me wait four days for the pictures! Any girl can appreciate that. I chose 30 of my favourites out of the 300 she sent me, and she edited them for us. When Kent and I are together we always have lots of fun and are constantly trying to make each other laugh and I think Dana did a good job of capturing that.

Here are the results:

If you would like to see the rest, visit my brand new Flickr page at micblonde. I am quite excited to have my own Flickr.

We are going to have a signature frame like this one as our guestbook:

Katelyn and her husband Scott did this and I like the fact that it is up on their wall and always up on display, rather than on a bookshelf collecting dust. Whenever new people come to her house they always look at it right away. Sooo, if you get a chance to look at all of them let me know your favourite. Hope you like!

To Kentucky and Back (2)

Kate — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:16:35 +0000

Continuing from my first post about the trip to Louisville (see it here)

Finally Saturday arrived (Valentines Day), our first day of sightseeing! We had a great breakfast at the hotel (mmm waffles and breakfast sandwiches, every morning.) and went walking to the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory. The museum itself was under construction, which was fine with me because I don’t really care that much about the history. We got to take a tour of the factory and got a free mini bat after the tour. And took an obligatory jumping photo in front of the World’s Biggest Baseball Bat.

After that we walked back to the hotel, and took a few pictures along the way…

Then we drove to Churchill Downs! We paid for a tour and to be able to see the museum and it we both agreed that it was the best part of the trip. There are currently no races going on because of winter, but it was still great to get to see the grounds, and hear a bit more about the history. The museum was also really cool with lots of interesting facts, I would definitely suggest going if you are in the area.

We then went in search of a mall, and finally got there after a few wrong turns. It was crazy busy there, the roads were backed up the highway. That’s the mall where we bought our candles and shirts. Then we ate at the Outback for a Valentines meal.

Sunday we checked out of the hotel and drove to the Lexington area to find horse farms that Scott was dreaming about, which he found in his horse book. We took the Old Frankfort Pike road, which was the scenic road that goes parallel to the highway. We found lots of the farms Scott wanted to see, however most had gates to stop visitors from coming in. We stopped at one beautiful farm and asked for a tour but they only gave tours by appointment and on certain days, and were basically very unwelcoming. We got to see Big Brown at the farm though. Big Brown was the 2008 winner of the Kentucky Derby, I think that was the closest I will ever get to a celebrity. I did feel for the people at the farms a bit though, they probably get people like us all the time, trying to see the horses, but you would think they would try and accommodate a bit more. We stopped a bunch of times to take photos on the side of the road, and to satisfy Scott’s horse fetish.

^ What I would look like with one leg.

After our driving around we went to Keeneland racetrack and to the Kentucky Horse Park. Nothing was happening at the race track and we weren’t overly impressed by the Kentucky Horse Park. A lot of it was under construction, which I guess is what happens when you travel in the off season.

We decided it would be best to drive up to Michigan and stay overnight there so we would have a shorter drive home. Monday we went shopping at the outlets at Birch Run, we didn’t get anything exciting, but did go to the WORLD’S LARGEST CHRISTMAS STORE. It was very exciting, I love Christmas and it made me excited for Christmas, even though I know it’s still a long way off. So I took a jumping photo in front of the Nativity and we headed for home.

We stupidly missed the duty free going back into Canada, and Scott was really mad about that. The border was really busy so we had a slow drive across the bridge to Sarnia, but it allowed me a photo I would not normally get to take… Welcome home! So to all you American’s who think Canada is so far away, look we are only a line away.