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Practical advice for the season you’re in.
Real sessions from the Reflections studio, honest advice for new and expecting moms, and everything you need to know before booking your newborn or family photos in Grimsby and the Niagara Region.
Try These Simple Dates For Worn Out Parents
Are you finding now, that as a parent, date nights are these elusive things that you never have time for? Now that you have your wonderful children, all your time and energy goes into them. At the end of the day, you and your spouse are exhausted and end up going to bed at the same time as your kids.
You Are Beautiful
And the question on your lips over time might be, “But what am I? But who am I?” Baby, all of you can be contained in one word. You are beautiful. You are beautiful in every single way. You are beautiful in your coming and in your going. You are beautiful as you rest and as you play. You are beautiful in your giggle and your curious eyes…
Mama, You Are My Lullaby
Sometimes I hear your voice and I find my heartbeat slow down and I think they call that peace. And sometimes I listen to the sound of your heartbeat thumping in your very chest and it gives me rest. And when you sing to me and tell me your stories, it is like a love washing over me reminding me that I belong. That I am not here just…
Your Bright Smile is Contagious
Your smile lights up a room. That joy that bubbles out of you when you find something simply hilarious is contagious. The way your lips turn upwards when you meet someone new is beautiful. And how you tilt your head just slightly when you are doing something you love like you’re carrying sunbeams in your cheeks is stunning. I love the way you…
Thank You For An Amazing 2018!
What an amazing 2018! A very special THANK YOU to all of the amazing people who trust me with their family photography, documenting their children as they grow. Here's a little slideshow of our best images from this year, can't wait to make more memories in 2019! We’ve had a TON of super happy clients this year, and you’ll find their…
What Makes Your Portrait Experience Here So Different?
When I went to visit Jessica and Peter before their family session they told me a few things that opened my eyes. They loved the time we spent photographing, and the fact that we didn’t rush. Before you arrive at the studio, I’m spending time making it as comfortable as it can be. I’ll often ask you what music your kids love to hear so that I…
Sing And Dance Without A Care In The World
It doesn't matter if you're good, bad, or really bad. Don't do it for anyone except for you. Sing off key and dance like nobody's watching. Sing in the car. Sing in the shower. Sing at the top of your lungs. Dance in the living room. Dance at a restaurant. Dance like you've never even heard music before...
The Honour Of Being Your Home
One of the most beautiful gifts I have ever been given is the honour of being your home. For nine months, I got to be your home. I got to be the place that you snuggled into and were safe. I got to protect you from all of the elements of life and cover you in every single way. I got to feel you grow…
The Powerful Way Children See The World
There is something powerful about the way children see the world. Sometimes if you lean into their perspective, you can feel their fearlessness, like the world is something to be explored, never to be afraid of. You can feel the energy of their bravery and their wonder, that they’re just hungry to know more…
You Are A Dream Come True
When I officially found out you were a boy, I already knew. I could tell by the way you moved in my belly just so, sometimes it was almost like you just jumped. In a way I cannot explain, it was like I already knew you. Like I had met you before, maybe in my dreams, maybe in heaven. Like I had already held you…
This Is What Children Can Teach You
There’s so much we can learn from children. Kids can be our biggest teachers if we have enough humility just to say yes. As much as we know all that we know through life experience, there are almost some things it would be good to unlearn. There are some things we know, that it would almost be better if…
Do You Know How Valuable You Are?
Before you arrived, we prayed for you. Before we saw you for the first time, we felt we already knew you closely. With every movement of your heart and every breath in your lungs, your life has value.
And it’s so funny because before you, we had everything we needed. Or we thought we did. But…