We took a trip out on to the prairies east of Calgary today to create our own family portrait for this years Christmas Card. I didn't have a firm idea in mind other than I wanted to do something on the prairie, maybe making use of a big bale of hay, an old barn, or a grain bin. Something like that anyway. So we drove around to see what we could find. It was a fun time and although the kids were pretty goofy we managed to get a few useable portraits. It's much … Continue Reading ››
It was a beautiful day in Calgary and we decided to go for a walk at Prince's Island Park. I was hoping to make a nice portrait of the kids while we were there, but I was not expecting the early onset of fall colors and even the fallen leaves on the ground. I took advantage of it and had the kids pose nicely. I also made a few of their visiting grandparents too. It seems that we're going to have an early (and short) autumn season this year. It … Continue Reading ››
My family and I went to Kananaskis to go looking for Wild Strawberries. I mean to go hiking. No, really it was to look for berries!
We hiked the Chester Lake Trail in August last year and found Strawberries in abundant supply all along both sides of the trail and we had big hopes that we would do so again on this trip. Unfortunately the trail to Chester was closed due to Bear activity, so we had to change our plans. We decided to do the nearby Burstall Pass trail instead. The good news is that Burstall … Continue Reading ››
I was woken up to a wonderful fathers day breakfast (The Works! - pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee) and a huge pile of arts and crafts and presents from my kids. Thanks to my wonderful family for all their love and support!
Andrew and I had a great day working on the garden today. I built some garden boxes in my backyard last weekend and they needed to be filled with soil...
We started off by going to the Truck Store (U-Haul) to rent a pickup truck. We've never owned a pickup so this was very exciting for Andrew! We then went to the Dirt Store (the BURNCO Landscape Centre) to get a load of garden soil. Another big excitement because, although we took our shovels with us to load the truck, the Big Digger filled the … Continue Reading ››
The Adventures of Louise, Sean, Melanie, and Andrew. A Collection of Photos and Movies from our lives….
We took a trip out on to the prairies east of Calgary today to create our own family portrait for this years Christmas Card. I didn't have a firm idea in mind other than I wanted to do something on the prairie, maybe making use of a big bale of hay, an old barn, or a grain bin. Something like that anyway. So we drove around to see what we could find. It was a fun time and although the kids were pretty goofy we managed to get a few useable portraits. It's much … Continue Reading ›› 
