"...but the biggest mistake I made is the one that most of us make while doing this. I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of the three on them sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages 6, 4, and 1. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in a hurry to get on to the next things: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less."
July 15, 2009
Living in the moment.
July 14, 2009
Pikeminnow Fishing Derby
A bit overcast, but otherwise a perfect Saturday to go fishing. Jaco and Lucas recently entered the Greg Clark Memorial Family Fishing Derby at Cultus Lake. It made me happy to see Luke enjoying some one on one time with his Dad. Nathan and I met the boys a little later in the day to hop in the boat and enjoy a ride around the lake.
Although neither of them caught any fish, Lucas proudly caught "a seaweed".
We met friends of ours, Richard and his son Tyrel on the lake.
My honey. What a handsome feller. :)
July 13, 2009
A series of events.
WOW, what a weekend. Devoured by mosquitoes and melted in the heat at at wedding shoot on Saturday, had very little sleep due to a thunderstorm last night, sick kiddies today, (Nathan's fever is 101, I'm debating taking him in) and the black squirrel is back again, trying to break in via the air conditioner. Fun, let me tell you. :) The photos from the wedding on Saturday will take about a week to post, I am so excited about these, I can't wait to show you. For today, I'll leave you with some pics of Lucas beating Jaco at Candyland.
July 08, 2009
Wade, Melissa and baby Khol
When Melissa called me up to schedule a photo session for her family, I was so excited. The last time I saw baby Khol was when I took these pictures of him in January. I like to think that Khol and I have a special bond. Which kind of resonates its' self with me making high pitched noises and jumping up and down like a complete baboon. (No really, it's quite a sight). He responds by fluttering his unbelievably long eyelashes and staring at me. Like I'm a complete baboon. Just email me Melissa, and I'll send you the link to the slideshow to see the rest of the pics.
July 01, 2009
Banana Nut Muffins
I thought I already had the perfect banana muffin recipe in my collection. Until I tried this recipe from Simply Recipes. This variation, using coffee and walnuts and old fashioned style mixing is flawless. Whipping up a batch takes no time at all. And there was just the right amount of batter to make 12 muffins. Not 8 muffins, not even 13. But a perfect dozen. I'm in love! I'm not sure why mine are so light in colour, versus the ones on their website, but nonetheless, they were scrumptious! In other news, today is Canada's 142nd Birthday. Happy Canada Day!
