.pink sugar photography blog.

.carter and lauklan.

perfection times two.

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xox, andrea.

.the croucher family.

it was pouring rain when we arrived, but we waited it out and had the most perfect evening. can't meet to meet baby three very soon!

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xox, andrea.

.march.

it feels like march was a really long time ago -- thank goodness i take photos all the time or i'm not sure i would remember any of it! looking back, the weather (as usual) was totally random. there were a couple of perfect winter days (of which we hadn't had ANY of this year until march) of mild temperatures and giant snowflakes, a few really chilly ones, and then there were gorgeous sunshiney days where we spend time outside coat free. again, if you've been following our adventures in pinksugarland you may be experiencing a little deja vu with this post, but nonetheless, here is march as told by my camera.

our weekly thursday excursions in march brought us to the nature centre, the art gallery, and the museum.

we went out.

we stayed in.

and it was awesome. (anyone who says dressing boys isn't as fun as dressing girls, is just crazy.)

in other news, i am back shooting as of this month and my season is filling up quite quickly. i believe i have one session remaining in late june and am currently booking for the rest of 2012 as well. i am very seriously considering a week in the seattle and vancouver areas in october so if you're from washington or bc and would like to be added to the wait list to be notified when the trip details are finalized, please let me know! the number of inquiries i receive will strongly influence whether or not we'll head out that way so if you're interested, please do let me know :)

enjoy the long weekend!!

xox, andrea

.kara and matt.

so happy the sun decided to pop out just as we were finishing up -- the perfect end to an awesome evening.

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xox, andrea.

.kristen.

anxiously awaiting the arrival of this wee babe any day now :)

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xox, andrea.

.maeve.

big sister violet (who has grown up a wee bit since you last saw her here) has a beautiful new baby sister. welcome to the world miss maeve.

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xox, andrea.

.february.

one day i'll get caught up on these posts so it doesn't feel like i'm writing about the distant past when i recap each month, but i'm not so sure that day will be coming anytime soon ;) just as i mentioned last month, i've been too busy playing and snuggling with the little ones to get much else done around here these days, and with the end my maternity leave looming near (sidenote: i'm so excited to be working with so many awesome families and couples this year!), we're really taking advantage of our time together and packing in as much fun as we possibly can. i've lucked out again today and have two sleeping kiddos for at least a few minutes, so i'm just going to jump right in here.

in february we celebrated valentine's day, mark's last birthday of his twenties, family day in alberta, and thursdays :)

mark was actually born on valentine's day, so for the past twelve years or so, the fourteenth has usually been more about celebrating his birthday than about flowers and chocolate. this is totally fine by me as i'm not really the chocolate type -- i'm more of sour candy kind of girl -- and we celebrate birthdays with love and good food, so what more could i ask for?! i must admit though, since having lila and cole, i'm having way too much fun with any and all holidays and valentine's day was no exceptoin. from crafting decorations for the living room, to making valentines for lila's class, to eating heart shaped grilled cheese (with matching ice cubes) for lunch and wearing appropriately shaped headbands, we went all out this year. topped off with a date night birthday dinner -- the day was perfection!

and while we're talking about crafting, i also finished up cole's birth announcements in february! two months later, i STILL need to get them addressed and in the mail... but the fact that they're finished still has to count for something... right?!

the third monday in february is the family day stat holiday here in alberta, so we enjoyed our long weekend with (what else?) family time! we checked out two different winter festivals (left the camera at home so if you can just imagine some snow sculptures and ice skaters and hot chocolate, that would be perfect).

on to thursdays! do you live in edmonton? do you like to do fun stuff? if you answered yes to both of those questions, you need to check out the edmonton attractions pass! one of my girlfriends and i are enjoying simultaneous maternity leaves this year and beginning in february have had a standing date each thursday morning with our kids. on occasion we'll just take it easy and have a playdate, but most weeks we've been heading out on adventures with the wee ones. enter the attractions pass. prepaid discounted admission to fifteen of the city's most visited attractions (or so they advertise -- 99% of people who i've mentioned the leduc discovery centre or ukranian cultural village to have never heard of either -- but that's beside the point), it's an awesome way to get out and check out some of the fun things our city has to offer. our first stop was the muttart conservatory! the big kids running around the pyramids, enjoying lollipops, the little ones sleeping [for the most part] tucked snugly into their strollers, and all of us pretending it wasn't freezing cold outside -- a perfect february outing.

the rest of the month was most spent hanging out inside, staying warm and cozy, with the odd outdoor adventure thrown in. nothing groundbreaking, but (as far as i can remember -- it feels like so long ago already) a super enjoyable month!

oh, and here we are in february -- out of focus, but oh so happy to be outside on a warm afternoon :)

xox, andrea

 

.coen.

they might not know it yet, but coen and cole are going to be the best of friends. also, dad's shirt is awesome, right?!

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xox, andrea.

.amanda.

another beautiful momma-to-be (now momma to an awesome little boy) who i am honoured to call my friend :)

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xox, andrea.

.leif.

this awesome little guy is not quite so little anymore, but is still incredibly awesome. the rest of his family are pretty special too ;)

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xox, andrea.