beautiful girl.
beautiful day.

p.s. these images were taken today. February 4th. Southern Alberta ( do not let the “southern” fool you) gorgeous, gorgeous day! winter? what winter?

Every year for Christmas i hop on a plane and fly home to southern Ontario for the holidays with my family…my whole entire family lives in Ontario and being with them for the holidays is one of the highlights of my year…this year i was deathly ill with bronchitis so it wasn’t a very productive or enjoyable Christmas…but i was still home with my family and really that is all that matters!

while i was home i decided to do a couple of family sessions..

this year i had the extreme pleasure of being contacted by fellow photographer, Stacey Paquette who lives ( and shoots) in southern Ontario…we had not previously met, and only knew each other through Facebook so it was super exciting to hang out with her and her gorgeous family for an hour or so on this chilly Saturday afternoon in my very own hometown of Harrow, Ontario..

my little sister Jenna tagged along for the session and we both had a lot of fun with this amazing family! We still laugh about the moments when all of us were quoting lines from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”

seriously…so much fun with this family!

thank you ever so much Miss Stacey for trusting me to capture these moments…( and thank you for dressing so fabulously and for bringing that amazing scarlet settee along with you! i covet it so badly!)

so without further ado….

i give you the beautiful Paquette family

i love these images of mom & dad

isn’t she just stunning?

part two as promised!

we hit the riverbottom just as the light was coming down over the coulees…

i couldn’t have been happier!

thanks again Darcie & family – i love these images & i had an amazing time with all of you!

this was my last official family session of the season…that is until i booked a session over the Christmas holidays in Ontario..and an upcoming newborn session! it would seem that i am addicted to this photography thing…hehehe..

i can’t even say how much i love these images..

love. love. love..

ok maybe i can say

such a fun family to hang out with for a couple of hours, some pretty light and a beautiful autumn evening – what more can a girl ask for?!

enjoy!

p.s. this is only part 1 – stay tuned for part 2…

here are even more images of the Johnson family…I honestly cannot say enough about them…

so delightful

i think you will agree..this family has some seriously cute people in it!

on thanksgiving weekend i met the lovely johnson family in the riverbottom. We had totally lucked out and still had amazingly beautiful fall weather and colours! They had just come from eating their thanksgiving feast and were ready to have lots of fun with me…

i left that session with a huge smile on my face..thankful for the opportunity to do what i do..thankful for this lovely family that had been so friendly and funny and easy to be with and take pictures of…thankful that i was able to meet new and amazing people & families throughout the year..

just completely thankful..

johnson family…you pretty much rock…i could see from the very beginning that you love & cherish eachother…

here are a few from our session together…another post will follow soon with more!

It all started with these two…

and multiplied into this…

hehehe…one of my favourites…everyone loves Uncle Shane!

looking back at these images taken in the riverbottom on a beautiful October evening makes me miss Fall and dread what is coming! but alas, winter will come..and then come to an end..and the beautiful weather will return again..already counting down the days! hehehe..

here are some images of the lovely “H” family – they are adding another member to their family soon, I am sure this next baby will be just as beautiful as the first 2 – these adorable kids were full of personality, i love kids like this..expressive and spunky and full of energy..it makes my job fun & challenging and always, always results in a few perfect photographic moments..where their exact personalities are captured in an instant..I had a lot of fun on this evening..the weather was perfect, the light gorgeous and the family fun to spend time with!

good luck with your new arrival!!
Thank you for visiting with me again and trusting me to capture some lovely moments for your family…

this family was so fun & easy peasy we went to a few different locations that mom, Jackie had all picked out before hand ( made my job super easy & exciting!) she had spots picked out that her and her husband had used for their wedding photos, i thought it was such a great idea!

and the kids…adorable! and super photogenic..i especially loved the oldest daughter Emily…at one point during the session she said… “the camera loves me” hehehe..

indeed it does Emily, indeed it does!

Thanks Hannon Family – you were lovely to photograph & hang out with for the evening!!

this adorable family first came to me last year at the beginning of the summer..they were brand new clients to me & they had the most well behaved children i had ever met! not a peep out of them..
such a fun family to photograph..

i was super excited when Megan contacted me again this year for another session…she also informed me that they would be + one! A new baby had since joined their family – happy news!

turns out when we had our session last year she had been just barely pregnant and didn’t know it…too funny.

here are some images from my lovely session with this family..

and can i just say…the newest addition…so cute!

a picture is worth a thousand words…

and a million memories…

may this beautiful girl be talked about & remembered forever…

and may her family, friends & the families & friends of those who also lost their children find peace & comfort…

may they continue to make memories..find joy…and have laughter in their lives…

may they remember that this life is but a short time..and that there is so, so much more to come…

may they be changed for the better for having known and shared their lives with these precious children…

and may they know without a doubt that they are loved…

this is my prayer.

* The Magrath 4 Stars Memorial will be held on Friday October 28, 2011 beginning at 6:30 pm in Magrath, AB – There will be entertainment, food & a silent auction with the proceeds going to the families who have lost their 4 precious stars… I will be donating (2) gift certificates to the silent auction that can be used toward a session of your choice in 2012. It is my pleasure and honour to be taking a small part in this event. Please come and show your support if you can – information on the event can be found here: Magrath 4 Stars Memorial or if you need more information please do not hesitate to email me here: devon@devondurocher.com

my heart felt condolences go to the families & the community of Magrath as a whole…it has been a beautiful thing to watch you buoy each other up in this time of immeasurable sadness & loss..