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An interesting start to 2013
Well 2013 has been something else so far, there’s been some great moments and some really hard moments.
We’ve lost 2 very great people in our lives so tragically, it hits home when they’re your own family and makes you realize just how precious every moment in life is. You open your eyes and think of all the times you’ve put off spending time with loved ones and passed on the moments to capture those moments in photos for you all to cherish for a lifetime.
I know myself as a photographer I’m the last to be in photos including with my own family. I look back at years of photos I have taken and there’s literally only a handful of me with my husband and our children. 98% of our photos are of just our children or my husband with our children, there’s only a few of me with our children and even less of my husband and I. I think in the 16 yrs we’ve been together, there’s maybe 20-30 photos at the very most of us together in a photo… what I can find on hand is even less than that.
I want to change that, I want to take that step and put myself in front of the camera with my family and friends. I want to have those photos to cherish, I want to have those moments captured for not only myself but for my loved ones. I want to live my life to the fullest and laugh as hard as I can, love as much as I can. I want others to do the same and not have any regrets.
I want to turn 2013 around and make the most of it, encourage as many people as I can to do the same.
Right now… I spend as much time as I can with my husband and our children. Right now I’m going to hug my children and kiss them good night as I tuck them in bed. Right now… I hope you’re able to do the same.
Much love, Katrina
Merry Christmas!!
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
However you choose to spend your holidays, I hope you are happy! Being happy is what is most important these days, if you’re not happy then it’s time for a change and only you can make that change happen. Hope you receive all that you hoped and wished for, I know myself… I have everything I ever hoped and wished for, I have my family!
Although we are all celebrating our holidays with our loved ones, please remember all the families who are grieving the loss of their children and loved ones in the tragic event that has taken place this month. I don’t want to go into more details as this is now a healing process for all these families and every single person all over the world that was affected by this.
This is the first Christmas without my Grandpa who passed away at the beginning of January 2012. He was an amazing man who was always full of Christmas spirit. It was a difficult Christmas for us last year as he was very ill, we are at peace this Christmas knowing he’s not suffering and is still watching over us with loved ones… including my sons Nickolas and Xavier. We’ll do our best to celebrate Christmas as he would want us to, keeping his Christmas spirit alive and spreading it to as many people as we can!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from my family!
We survived the storm!
We survived a nasty snow storm that hit here yesterday, with high winds and whiteout conditions for most of the day and evening. Today was a little better, no snow coming down but very windy. The snow storm yesterday brought a record amount of snow 26.9 cm, breaking a record set back in 2000 with the amount of 11.3 cm. Some areas around us ended up with approx. 40 cm of snow, not going to complain about what we ended up with!
School buses were cancelled for the past 2 days but school were open, so my kids enjoyed the fact that they were driven to school and picked up from school by me instead of the bus.
Today was the last day of school which means the Christmas break starts, my husband came off nights this morning and this is also the beginning of his Christmas holidays. Not sure if I’m going to have any hair left come the new year, not sure if it’ll be my kids or my husband making me pull it out 
On top of that… we survived the 12/21/12 “dooms day”!! Wasn’t worried about it, but I am taking it as an end to the negative things in my life and a new beginning with only positive things surrounding me.
May get a chance to upload some more photos over the weekend, not making any promises. Will be taking a few days off to spend the Christmas holidays with my loved ones.
Wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Hope you enjoy your time with your loved ones, hope you are all safe over the holidays.
Katrina ♥♥
Still working
Wedding season is over (unless someone books last min) and we’re now in fall sessions. The only downfall to fall sessions, trying to get them in while the colours are still there and it’s not pouring rain!
I was able to upload some photos from the Aug. wedding onto Facebook, head over there to check them out for now until I update here.
I’m always on Facebook, always updating posts so if you feel like checking out what is going on or even just stopping in to say “Hi”… head over to the fan page to visit.
I’m back!!
I didn’t just slack for awhile, I completely fell off my blog updating!! I have been updating Facebook often (a hint to come join us there ), but have totally slacked on uploading photos :S
Over the past few mths things have been pretty hectic around here! Between having both my kids home for the summer all day with me, I wasn’t able to get much work done during the day. I’d get into editing and after 5 min. I’m being pulled away from the computer to break up a fight between my kids. I would wait until they went to bed to get some editing done but by then I’m exhausted. There were a few nights where it took me hrs of sitting here editing to get even some of the photos done because I would start going cross eyed and feel my head start getting heavy.
During this time I have also been having some health issues that has pulled me away for a bit along with sessions and weddings. I’ve been a busy woman barely stopping to sleep at times it seems. The kids are back in school and to say I’m on the mend is a big stretch! I had injections for my back a week ago and I’m still hurting, more because the weather is changing and along with that comes the body aches/pains. I haven’t had a nice day yet where my body can full recover from the injections, PLUS thanks to my lovely chair (being completely sarcastic here) that I’ve had for oh… 5 yrs now… my hips are killing me!!
This chair, it’s been through a lot in the past 5 yrs and a few different addresses (3 to be exact!). It still works great and looks like it’s still in great shape… until you sit in it! There’s not cushion feeling under your butt anymore, it’s almost like sitting on the floor. I sit here for hrs each day and because of that, my hips are taking a tole and causing pain. I’ve had to resort to putting a pillow under my butt (which is strange for me since I have enough padding on my butt as it is lol) just so I can sit here longer. I literally had to shut my computer down last night to keep me from sitting here, to give me a break… or I should say my butt/hips/back a break from this chair. Needless to say…. I NEED A NEW CHAIR!!! lol now it’s just the point of finding a new one!
The busy season is far from over, have another wedding in 1 1/2 wks and sessions coming up for fall photos now that the leaves are changing colours. I love this time of year for that only!!
Once I’m fully caught up on everything I promise to start uploading photos here but while you’re waiting, feel free to join us over at Facebook on the fan page to see anything that is going on and any photos that I do get a chance to upload.
Take care, don’t be afraid to stop by and chat!!
Katrina
Slacking!!
I swear I’m completely slacking on updating the blog, have even slacked on the website. Have at least kept Facebook up to date… for the most part!
It’s been a busy crazy month, family session followed by a wedding last weekend followed by a family session the next day. Between shooting, editing, running my household, caring for my kids, appoint. and so much more… not much ‘me’ time. Caught up on editing sessions and 1/4 of the way through the wedding photos, spend more time away from the computer while my kids are up than I do sitting at the computer working.
Not going to slow down much for me as I have a session coming up next week, another wedding next month, 2 weddings in Sept…. busy busy busy!!!
Will do my best to get caught up on here… eventually!
Katrina
Fireworks!
Been a busy few days with my kids and enjoying the both the Canadian and America fireworks, one of the reasons I love being a border city.
Kids had a great time watching (as did us adults), completely forgot to lower my ISO back down after taking a few photos of the kids playing with the sparklers. When it came to fireworks time… needless to say they didn’t come out so great for the Canadian July 1st fireworks photos. I remember before they started for the American July 4th fireworks and I’m very happy with them. Below you will see a few of the kids playing on July 1st and the fireworks from the 4th 
To see all the fireworks from both the Canadian July 1st and the American July 4th, please visit my fan page on facebook (click like and stay up to date on photos and posts) http://www.facebook.com/K.R.Photography2011
Happy Canada Day!
Wishing my fellow Canadians a Happy Canada Day! Hope you all have a wonderful day spending it with your loved ones being safe!
My husband, our children and I are going to enjoy it to the fullest and end it by going to the fireworks with Mandi (assistant/second photographer) and her children. We both will be bringing our cameras so yes there will be photos of the fireworks to be posted. For now I leave you with a photo of the Canadian flag that I took the other day while I was out for a walk.
This school year has gone by so fast!
Last day of school, last day our little man is in Gr. 1 and our baby girl in JK. This school year has gone by so quickly, seems like it was just last month I was sending them off for the first day of school. So much has happened this school year, I think we’ve all grown so much. They’ve grown quickly and learned so much. We’re so very proud of our precious children!
With summer now here I wish everyone a great and safe summer. Everyone needs to remember to slow down and be careful of all the children who are out of school and excited to enjoy the summer and all it has to bring to them.
To all my fellow stay at home moms who do it all, hope you can find some ‘me time’ when you can to enjoy something for you!
Hard to believe we’re already at the end of June, some of our kids are graduating and some are moving up a great. Over the year you’ve watched your children accomplish more things and one important thing is watching them find out a little more of who they really are. That’s something they learn little by little as they grow up and it’s an amazing thing to watch being a parent. Yes it’s hard when you see your children struggle, but know that those moments don’t last forever and before you know it… they’re going to be doing great!
As I watched my children grow throughout this school year, I have too. I’ve learned so much about who I am and what I love doing, I’ve learned so much about what matters in my life and what doesn’t. I’ve learned that family doesn’t always mean being nice and loving, some family you’d rather live without because who needs enemies when you have family. It’s sad that’s how it is sometimes but it’s life, you either pout and sit by the side of the road trying to get attention by doing stupid shit or playing the whole ‘poor me’ thing OR…. you get up off your ass and put it in 4 wheel drive and make your own path. People are either going to buckle up and come along for the ride and support you as you create your own path in life being you and not like someone else, or they’re going to get out and watch you drive away.
I decided to make my own path and continue being me and it has payed off for me in so many more ways than I could have ever expected. I was tired of holding back what I love doing and sharing who I really am, holding back has created so many more headaches that weren’t needed and I’m not doing that anymore. When I decided last year to do things for me and be me and continue in life doing something I love doing and not worry about what others who are not supportive of me had to say… it was the best decision I have made in a very long time. Can actually sit here and say that I’m proud of myself, I’ve accomplished so much just as my children have and my husband. Life is great even though at times it does feel like a roller coaster, who stands by you at all times are the ones you want to keep close and those who turned their backs… they don’t matter.
Katrina
