Santa Mila Photography

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

G Family :: Cambridge, MA

I meet up with the "G Family" in December in their gorgeous home in Cambridge. I couldn't resist falling in love with their family room rug as soon as my feet touch it, which happens to be sheep skin of some sort...it was soooo soft! I wish I could take it home, LOL. Definitely a must have for my living room.

Little Miss C who is 3 1/2 years was sick with a cold, poor thing. It's so sad and painful for me to see children under the weather. She was a little shy at first, after we starting playing with her dolls and her big dog, she warmed up fairly fast. Here are some of my favorite shots.

Hugs are always best when you're not feeling great.

How cute are Miss C's leggings? This photograph was one of her mother's choices!

Adore dad's face in this one...

{LOVE}

Love this photograph too...her hair resembles a toddler having a fun time. I called this the funny hair!

Oh here, you can see a bit of their family rug I was telling you about earlier.

Her dog.

Her Princess tent...

Monday, January 21, 2013

Juice + MLK with dad

We enjoyed a relaxing, cold winter morning. It is nice when my husband has public holidays off, it gives us time to spend as a family. It also allows me to capture moments between father and son.

I am not a fan of giving too much juice to my son Donovan. As a toddler right around his age, , my mother told me all I drank was apple juice. I drank so much of it, my two front teeth looked like they were rotting, yucky right? I knew I didn't want that for my son. Occasionally we do give him juice. I buy a 6 pack once a month, although when we do have the occasional soda pop around the house, it's hard to resist giving him a sip when it is in his face and jumping up and down for sugar.

I cannot believe he is almost 21 months. Time has flown when I think about finding out I was pregnant, the day he was born, first steps...now he shows all sorts of emotions (giving hugs, kisses), saying so many words in two languages, running and so interested in everything, it's such a big world for this little man. I love you more and more each day Donovan.

For those we had MLK off, hope you had a lovely day.

Reduce sugar apple juice.

I {LOVE}serious look...

He really enjoys when dad is home

Experimenting with fluid dynamics.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

The K Family and their dog

I met up with this lovely young family in Medford just a few weeks before the Christmas holidays. We started off in their home later finishing outside who I might add their sweet daughter Miss A (super smiley 7 month old) and her parents braved the chilly outdoors to finish off our session. Their family dog Madigan, whose name I happen to love also join in on the fun!

Some of my favorites from our session!

Loving this family portrait!

She's photogenic alright...

This has got to be my fav...her eyes, her tiny fingers, awwww...

Okay love this one too...

I think Little Miss A has dimples

One more before we head outside.

Thank you K Family for a fab session :)

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Gorgeous W Family + 4 month Baby P

Meet my childhood best friend Lot. We met in Grade 1 and became friends quickly. We also went to the same high school and sadly lost contact after. The last time we saw each other in 2008 was at her niece's wedding and thanks to Facebook we were reconnected when she asked me take photographs for her adorable little man. Our lives has been similarly parallel, we're both married and first-time mothers. Not much had changed in her personality, Lot had the laugh I remembered as a child/teenager and beautiful as I had last seen her.

Thank you so much Lot for a great afternoon, it was so great to catch up!

So happy to introduce Baby P, who is 4 months old and has been hitting 90 percentile for height and weight. How cute is he?

I {LOVE} his tiny shoes.

What a beautiful family

Here comes baby Santa! He made us work for his smiles, totally worth it, right?

One of my favorites!

I am completely obsessed with baby feet, especially his...

How about his lips?

Their family dog, Chopper wanted some picture too...he was so good.

I love this photography of mother and son, awwwww.

And here we are, I wish I had some photos of us 'back in the day', I know my mother has some of us in her albums, will have to grab those next time. I'm already looking forward to seeing you next time and take more photos of the three (4 including Chopper).

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Farm fields, silos and a family holiday session

I always look forward to my drive home to Canada (aside from the length in drive time) I remember how much I miss the type of vegetation I'm use to growing up; flat, farm lands, dirt roads, farm houses far apart, barns, silos, cows.... For me it brings me to my childhood memories...how much fun those times were and peaceful it was for a child growing in a small town. I knew I always wanted to live in big cities, both city and town feel like home to me.

During my short stay, I had the honor to photograph Leann's family and her extended family including her mom, sister, brothers, niece and nephew. This was my first large family session and I was up for the challenge. We had planned on an outdoor session, of course we can never control the weather, it rained the whole entire Sunday...poo-eeee!

Here are some of my favorites from our session! Enjoy and thank you Leann!

Ahhhh farm fields...