The Fight Against Muscular Distrophy!

A very dear friend of mine has an amazing little girl with Muscular Distrophy.  I was honored in June to be the photography for the anual Safeway Walk For Muscular Distrophy in Red Deer.  I was surprised at how many times I had to stop myself from bursting into tears and how many times I had to take a moment to wipe tears away.  The individuals with muscular distrophy are so inspirational.  They don't take any movement for granted.  Things that I wouldn't think twice about doing is sometimes a struggle for the people fighting this disease!  I also have discovered that it's the entire family and close friends that are fighting this right along with them.  The families I saw have such a great support system.  Even members of the Red Deer Fire Department had members that came out to show their support.  They brought a fire truck with them, gave the kids tours of the inside of the truck and pulled out one of their hoses and let the kids take turns spraying the water. I am in awe of every person I met and the great connection that the Red Deer Chapter has with each other.  Here are a few photos I took.  I will be going next year whether or not I'm taking the photos.  A special thank you to Amy for all of her hard work getting the walk this year organized and for your amazing spirit as a mom to my sweet friend, Jeslyn! 

 Boxing gloves were available for everyone to show their fight against Muscular Distrophy





California!

Recently we (me, my husband and our son) went to California for a family vacation!  We had a ton of fun and the photo ops were endless!  Here are a few pictures that I got that I am madly in love with and I want to plaster them all over my house!  We went to Sea World, San Diego Zoo, Legoland, Laguna Beach, The Hollywood Sign, Disneyland and California Adventure!

When I was a little girl I wished for the day that I'd get to go to Disneyland and meet all the characters.  I fulfilled that wish in 2007 when me and my husband when to Disneyworld.  This time it was a whole new experience witnessing my son meet all the characters, and at a much younger age than I was!  :)  Looking at these pictures, still makes my heart happy!

At Laguna Beach:

With Tigger

With Eeyore

With Pooh

With Pluto

With Lightning and Mater

With Sully

With Jesse

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year to everyone!  I hope 2012 has treated you kindly so far!

With the dawn of a new year I am going to be posting my favorite edit of the day/week/month - depending on what my social life and family life allow me to do!

My very first "favorite edit of the day" is a photo of a friend of mine who is due on February 14th!  I took maternity photos and this is one of my fav's!