Happy Birthday Canada!

Our family's activities on Canada usually include a trip to Millenium Park in Cloverdale. We packed a picnic lunch, some sunscreen & our patriotic gear!

For those of you who haven't been - Canada Day at Millenium Park is a large field with two bandstands set up like a country fair. There is a huge grassy area lined with community & commercial booths giving away information and swag, while local talent performs on two stages. There are carnival rides, a strawberry tea for seniors, birthday cake & lots of people watching opportunities! And for the planners among us, there is free, well organized parking!

The kids & adults love it! Favorites this year include beading bracelets in a tipi with the fabulous Mercy (her aborignal name translates into English as 'pearl skipping across clear blue waters'), driving go-carts, and saying hello to Premier Campbell, Mayor Watts & (my personal favorite) Lui Passaglia from the BC Lions.

Last year's fortification:


Finding ways to keep cool is always a challenge:


As is finding shade:


Isn't that Canada flag T-Shirt great? For all you mothers who enjoy thinking about children's clothing - I just want to share with you that this is the last year my three kids can wear this great T-Shirt - my oldest has officially graduated into 'older boy' sizing!

And for those hockey fans that are wondering why I haven't mentioned hockey in a post about Canada Day - the father of the family was wearing his Heritage Classic T-Shirt. If you ask him, he'll tell you all about it!

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Public Service Announcement

Hello Friends!

A colleague of mine recently experienced a terrible loss, and has founded the Baby James project to spread the word about kick counting during pregnancy.

You can find clear, concise information by clicking on this link:



Please take a moment to read it if you are pregnant or know someone with child.

I counted kicks for my pregnancies,and it doesn't take too much time to chart. My peronality has a tendency to worry, and there were a few times where kick counting helped stop my concern about my baby's movements.

Thanks for taking the time to read through this post!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful fathers that have come in for a photo session here at Theresa Wiebe Photography! I hope your day was relaxing and restful.

We celebrated our favorite father around here:

Father's Day is this Sunday!

This wonderfully photogenic family came into the studio to make some images as a gift for Father's Day. Wasn't that a great idea?

And for you fathers that are thinking ahead to next Mother's Day, I can guarantee that giving the gift of a family portrait will elevate you to a level above the Super Husband status you've already earned. Just something to keep in mind . . .

S, you and your children were such a treat to photograph! There are so many lovely images that I couldn't choose which ones to post, so I just chose these four at random. Here is your sneak peek!

First, Mrs. S is seven months pregnant. *Sigh*. I know you can't see her beautiful face, but I love the composition of this image.


And her charming children:






Thank-you again for coming to see me, and Happy Father's Day, Mr. S!