a gift

yesterday i was able to spend time with my great (photographer) friend, catherine.

i was watching her son while she had a quick shoot, and then we hung out while selah and jesse played.

catherine is an excellent photographer and she is so kind about sharing her knowledge.  

she is also someone that i truly respect for the way she lives her life.

it's always a pleasure to spend time with her...

   her friendship is a gift.  

she also gave me another gift yesterday, a beautiful necklace.  

this gift was unexpected and so thoughtful.  very much appreciated - thank you.

i wanted to share the necklace with all of you, 

which required me to play with my new camera and learn a few things.  

wow, two cameras for christmas!  

i'm such a lucky girl.

thank you

today was a day to remember.  

first of all i got to spend it with judah.  we had a night and day away in TO.  

so nice to have some time, just the two of us.  

second, it was my last day shooting with this camera:

let me tell you about this camera.

judah's grandad is a photographer.  we love to talk cameras when we're together!

one day we were doing just that when i mentioned i was hoping to get a dslr one day.

i was so surprised when he responded:  

"oh, i have one of those sitting in a drawer, i never use it - do you want to borrow it?"

and my response was:  

"yes please!"

i've had so much fun with this camera and am so thankful for grandad's generosity with it.

these are some photos i took today with it while in TO.

the reason it was my last day using this camera is because once again, 

christmas has come early at our house!

i wasn't expecting this, but on the way home from TO jude suggested we stop in at henry's.

in my mind it was just to get an idea of what to consider in the future.  

in jude's mind, we were buying me a camera for christmas!

thank you grandad for giving me the inspiration to start doing something with my love of photography.

thank you jude for encouraging me in this passion and enjoying the journey with me.