back to reality.

I arrived back to the wonderful reality of my little ones late Sunday night. It was fantastic to be home and I was far too excited to see the kids...[although I did restrain myself from waking them].

Montreal was beautiful! For those who have never been...it is most defiantly worth the trip. Although, I would suggest a little more than a day & a half of "actual" time in the city. We did not make it to Old Montreal other than for a dinner [amazing]. Thank you to our wonderful friends Stephan & Maud for the company and "quick" tour of the city. Hopefully they will now forgive me for any name misspelling and the lack of correct accent. I am afraid I did not become fluent in my very short trip...I did however have far too much fun!

I had hoped to get some photos, but honestly my camera hardly left the room. We were too busy rushing around to get in all that we could...that and it was FREEZING outside. Not one to post without a photo, I thought I would leave you with a little something I was able to grab of the young man in the house the day I left. He was not thrilled at the idea and had just woken from his nap, but I am happy to share as he is growing far too fast...

rollin. teethin. & chillin.

I am off to Montreal tomorrow for a non-business related vacation. Not really sure I would call it much of a vacation considering I depart Penticton 5:45pm Thursday and arrive in Montreal 9:00am Friday. Yikes. Oh well, I am sure it will be worth it. A little time to chill...child free time I might add! So wish I had more time to spend there and was able to do some form of a shoot...I have heard it is an amazing city!

As for the rollin' & teethin'...my girl of course. Two teeth and yet I was still holding out for this little lady to flip herself over...finally she has showed us that she is more then a diva baby who insists on being carried EVERYWHERE! I am so glad that she decided to show me her new skill before I left town...now thats timing...

So of course I must share something recent of the miss...

Are you starting to feel like you see her so much she might actually be yours? ha.

workin' on workin'

I am really trying to take these cloudy, rainy days to step back and have a good hard look at my business. I want to assess the direction that I would like to go and have everything so organized that I can move forward with bookings without a second thought!

However...while doing this...

I am missing my camera!

She is just sitting here, beside my desk begging me to get out. Okay, maybe she cant talk, but I know what she is thinking. So in my best efforts to keep her happy, I decided to humor her and have a mini shoot with the lovely Miss I in my favorite place. I have a feeling this is going to be a very frequent occurrence over these cold, [sitting at my desk] months.

Love how the last shot captures her love for those tootsies!

better late then never.

I find that I often get so involved in my business edits, that the family stuff falls down the list. It does happen...it just takes a little longer then I would like!

I recently got around to the birthday party of Miss H...she turned 10 this past summer and we had a fantastic little spa party at home for her and a few friends. It was planned in 24 hours...yup, I am one crazy lady. Thanks to Michele for helping me pull it off and to all the girls for being able to make it on such short notice.

We love you Miss H, you are an amazing and beautiful young lady. Your love for the world, beautiful and free spirit are what makes you a truly unique gift in our lives and to this planet. We know you are destined to do amazing things...

Miss H is on the left in the photo below. This so makes me want a cupcake!

hap. 5 months.

Since I am slowing things down over the winter season to focus on restructuring the business...I thought I would keep everyone tied over with a friendly face...

Dont think that means I wont take a booking! hehe.

The little lady turned 5 months recently...hard to believe. 5 months came with this brand new smile that just cracks me up. She sucks her lips in on a pretty regular basis now. Its become her "thing". Oh how I adore her.

just couldnt wait.

I was trying to hold out until my new logo was designed...but lets be honest, I have never been one for patience!

For those who follow the blog religiously [a girl can hope]...you may already know that I have been thinking of a name change...for those who do not follow [bookmark it...hehe] SURPRISE! This is something I have flipped flopped about for far too long and I finally came to the decision that it was to be done. If I kept bringing it up, then I guess that is the way it is meant to be.

So here I am Brooke Bowland Photography. Please bare with me while I work out details and debut a logo in the next month or so. Change your bookmarks too...

Thanks to my friends at the[b]school for the support and advice...very much appreciated!

www.brookebowlandphotography.com
brookebowlandphotography@shaw.ca

thanks much all.