My Week in Pictures #16

My favorite picture of the week.

Hello everyone!

The last week of April is starting...  Time seriously is flying!  Here in Toronto, finally Spring is in full bloom, and the weather is cooperating with us.  As usual i have been busy running many errands and working on some projects for ScrapbookNerd.com, and coming to the blog soon.  However I have made time to capture a little snap of my every day.  So  here are my favorites of  the week.

As the weather is improving, my daily doggie walks are also getting longer.   My baby loves the walk, but he is more interested in finding sticks and trying to be friendly with all the strangers we find in the river path.

This is my view during the walks.

Part of longer walks is coming upon little brooks that feed the Humber river.  I love seeing how the leafs float by.  The top picture is my favorite, the sun caught the leaf, creating a cool effect. Here is another one of the shots.

Love the look of the dead leaves under the clear water.

And to close up my week, Soccer!  Yes, our weekends are full of soccer; and when you spent at least 5 days of the week with the same people, you tend to adopt them as part of your extended family.  Here is a picture of Vuc -one of the younger soccer siblings- watching the big boys play to win...

We always have gone as a family to all of our son's games;   my daughter is lucky to have a good friend to spend time with while the boys do their stuff.  These two have been  together since they were 7 and 6, and used to smile for the camera then.   Now they hide their faces when they see my lens come around...

my daughter is the one hiding from my  lens.

I hope that you have a great weekend, and take time to pick up your camera and take snapshots of your blessed life.

See you soon!

My Week in pictures #15

It has been"magenta" week on my Capture Your 365 photo-a-day challenge..

Hello everyone!

it has been a rather super busy week and weekend in my household.  There has been renovations, appointments, shopping,games, and family visits all in a week.  Through it all, I always carried my camera with me -to the dismay of my kids-, so that i can capture a glimpse of the moment that rapidly gets written in our memories.  Take a look at the highlights of my week.

As always, i had to photograph food in some way this week.  A simple onion serve as my muse for the layer prompt of my photo-a-day challenge.  It takes a second to elevate the ordinary into extraordinary.

My kids are growing into teenagers, and slowly we are becoming less of a parent and more of a friend at times.  My Gabi now is able to express her desires, needs and wants;  so shopping is a way to bond and spar at the same time.  Here she is showing her latest purchase.

As always my little ones (niece, nephew and fur baby) provide plenty of opportunities to capture the moment. I enjoy capturing and later documenting the pictures .  Here is the littlest member of our family with his cousin. They love each other.

As soon as my nephew arrives, my baby follows him everywhere

One of the reasons for my sister's visit was to take my niece to the photo studio for Communion portraits. I sneak my camera to capture some of the poses, but the candid pictures at home were so much nicer and natural.

She looks beautiful and peaceful in this pose

Sadly we had to leave my mom with the visits as my son is wrapping up his indoors soccer season, and we have been at back to back games the entire weekend.  It is amazing to see his development through my lens..

Josh playing soccer at Wild Water Kingdom

What better way to close the week than with a beautiful sunset.  Though there are no beaches or landscape,  there are perks on being in the road (coming home from a soccer game) while the sun is setting in the city.

I hope you are also taking the time to enjoy the little moments life has to offer.  Sometimes the snapshot of your life seems insignificant, but with time it becomes a  cherished memory.

Enjoy your week. 

See you soon...

My Week in Pictures #13

My baby and I,  he is my third child...

Hello everyone,

I hope you all are having a great Monday on your corner of the world.  Here in Toronto spring has yet to arrive,   it seems winter does not want to leave.  We are under a severe cold alert and have at least 5-10 cm of snow on the ground...  

As usual, i have used the weather to my advantage when it came to capturing my life, here are some of the highlights.

 We thought that glorious days like this (on Wednesday) were ahead.  Finally everything was budding, and long walks around the park were welcomed... Now everything is covered in snow once again.













My baby loves to walk along the river path behind our apartment building;  his thrill is finding little sticks he can play with and mess the carpet with.   Here he is showing off his latest find.















 As always since i stay at home, most of my pictures revolve around my kids, but especially my little Poochie...  He is one of my muses, but lately he has been starting to lose power on his back legs, so we need to find incentives to have him walk and build some muscle.  I try to encourage him by bribing him with treats.  

he loves these mini cookies

My son has been a soccer player since he was 6 years old.  Now at 15, he is still playing all year round, but life is starting to blossom for him, and slowly soccer is going to the backburner.  I am glad, I have carried my camera to every single one of his games, and have traveled with his teams.  So what better way to capture this chapter of his life than taking  a snapshot.

He is so tall now...

The weekend is the best time to capture  my entire family together.  This weekend because of the snowfall, we were indoors most of the time, so a lot of crafting happened.   I am so glad that my daughter is slowly learning to document her life, and is always finding her style. 

Finally, i have to show you what i see some mornings from my balcony.   I am amazed at the beauty God has created and we don't appreciate...

Sunrise in Toronto

I hope you are also picking up your camera, and capturing the little things of life...

See you soon

My week in pictures #11

My Ode to March -Spring- Break...

Hello everyone,  it has been a rather interesting week in my household...

March Break came and went in a heartbeat,but left us with many memories good and bad to capture and document..

My Little one got a cut in his little paw, so he was not able to be his hyper self, and spent a lot of time on the sofa or in his siblings arms.

















My son also spent the entire week in bed (in our case on the sofa) with a severe cold.  Thank God for March Madness to keep him awake.  So here are both my boys keeping each other company in the "sickness sofa"...







Since i spent a lot of time dealing with sick kids,  we limited our outings, so no pictures of outdoors, instead i took the time to photograph the little things that make my days...

My fruit snacks ... I love food photography

My St. Patrick's Day picture -once again i chose food to put my message across-...

Some breakfast cereal full of leprechaun hats and shamrocks..

And finally the weekend came by, and we were running around.  Here is a look at how we welcomed Spring from my bedroom window.

Weston Golf Course seen from my bedroom window...

Finally my daughter's ode to going back to school... It has been a hard week for her as we spent most of the time indoors and used the time to spring clean...

She is leaping for joy with the cleaning behind her...

Sometimes the best laid plans can get spoiled without any warnings.  This week is the perfect example of how things can change on a snap of fingers.  Through it all, my camera was there to capture the small details.  I hope you are taking the time to take small glimpses of your life, too...

See you soon..

My Week In Pictures #10

The view from our balcony... Toronto at night

Hello Everyone,

It is time to highlight the best pictures of the week.  Since this week was personal week in the Capture Your 365 photo-a-day challenge,  most of the pictures this week reflect a side of me.

Gaining confidence with the camera  helps a lot when you are a self-critic.  Knowing how to work the light and process the picture give you a sense of confidence to stand in front of a mirror.

Sometimes considering angles allows you to compose a picture that depicts one of your favourite things as well as your mood for the day.   Here are my favorite boots...




Taking a  self portrait a day for a week, makes you find inventive ways to show yourself and all the world around you.   Like  when you are embarking in a better-diet mission...

There is no need to show my face to present the action.

or working on a daily chore...

and/or enjoying a good book in your leisure time











Photography can easily capture those fleeting glimpses of the mundane that sometimes we all forget...

I hope that you are a bit inspired to pick up your camera and go out and capture your life.


See you soon...

My Week in Pictures #9

This is the purpose of  loving photography, my family...
Our Family Picture wall

Hello everyone,

It is March already!,  time is really flying this year.  Soon spring will be here, and another nature cycle will start.  I am making sure to try my best at capturing my every-day through photography so i can later document it, either through scrapbook or Project Life.

This week, I have been rather busy working on different exciting projects (details will come very soon), and the weather has been horrible in Toronto, so my number of pictures barely got to 100.  

This is a picture of my wedding bands.  I had taking them off to bathe my fur baby, and decided to photograph them. 

It was nice to go back and look at the original pictures of my

engagement and wedding, and compare it to this one..

One of the topics on the Capture Your 365 challenge was purpose, so I photographed my planner. 

That little book holds my week

in pictures, appointments, stories, etc. I think i will make a post on my planner updates this week...

My 3 babies (actually 2 teens and dog) are always the focus of my photography, so whenever i find them together or under perfect light, i make sure to snap a few shots...

My two youngest catching some sleep on the couch.

Here is my baby catching some sun, in one of his little corners.  He doesn't care whether he could be electrocuted, as long as he soaks up the sun...

He sits there until the sun disappears...

Finally,  it is important to take glimpses of the ordinary, mundane... you will be surprised  what it actually looks like...

A simple game of fetch, as seen by my lens...

I hope that you pick up your camera and take a few shots of your day.   Trust me, it is very rewarding at the end...  See you soon!

My Week In Pictures #8

My kids and I at my nephew's 3rd birthday party.

Hello,

February has come and gone,  it seems 2016 is quickly passing by.  As always, my cameras have been busy capturing little glimpses of my family's life and our everyday.  Here are a sample  of the best of this week.

 My little guy loves to sleep atop of the sofa,  especially once the kids are at school, and i bundled him up...  
This is a quick snap of his daily routine.

This little one is the son of a good friend of the family.  Nicholas is 4 months old, and such a cute and good baby.  I try my best to visit them at least once a month, and always end with cards full of pictures... 






This week my nephew turned 3, that means the entire family  got together to celebrate Mattita.  As always i took hundreds of little glimpses of the happy celebration.  

He made sure to blow his imaginary fire.

Here he is being a "Momma's Boy"...  He loves to be in his mother's arms, and she is always willing to cradle him in...

These two crazy cousins are definitely made for each other.  It is nice to see them grow up together and how the relationship is getting stronger each day.







It is easy to see that i love my family, they are my favorite subjects to shoot. This picture by far is one of my favorites;  it shows my autistic little sister lovingly resting on my husband.  She barely smiles for pictures, but always likes to lean on Roger for comfort, and he always willingly lends his shoulder... How i love them both!!

My Hubby and my little sister.   She loves us all in her special way.

And finally,  I had to snap this shot of my daughter and I as we were about to leave and run errands.  It is funny that we both have the same taste in sneakers.  I think it is great, she is just not impressed with that...

We are almost the same shoe size.  She is the one on the right.

These are just  a tiny percentage of the over 500 shots from this week,  yes! i took over 500 glimpses of my life, and they will all be treasured for as long as i can enjoy them...  So pick up your camera, take a picture, cherish the little moments of your every day life.

See you next week!

My Week in Pictures #7

My love for chocolate is well known at home.  So it is no surprise it makes an
appearance on my pictures.

Hello everyone,

Another week has just flown by, and many more memories have been captured and documented.  Here are some of my favorite snapshots of my week...

Toronto was blanketed with 
a bit of snow this week...
Using the whiteness of the
snow created a striking contrast 
to my morning snack.

Capturing life is not about using
your BIG camera all the time.  
It is about using whatever is at-hand 
to capture the moment and feel... 
 Here a sample of phone photography
 -i wouldn't have been able to play in the fresh 
snow, and capture the moment with
the big camera, so my friendly
Samsung S5's camera worked perfectly-










Being at stay-at-home wife/mom has its pros and cons. One of the pros is being able to photograph my daily activities and my surroundings without time constraints... This leads into candid shots of your loved ones..

He is my loyal companion through the daily routine,  so he is a prominent
feature in my photography.

Finally,   one of the best pictures of the year so far - I have already flagged it on this year's catalog-.  This picture came from an outtake in between shooting for my Capture Your 365 challenge.  I was trying to catch my daughter playing with the dog.  Instead, my camera caught the demonstration of love and trust between them...

Having the picture processed to black and white leads your
eyes to the focus of the shot..

I hope you pick up your camera -whatever you have at-hand, and start capturing your everyday.  It will surprise you, what a single shot can capture.  See you soon...