Melissa McKinnon: Photography Blog: September 2008

Meet Linnea:

*She is 15 months old.

*She loves her big brother Sander.

*She loves to feed bread to ducks - just as long as she can have some too ;)

Biggest Achievement: Climbing this gigantic rock!

Linnea and her family travelled all the way from Edmonton last weekend for an outdoor Family Photo Session in the park. The day was dedicated to Linnea and photographing her with her very loving family, Mom, Dad, and big brother Sander.

Linnea loves to cuddle...

...and she also loves being the center of attention!

Next BIG accomplishment: Learning how to fly.

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We ended off the day feeding the ducks and geese in the lagoon. It was a very special day and I am so glad that I could be there to capture it all!

On Sunday, I went up to Banff to meet the Pipella family for our outdoor, fun-in-the-sun, family portrait session. Much to my surprise, our afternoon in the sun turned into a cold, blustery, day in the snow!

I actually had to unpack my winter coat from hibernation!

Any other family probably would have called to reschedule, but not the Pipella's! They were really excited for our photo shoot and they were definitely up for anything that I suggested. I had so much fun working with them and we were able to capture some fantastic moments.

It was a big challenge trying to co-ordinate 12 people while keeping them dry and happy in the pouring rain. You can see from the expressions on their faces that we had an amazing afternoon - despite the weather!

Thank you SO much for your adventurous spirit and good humour. It was a pleasure and an inspiration to photograph such a fun-loving and close-knit family. Thanks to each and every one of you, we were able to capture some amazing moments!