Nicole, Garth & Kaden

Good friends are hard to come by and it's really really hard to say goodbye, but that's what I'm doing today.  Garth and Nicole, with little guy Kaden are flying out to Melbourne, Australia today.

I first met Nicole and Garth when I shot their wedding a couple of years back.  Since then we have become good friends and I have been privileged to also document their relationship and family through maternity photos and photos of baby Kaden (who is just adorable!).

On Thursday Nicole, Garth, Kaden, Susannah and I went out to dinner for the last time. Beforehand we went down to Kits Beach to take a few family shots so they could remember Vancouver. 

Here are a few shots for you to travel with....

Kaden loves the willow trees...

Travel safe guys and good luck with the big adventure.  We'll miss you heaps.

At the beach

So today we finally took advantage of the Springlike weather which keeps coming and going and went to Kits to visit our friends Chris and Efrat and little Emma. We took a walk down to the beach and just enjoyed being outside together.

Here is Emma who has grown immensely since we last saw her. What a sweetheart!

Here's Hercules - a dog we met on our walk. I love his wrinkles!

One thing I really love about Spring is how everything starts to come in pairs....

Then we stumbled across this really fascinating red tree. Can anyone tell me what it is? It's COOL!

What a beautiful day.

What a great afternoon. Chatting with friends, strolling in the sun....aaah. I think Winter may be over.