On the first day of JK Thomas sleeps in! He never sleeps in. Why today and not a Sunday? I pull back his curtains and raise his blinds, bright sunlight streams in across his bed onto his face, but not a motion. I poke him, nudge him, tell him it’s time [...]
Posts Tagged ‘The Ryders & Family’
Thomas Starts JK
Posted in Stuff, Thomas, tagged excited, fun, happy, kids, kindergarten, photo, photography, school, The Ryders & Family, Thomas on September 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Maple Syrup Fun
Posted in The Ryders & Family, Thomas, tagged bald eagle, brids of prey, kids, maple syrup, Mountsberg Conservation Area, ontario, Raptors, spring, sugar bush, The Ryders & Family, Thomas, turkey vulture on March 22, 2009 | Comments Off
We made our annual trip to Mountsberg Conservation Area for the maple syrup event. Thomas has been asking to go and see the maple trees for the last couple of weeks and we quickly discovered why he was so eager. He promptly starting testing the sweetness of the sap running. Not very sweet, [...]
Spring Arrives
Posted in The Ryders & Family, Thomas, tagged "Ryder Photography", bike, kids, ontario, spring, The Ryders & Family, Thomas, waterdown, wetlands on March 21, 2009 | Comments Off
Finally, Spring is here and not a moment too late. Living in Canada can take its toll during the winter. Sure, the first few big dumps of snow are fun, I even enjoy shoveling, and the bitterly cold weather can easily be bearable if you dress with layers. I find there are two things that [...]
Mother’s Day Special Offer
Posted in Ryder Photo, tagged mother's day, ontario, photography, portraits, The Ryders & Family, waterdown on April 10, 2008 | Comments Off
A Mother’s Day Gift to Treasure!
It’s that time of year again and Mother’s Day is fast approaching. What to get that one person who unconditionally loves and cares about you? Show Mom how important she is and give her a gift that will warm her heart and bring joy for a lifetime; a professional [...]
Pioneer Living
Posted in Events, Stuff, The Ryders & Family, tagged heritage, locomotive, log buildings, pioneer, snow, The Ryders & Family, village on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today was Family Day in Ontario, a new statutory holiday to encourage families to spend some time together. So what is a family supposed to do in the middle of February? Well we took a trip to a local pioneer village, Westfield Heritage Village. The village has a collection of [...]
New Year Sledding
Posted in Stuff, The Ryders & Family, Thomas, tagged fun, kids, sledding, snow, The Ryders & Family, tobogganing, winter on January 10, 2008 | Comments Off
A little late posting this but better late than never!Ontario received significant amounts of snow during December and a wonderful fresh snow fall to welcome in the New Year. January 1st proved to be a great day for sledding with the kids. I took some time to capture some video and post it to YouTube [...]
Christmas Card 2007
Posted in Stuff, The Ryders & Family, Thomas, tagged christmas, greeting card, kids, snow, snowman, The Ryders & Family on December 18, 2007 | Comments Off
I thought I’d post this year’s Christmas Card for everyone. It’s become our tradition to not only feature our son, Thomas, on the front of the card but also include a short letter from him on the inside. Ok, he’s too young to write at the moment so I write it for him, [...]
The Perfect Christmas Tree
Posted in Stuff, The Ryders & Family, Thomas, tagged christmas, cutting, snow, The Ryders & Family, tree, winter on December 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My Mum is visiting from England for Christmas and getting the opportunity to spend her first Christmas with her three grandsons. With fresh snow on the ground it’s beginning to feel like Christmas and we decided to start a tradition of choosing & cutting our own tree as a family. We braved bitterly [...]
Shooting The Sims
Posted in Ryder Photo, tagged kids, portrait, The Ryders & Family on November 14, 2007 | Comments Off
My sister-in-law referred me to her sister who wanted a session of her 3 children. Graydon, Elliott & Amelia were full of energy & fun. Shooting kids keeps you on your toes Tactics used by their Mum included trickery, bribing, encouragement & persuasion. In the end I got some [...]
Smouter Portraits in Lowville
Posted in Ryder Photo, tagged kids, park, photo, portrait, The Ryders & Family on November 12, 2007 | Comments Off
I recently had a great shoot with a wonderful family, the Smouters, at Lowville Park. The skies threatened but for the most part the rain held off until we wrapped up. Notice the connection shared between the brothers, this was captured several times during the afternoon.Here’s some shots from the afternoon
