Holy cow were the holidays ever busy! Lots of fun though! Now that I actually have a bit of time to breathe, I thought I'd catch up on some blogging and review the last two mini session events of 2012...starting with An Ümlarific Holiday at Trinity-Bellwoods Park on December 2nd. I was really excited for this Holiday event. My Ümlarifically Sweet Halloween event at Trinity-Bellwoods Park back in early November (rescheduled due to bad weather) had been wildly successful. So I was thrilled when I was asked if I could hold holiday photo sessions for the Trinity-Bellwoods folks in December. I was, of course, more than happy to oblige!

The format of this set of sessions was a bit different from my holiday sessions. For one thing, I was piggybacking on the annual holiday party held by the Mamas and Papas of Trinity-Bellwoods Meetup group. They had a party room rented out for the occasion, though I only used the party room as my home base. I was hoping to take some outdoor photos, weather permitting, but was fully expecting mostly indoor shots, seeing as most parents with small kids probably wouldn't been too keen on standing outside in the cold, even if only for 20 minutes. Plus, it's a bit harder to show off cute holiday outfits when you're all bundled up like that! Well, it turned out that the weather was pretty rainy for the duration of the holiday event, so the shots were done indoors (except for the first few shots in my first session). Fortunately, the Trinity-Bellwoods community center has a great spot with really big, bright windows on the second floor, which served as an awesome backdrop for 95% of my photos. Here are a few of the highlights from that photoshoot.

The first family featured here is a returning family! I photographed them back in November for the (postponed) Halloween event, and they were every bit as much fun to photograph this second time around. I had brought some Santa hat props, which I sporadically used throughout the holiday event. I really love this shot, as there is so much playfulness between mother and son.

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The next family were a first-time Ümla clients. Their little girl was so photogenic, and I loved capturing the parental love.

UmlaHoliday_TBW-214 Here's another first-time Ümla family. The had an older son, and a little baby girl. OMG...such cuteness all around. Looking at this image here just about puts me in tears every time. Such a beautiful mother-daughter moment. This makes being a photographer even more awesome than it already is.

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This next family is a returning Ümla family. When I photographed them for the Halloween event, I took mostly photos of mom and son, but this time, the whole family got in on the photos. Such a great-looking family! While posed photos are not my usual style, this one totally rocks!

UmlaHoliday_TBW-434 And finally, one more returning Ümla-family. This shot has got to be one of my all-time favorites. And is guaranteed to put a smile on my face!

UmlaHoliday_TBW-574 Thanks again to the Mamas and Papas of Trinity-Bellwoods Meetup group for letting me tag along during their holiday party!