And those big beautiful brown eyes were wide open and watching everything we did almost the entire 2 and a half hours.  Only at the very end, surrounded by the comfort (or should I say chaos) of nearly her entire family did she fall peacefully asleep.  I have to say, she is aptly named.

She’s the cutest thing going and awww, melt my heart!  She’s just barely 3 years old, and ready to be a big sister any day now!  Her mom?  Well all I can say is that she’s simply gorgeous.

And this is what mom had to say…

“Just wanted to take a minute to thank you …  It was a real pleasure to work with you – a true artist, and I am looking forward to our next session….”

Just you wait till I show you the new little one!

Guess who’s been nominated!!     ….Now I need your help to win!!

WOW!! I’m so thrilled to be one of this year’s nominees for the SavvyMom Mom Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

The SavvyMom Mom Entrepreneur of the Year Award, is a readers’ choice contest designed to find Canada’s top Mom Entrepreneur. The winner will be announced in the fall, and will be rewarded with a $17,000 prize that was designed to help take that business to the next level.

Throughout the contest period, Savvymom.ca will be hosting a ‘Mom Entrepreneurs Gallery’ at www.mompentreneuraward.com. Alana McClure Photography can be viewed by clicking on this URL (http://www.momentrepreneuraward.ca/MomBio.aspx?momID=233).  Please take a moment to vote for me!  Voters are also eligible to win prizes provided by Canon and other partners in the voter sweepstakes that accompanies this promotion.

Thank you everyone who has been there to encourage and support me in this crazy endeavor.  A special thanks goes out to MKS for her support and nomination!

Every single one is gorgeous, full of life and just simply beautiful people.  I am so excited to show you all their portraits, but not until Mom sees first!  Check back next week and I’ll show you her models in the making!

She smiled at us!  Isn’t it wonderful how everything is right in the world when you see a brand new baby smile?  It just doesn’t get better than that.  Little miss, I can’t wait to watch you grow!

a baby girl!  I just love photographing expectant moms.  It’s such an exciting and dramatic time in life, not to mention fleeting.  Ok so when you’re 38weeks pregnant and counting it may not feel so fleeting! But it really is.  I’m thrilled to have been able to preserve this moment for you and I’m so excited to meet Baby A!