Happy Canada Day everyone! And what  a beautiful day it is!

I photographed 3 wonderful children at The Forks yesterday. The little 3-year-old brother was not buying into getting his picture taken. In fact, he had quite a sour expression! That is, until we had some fun and then he was all smiles, which led to some amazing images. That just goes to show you, that although you probably will get some good pictures when you pose children and engage them in singing or conversation, you are guaranteed to get great pictures when you get them to do something, have fun and forget about being self-conscious!

I got them to “play drums” with sticks on some rocks, run and jump in these pictures. It was hard to pick a few for my blog, but here are some favorites: