Went out for a little trip to Banff National Park for some light hiking and nature photography today.

Went out for a little trip to Kananaskies Country.. didn't find any wildlife other than a few deer but still was a fun little trip :)

Spent some time outdoors earlier today... just realized how green I look, I guess squirrels will not see me coming :)

Four winters with Tesla Model 3 under our Christmas tree :) For all Tesla loving friends out there... Merry Christmas! I took my annual photo of our home in Airdrie... 15 years now :) Also, take a look at my photographs of the house from previous years to see how the tree grew and cars changed :)

Here are a few of my photographs from Oliver's 10th birthday party where I had to juggle between being a photographer and a parent at the same time :) This year Oliver wanted a Minecraft party at home with some of his friends.

Every birthday party has some math homework to start? Leave it unto Tracy, this one did :)

We had a mobile gaming station in front of the house for a bit for kids to play some video games together :)

For food, Oliver chose one of these fancy trays with a bunch of snacks.. it worked out great and all the kids loved it.

Some Lego building activities to finish party off :)

DAY 1: Quick stop at a carwash and we are ready for some adventures :) This time a little road trip to Kelowna, BC.

Stoped for a nice swim in a lake :)

Checked into our hotel and went for a nice evening walk.

DAY 2: Day of relaxing :)

Such a hot day today.. it was great to hangout by the pool and by the lake :)

Oliver purchased a Tim Hortons floatie for his lake adventures :)

DAY 3: If you have a choice, always pick a hotel with a car charger :) It was nice to have a fully charged car in the morning and ready for out way home.

Great stop at the new Skybridge in Golden, BC.. will have to come here again for sure!

DAY 1: It have been awhile since I did a nice wildlife photography road trip.. so.. it was time to load up my Tesla and head North to Elk Island National Park for a few days.

How can so much fit in the car and in this small cabin? Traveling with family usually means my car will be fully packed :) For this trip we stayed in a nice little cabin, just minutes from Elk Island National Park.

Since this was supposed to be a wildlife photography trip, after unpacking, it was time to go find some buffalos to photograph :)

For dinner it was nice to stop by the lake and hang out.

Our little cabin didn't have any options for charging my car so it was very nice that parking by the lake had a free Tesla destination charger.

DAY 2: Our second day in the park was very similar to the fist.. driving around looking for animals, doing a bit of hiking. It was great to see buffalo so close and just roaming free.

Tracy ordered a very nice platter for us so it was great to have it while we watched sunset by the lake.

DAY 3: As soon as we pulled out of our campsite we came across this brown bear, just meters from where we were staying.

Short breakfast stop by the lake and we are on our way home.

Here are a few of my photographs from yesterday's road trip to Banff National Park.

Mandatory stop at a bagel shop in Canmore :)

I took a few of my favourite humans with me :)

Still lots of snow up in the mountains, but very warm, specially with all the hiking :)

Don't worry everyone, I still do have my Tesla Model 3 and loving it! Unfortunately, this year it is in repairs after a deer hit me... I should have my car back soon. For this year I decided to take our annual house photo with Tracy's car... 2007 Toyota Prius, still going strong :) Merry Christmas! This is year 15... Take a look at my previous photographs from 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007.

This weekend we celebrated Oliver's 9th birthday! We had a small outdoor party in Fish Creek Park for Oliver and some of his close friends, and of course, I took a few photographs... here are a few of my favourites :)

This year we decided to do an outdoor survival and wilderness theme for Oliver's birthday party. We had an instructor come from Kaykima Wilderness to teach the kids... Can't recommend them enough, Rob was so good with the kids! First, kids learned how to build a shelter using natural materials found in the area in an emergency survival situation.

Oliver had so much fun exploring in the forest and collecting some sticks! :)

I was sceptical at first, about what these little kids can do, but their shelter turned out great!

Kids also learned how to start a fire.

With newly learned skills of the fire making, Oliver was able to start a fire pit for the party :)