Saturday, December 31, 2022

2022 Family Photos - The year of HOCKEY!

This fall was so crazy with James playing rep for U13 and Jordie playing U11 house and practicing as an AP for the rep team, plus Kennedy doing First Shift too. We averaged about 10 ice sessions a week, with some weeks many more than that. When it came time to do family photos we were long past the beautiful fall weather and firmly into rain and wet and short days, so when Jenn posted that she was doing box photos again we jumped at them...and it just made sense for us all to be in jerseys! The fact that the kids all have matching jersey numbers this year made it just that much more special. I always love our family photos but these ones will always remind me of the year that we have had. It was definitely the year of SO MUCH HOCKEY! 















And of course we had to go one step further and also take some shots of them in their gear. Kennedy was thrilled, James was happy to oblige, and Jordie barely tolerated it but did it anyways :) 








Thanks as always to the very talented Jenn Parkin for the amazing talent she has. I can't believe that we are so lucky to have her as our trusted photographer, but more importantly, our friend. She's the best and we all love her. 

Best of 2022

More than a year since I did any blog posts? I can't believe a whole year went by and I never once sat down and put something out there to share about our year. 2022 was a hard one for a lot of reasons, but it also had some really great moments in it too. My goal is to create 12 monthly posts going back and showing our best moments for 2022. For tonight though, here are a few of my favorite photos from the year. 

January - mom's birthday dinner at Nana and Papa's house. 

February - Kindergarten registration outing with Mom and Dad. We couldn't believe our big girl was on her way to kindy. This was a special day for us. We did registration and a treat lunch out at Magpie's.

March - we made a habit of getting out for as many family walks this year that we could. A new commitment to healthy habits and spending time outdoors together.

April - Easter morning after our egg hunt! 

May - a favorite photo of a beautiful afternoon when the kids walked together to get slushes at 7-11

Another May memory - camping on Texada for the long weekend!

June - the end of an era! Busy Bee's closed it's doors and Kennedy was part of their last year. This was the day we took the boys by to say goodbye and give hugs and one last photo together.

July - maybe my favorite photo of the whole summer. A random capture by Dena and I absolutely LOVE it. Our paddleboards have become such a huge part of our family summer fun and this photo makes my heart so happy to see.

July - Texada - paddle boarding (and camping) with two of our favorite ladies! 

August - one of my favorite days of the whole summer - our annual visit to Sakinaw Lake to spend the day with Auntie Carol and Uncle Garry

August - our annual family photo during Blackberry Street Party! 

August - A truly special weekend, away from it all, at our friends cabin on Lois Lake. We did a trailer/cabin swap and these two days will be some of my favorite memories ever of our time with our kids. We played games, swam, ate yummy food, slept lots, snuggled lots and laughed a ton. No distractions and no one but the 5 of us. It was amazing from start to finish.

September - Jacob and Olivia started off the year living with us and our kids started Grade 7, 4 and Kindergarten. 

October - survived another Halloween. We had Waldo, Indiana Jones and Rapunzel

November - Family photos in the box with Jenn Parkin Photography. Can't wait to share more of these photos in another post! 

December - A great and quiet Christmas spent together with our new puppy, Koda.

Thanks for checking in with the Barrows for a quick recap of our 2022. Many more amazing photos and moments to share.