how blessed are they | Klutch Photography | Vancouver family photographer

i had one amazing vavo' (grandma) when i was growing up.  sadly my other grandparents past before i got a chance to meet them. this spring break got me thinking how unbelievably lucky my kids and (us) are to have both sets of grandparents alive and well (knock on wood), not only are they alive and well but they actually want to play, share and (sadly) spoil my children (yay for them, boo for me) when they are near them. this spring break they spent almost the whole trip visiting both sets!

i often hear from people how on earth can you spend so much time with your in-laws or my own family for that matter.  well personally, i think my real reason is (just like why i raised my kids from home) i don't want to have ANY regrets!  i want my kids to know who their grandparents are and just how much they loved them.  period.

you know what, family is not always easy, you don't always share the same views, opinions, vegitarian meal options, religious opinions (sorry mom)OR your kids behave like assholes (from all the late nights and sugar overloads)while their around them.  but here's the thing, we are lucky, we are blessed and there may not be a "next" time as this crazy year has proved to me.  so i will share my time, my space and my life to make that happen whenever possible.

cheers to family. we put the FUN in disfunction (lol), kidding, it's all pretty normal, i just couldn't help adding it!

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HOLY CRAP THURSDAY'S | klutch Photography | Surrey family photographer

craziest looking duck i've ever encountered on a field trip, by far!  one of the mom's said it looked like a superhero....does now. lol, clearly i had some "extra" time on my hands yesterday.

 

 

 

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15 things that make disneyland and vegas feel like the same place | Klutch Photography | Vancouver family photographer

1)   let's begin with the "happiest place on earth", some would say... so is vegas!  sure… till 10 pm, then everyone is a hot freak'n mess, sun stroked, dehydrated, you want to strip off  those "walking shoes" and go barefoot but you know that some dumb ass  will step on your pinky toe so you opt out and suffer through it and lets not forget  your so unbelievably tired that you have a bad parenting moment (s)…like when you toldyour kids to stop behaving so spoiled & ungrateful ...and perhaps you said it (loudly), so then this would apply: "what happens in vegas/disney, stays in vegas/disney.

 

2)    there's shit you did there, that you will NEVER, EVER do again! (or perhaps till the next trip!?)

 

3)     bad, inappropriate clothing EVERYWHERE!

 

4)      you feel the need to dress like the natives, so you buy a shirt, hoody (or perhaps a pair of those mickey ears) looks good, feels good...till you get home.  NEVER  WORN AGAIN!

 

5)     you can get your picture taken with a people dressed up as "characters" on the "street".

 

6)     your hotel doesn't matter, it's for 6 hours of sleep (or less).

 

7)     long (sometimes really, really long) line ups, unless you have a fastpass (or a VIP/club pass in vegas) to get in, or on the fun stuff.

 

8a)   fountain show, check!

 

8)     people puking, yuk and check!

 

9)     most people are "not from here" and  you can't seem to ever walk in a straight line (so many people)

 

10)   your visa is on FIRE by day two.

 

11)   drinks are served in bad tourist cups that you HAD to buy but can't pack in your  luggage so you have to bring it with you on the plane….the kicker, it sits in your cupboard for years, untouched (unless it's the scull mugs from treasure island, then you will use those on the dock for happy hour in the summer…that's a for sure)

 

12)  line ups at the women's washrooms.  shocker.

 

13)  there's a "song" being played nonstop... EVERYWHERE!?

 

14)  after day three your fawking done!

 

 15)  you get home and within 24 hours you wish you were there again.

 

 

 

 

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