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Anna+Mark — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:52:06 +0000

Dad’s advice of “jump in with both feet and just do it” applied to such topics as getting engaged, married, buying a house, taking a dream trip and having kids etc. Mark & I are now proud parents of two. We had fears of it not being the right time etc but now I am so glad it just happened and these little angels are here with us. It’s not possible to describe how they make us feel or what they have added to our lives already. Yes it’s hard work but rewarding in unimaginable ways. They challenge us to be better providers, and role models. Children are entertaining, whimsical, imitators, curious, dependent yet have no fear to try new things, are so loving and basically are mini us : in a more naive carefree version. Children are our hopes of a great future.
If you are waiting for the perfect timing, right job,or ideal income you are just stalling and delaying a wonderful experiences. I will be honest and say its never the right “time”. But guess what – When you experience fear of some sort, it is a sure sign that you are pushing your boundaries and taking on a challenge. Fear equals learning. Learning is growth. And growth means becoming a better person and version of yourself. We have found that jumping in actually pushes us to do more and do better. The challenges make us stronger and we persevere through.
One might never reach the perfect financial scenario, ideal conditions and timing in our personal lives but our children will, and are the best gift we could have hoped and prayed for. They will love us and be our family no matter what our bank statement reads, what kind of home we own or What job we hold. As long as we have time to spend with them and enjoy them we are truly blessed. On that note, please enjoy this copious post of Marks more photojournalistic approach to birth of our boy. Ps. He really insisted on pics of actual birth, but realized that helping me to get through it with no epidural, morphine or any sedatives he hadn’t taken one frame Cheers!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Anna+Mark — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:22:31 +0000

To be blogged…soon {Toronto Weddings}

Anna+Mark — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:40:53 +0000

Hello you….
Wow we had such a whirl wind of a summer and I have no idea how it is November, and 20th at that. Wow. Please excuse the mild pause in our blogosphere, but we promise to get better. Really? And you are expecting your second bub any day… and you want to blog more? Yes maa’m Not only will be blogging more, we will be launching a brand new site before the year end, sprucing up our elegant brand, redoing our studio feel and look for your leisure, getting tons of new work on the walls, ohh yeah, shooting a little, seeing you more often and taking Lana and her “bro” for awesome winter walks. The year has been really fast and we are expecting to be busy x2 in 2012 with so much fun, energetic and awesome development in KostelPhoto and at home. So pumped! Please stand by, check us out and say hello here, facebook, twitter or how about our studio. We’d love to see you pretty faces. Lets chat over a sweet cappucino… cause we love to chat. We can talk about the weather, your Wedding, photography or neurology. We are game and you ROCK! See you soon.

Spring has Sprung

Anna+Mark — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:34:54 +0000

Cloud Study and a Personal note

Anna+Mark — Fri, 06 May 2011 12:04:38 +0000

What a wonderful day yesterday. Not sure if it was influenced by the fact it was my birthday, but I really couldn’t ask for a better day.
No work the whole day. A day off midweek. Why not? We can do it and thats how we roll! Can’t imagine a better job in the world
It all started with an unusual early wake up. Breakfast in bed…crepes (my favourite) to bootx1 Lana slept the whole night (in her crib) to bootx2 and the most amazing sunrise to bootx3!
A long walk along the lake was in order. Infact we walked till lunch, actually I was shooting along the way for a personal project to be revealed soon.
Then we were off to some yummy Greek with family, followed by bday shopping, you know gotta update the summer wardrobe, followed by meeting close friends for more food and good times.
I will seriously need to bike off those calories.
My iPhone was buzzing the whole day…. email, face book, twitter, sms, voice mails… seriously guys? You are all so amazing and thank you again for the well wishes. I had over 100 ppl leaving me love on face book
Thank you everyone, I really feel blessed to call so many of you my friends!

And what would be a blog post without an image. So here a shot that describes how I felt yesterday. Invigorated, rejuvinated, relaxed, humbled and free!

Winter Wonderland

Anna+Mark — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:13:29 +0000

We bundled our little 7 month old Lana up good, from her head to toes, and then headed out the door into a snow covered world. We could tell that Lana was not really sure what to make of it all. We then placed her gently in a red sled and began pulling her through the white stuff. We did get some mini laughs out of her We walked down to the lake and of course, stopped to take some images of Lana’s first encounter with snow. Mark could not resist and even plunked Lana into a snow bank. Her first attempt at a snow angel, captured forever in images. Enjoy. Hope you had a chance to venture outdoors to make some images and memories too.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year PF 2011

Anna+Mark — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:33:26 +0000

We would like to wish all of our awesome clients, friends and family an amazing Christmas filled with joy happiness and laughter.
Much health and success in PF 2011
From our family to yours.

Out for a stroll

Anna+Mark — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:13:59 +0000

Getting caught up in your everyday is so easy. What isn’t easy sometimes is to find quality time. No matter how busy we can get,
it is so prudent to stop, pause and do what matters the most. For some of that might be time with our families, time to ourselves to reflect, slow down and take a breather.
Whatever it is, do it, do it for you, do it for your loved ones. Even if its just a stroll in a park and yummy illy afterwards. Enjoy this beautiful weather, bundle up, take a walk, smell the crisp air.
Really, do it

…Aaand We are Back

Anna+Mark — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:41:53 +0000

Ajj ja jaaaj….where did the time go. I can’t believe its August 13th already…

Lana is growing like a weed, summer is in full swing, we are back in action and ready to get this blogity blog back on track.

So much personal stuff to tell you and show you, KostelPhoto has some super news to share very shortly as well and of course our amazing clients need to be showcased

So to start off, we will do a sneak peek of few of the more recent work to keep you all wanting more Just look above.

Cheers

Happy Birth Day Lana Lee :)

Anna+Mark — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:11:53 +0000

…after a quick shower at home, picking up some personal artifacts I am back at St Joe’s with Anna and Lana. How funny does that sound Anna and Lana. Wow, yesterday was day 0, today is day 1. It feels like day 8. Everything is a blur. 6 hrs of sleep in past 36hrs, but so worth it.
This is just a prelude to a long, happy story that we will share with everyone soon. Interim here is two quick images from Lanas birthday! Happy birthday sweetheart !!!