I'm back from my 3 week vacation in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. We're all moved in to our new house, my internet is now up and running, and I am all out of excuses to not get my work done! So, now it's time to get caught up on some blogging!!














I am the proud owner of three sisters. Yup, one of four girls in my family, and no brothers (my poor father!). Growing up my two older sisters were my hero's, but not exactly my friends. They were my baby sitters, my role models, and sometimes my enemy, but as a kid I wouldn't say we were close. Of course as we grew older that all changed and now I am blessed with not only three sisters, but three great friends. My relationship with my sister Kendra changed when I entered highschool and she was in grade 12. Suddenly I wasn't just her twerpy little sister, but somehow became someone she respected. She recruited me to work on the yearbook that year, as she was the editor. I partially credit that yearbook work to the beginning of my passion for photography. When she moved out after highschool I spent many weekends visiting her in her Winnipeg apartment, exploring the "big city". When I finished highschool and didn't know what to do with my life, I moved to Halifax to live with her for a year while she went to college. We spent Christmas that year just the two of us and our two foot Christmas tree. When I started spending my summers in Sioux Narrows, she came to visit often to spend time with me at the lake. I spent 6 weeks in South America in 2005 and she met me in Costa Rica at the end of my trip for a week of what we called "the beach bum tour". She moved to Toronto and I went to visit her and get a taste of real city life. We rode the subway and she made me try sushi. I bought a house in Winkler and she moved in so I could afford my mortgage when I went to school. Our lives have been constantly affected by one another in so many wonderful ways. We fight like sisters, and we love like best friends.
These days our lives lead us in opposite directions more often than not. Real life gets in the way, work is busy, we are constantly making plans and rescheduling them. I miss her constantly (as I miss my other sisters as well). We connected one gorgeous day in October for a just for fun photo session. It was so great to just hang out, not talk about all of our problems and our busy lives, but just have fun. We drove around in the country for a couple of hours exploring the gravel roads, seeing where they would take us. We had such a great time we were almost late for our date with two of our favorite men, our Dad and our nephew Tristan and an evening of trick-or-treating!
Here's what we ended up with...














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Very cool pictures. i love love love the leggings and the color that it pops.
(02.23.10 @ 12:47 AM)Ahh! welcome back! I have missed looking at your beautiful pictures!!
These are so awesome! Love all her wardrobe! The one of her through the window of the house is fantastic!!
(02.23.10 @ 07:40 AM)Wow Kara! The pictures are beautiful! The location is awesome and Kendra looks gorgeous! Breathtaking pics!
(02.23.10 @ 11:42 AM)Oh I just love these!! Thank you!!!! I had so much fun being a supermodel for a couple of hours. Thank you for the memories and thanks for making me feel so pretty and special. xo
(02.23.10 @ 11:55 AM)ummmmmmmmmmmmm ..... you are absolutely GORGEOUS Kendra xoxox
(02.23.10 @ 12:16 PM)Kendra your such a beautiful women! Your amazing! Actually all you Bergen girls are hotties and so amazing and talented in your own ways! Kara Love, LOve, LOVe,LOVE your work!
(02.23.10 @ 12:20 PM)LOVE THEM ALL! Kendra you are gorgeous! Kara, you are so talented!! Two of my favorite sisters!
(02.23.10 @ 01:06 PM)I want to do this too!!! Kendra looks beautiful and it looks like you found some fun places to shoot. My faves are the last casual couple of sets...but I love them all.
(02.23.10 @ 08:24 PM)I love these sooo much! I love how you can make any place gorgeous!
(02.23.10 @ 10:52 PM)Gorgeous.
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