Yesterday was the last day of Calgary Stampede 2018, and we can not say but thank you to The Calgary Stampede Organization @calgarystampede for preparing such a great event for Calgarians and people from around the world to enjoy, especially families like us!

In 14 years we have been living in this magical city, we had not enjoyed the Calgary Stampede like we did this year. Being parents of a three year old changes the game to a whole new level. First of all, watching the Parade from a child’s perspective: it’s a totally different  experience. Everything is so wonderful, everything is new and exciting, the horses, the music, the festivity of the environment and the cheerful people along the streets in downtown. 

​Our son enjoyed the view since early in the morning from his grandparents’ balcony located right in the core of East Village. How lucky are we? Yes, We know! Looking all the participants getting lined up, getting ready for the parade, made our morning routine a little bit difficult to follow, as our three year old did not want, for anything in the world, come to have breakfast! Ahhh the things we let pass just for the Stampede!

This series is about parenthood and brotherhood as well. We figured the little one would want to see how life was before he made his entrance!
In the meantime, Tenshy is very happy, as the morning sickness is a thing of the past. We are half way this pregnancy and the summer is in full swing. Even though we could not make it to the mountains over the weekend, we decided to visit Confederation Park, an amazing place for families.

There is so many things we would like to share with you! Please leave your comments down below and let us know what's your favourite outing, and how do you manage to continue doing it while expecting your new bundle of joy.

Until next time, and remember to stay awesome!

Ivan
visual storyteller at Family Filmmaker.

Exciting times for us as parents, as our second child is on the way.
Make sure to play the video in the link down below to discover a heartwarming love story.

Producing this little film took some preparation, as we wanted to show several stages of childhood in just three minutes. So we went to our archives, looked so many photos and videos of Nico when he was little... it was amazing. And then the editing process, where you find yourself as a parent and at the same time a filmmaker, threading everything together. Not gonna lie, tears ran down more than once. Tears of joy, that is. An amazing journey, as it is only the first couple of years, and the rest is yet to come.
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Leave your comment below and let us know ​how do you celebrate the joy of family love?

Until next time, and remember to stay awesome!

IVAN
storyteller at Family Filmmaker

For the second year in a row, we visited the Easter Egg hunt party & play organized by Mommy Connections here in Calgary. We had a great time and made some new friends. I think Nico had a good time as well, as the amount of activities were readily available and all the parents seemed to be having fun like us.
My only regret is that I couldn't find Nico's craft of the day. He made a nice little egg and spent some time putting stickers on it and decorating it with paint, glitter and other materials. Perhaps I'll post the photo later, when I'm able to find it. Only perhaps :-)

How come it was snowing?
Let's just say that Spring was being shy and there was a little bit of snowing during the egg hunt #welcometocalgary, #LOL ! [ not that much snow that we couldn't get our cameras to work ... ].

We really hope you enjoy the video, and please remember: Don't wait for the memories to create themselves. Go and create those special moments NOW!
This video was made as part of a bigger collection, we are creating and preserving memories of our own son's childhood. Our goal is having a humongous collection we can enjoy with him when he grows up. 

​We would love to hear how's your experience when taking your little ones to events like these, so please make sure you drop us a line in the section comments down below.

Until next time,

Ivan
Visual storyteller at Family Filmmaker

Una de las cosas que más me sorprende al conversar con la gente, es la cantidad de veces que se repite la pregunta "y ustedes también filman bodas?" cuando conversamos acerca de lo que hago en Family Filmmaker. Si bien las bodas representan un día sumamente feliz en la vida de una recién formada familia, hay un sinfín de momentos especiales en la vida familiar. Desde reuniones familiares hasta una agradable visita de domingo a la casa de la abuela.

Hemos trabajado en esta industria del video por muchos años y ahora que somos padres, nos damos cuenta de que somos nosotros mismos quienes ponemos el ritmo a la canción de la vida. Si queremos ir de prisa, vamos de prisa. Si queremos ir lento, cambiamos la canción. Lo que quiero decir es que todos los días ocurren eventos en nuestras vidas. Solo hay que detenerse a pensar por un momento y darse cuenta de que las memorias se van creando, como dice la canción, poquito a poquito. Suave, suavecito, jajaja !

Y entonces yo digo, por qué esperar a que llegue "el momento" si podemos crear memorias ahora mismo?
Resulta sencillo de hacer, lo único que debemos hacer es pensar que no existe mejor tiempo que el presente. No sabemos qué nos depara el mañana y, si de algo podemos estar seguros, es de que nuestros familiares y personas queridas estarán contentos de compartir momentos felices con nosotros. Después de todo, de eso se trata la vida, estamos en una constante búsqueda de la felicidad.