Meet the very gorgeous Lewis. In Australia for his first trip out to meet his grandparents and uncle. And I can tell you they just loved having him here! Sarah and Nigel, thank you so much for choosing me to capture your family while you were all together. I loved spending the afternoon with you all, being entertained by your gorgeous little boy.
Sweet little Evie. It was such a pleasure to cuddle you off to sleep. You were bright eyed for quite a while, but in the end sleep found you. It always does in the end. x
Meet Olivia (left) and Collins (right) at 14 days. Completely gorgeous in every way. There is something so magical about twins, about having someone right by your side from the very beginning. They told me Collins was the fidgety one… but she ended up being the one who slept the whole time. But Olivia was just as peaceful, just awake – for some of the time anyway.
Thanks Mog and Dean, I loved meeting your girls!
Meet Layla. So calm and placid, awake or asleep. Just perfect. I had a really lovely time with Layla’s session. She’s a precious little girl, with a beautiful family who all just adore her. An absolute pleasure to photograph. Thanks Sacha for brining her in to meet me, I loved my cuddles!
Just a quick little share of some photos of my littlest ones, having a play with some glittery, halloween coloured playdoh and googlie eyes.
I am a toy rotator. Once upon a time I used to have everything in the kids rooms, out where they can play with it all the time and they would wander around bored, not bothering with any of their toys. And then other kids would come over and empty EVERY SINGLE box, tub, shelf and draw. And then I would put it all back. Then one day I realised this was crazy and I bought some big plastic tubs, packed up 80% of their toys and slid them into the laundry cupboards. I made it clear I wasn’t taking them away from them, that they were still able to play with them at any time, they just had to swap me a box first. Ahh the bliss. When everything was emptied out, it was only 20% of the mess it used to be. And I noticed the kids became more interested in their toys. It wasn’t overwhelming to look at so many toys anymore. They were able to find something they wanted, or they were inspired to play with something they had not played with for a long time. After a few weeks when they started to tire of some of the toys, I’d pack them away and switch the tub for one from the cupboards. It was so simple, and it really did work.
Amelia does like to play in her room, but she prefers to play out in the family room around us. To save a trail of toys scattering through the house she has a little cube shelf in the family room, and she has 6-8 toys out at a time. The rest are either packed away, or her favourites, like her prams and babies are in her room. I theme her shelf and change it around every two weeks. A few weeks ago we had a ‘family’ theme. We had books about mummy’s, daddy’s, siblings, people we love, babies, cubby houses etc. And I kept my littlest poppet (and her brothers who love to join in) busy with family orientated activities.
She washed her babies clothes (that used to be her own suits!), while I did ours…
We coloured in families, and stuck them onto string to make a garland, so we could hang them all up. (Or run around flying them like a kite)…
(yes I ended up doing most of the colouring on this one, while she told me what colours I had to use)
She lovingly tended to her baby and walked her around the garden in her pram until she slept, and prepared cups of strawberry tea for me…
And she dressed her magnetic dolls in all sorts of outfits, for all sorts of activities…
And just as the two weeks came to an end, she started to tire of her toys. Just in time for a switch to a ‘farmyard’ theme.
I was so excited to finally meet little Eden. I photographed Dani and Tor’s wedding last year, then their maternity session a few weeks ago, and this time I got to see them all again, and play with Maxx, but also have beautiful bubby cuddles with their newest little one, Eden. 
Sometimes, all I can do is sit and wonder how I got so lucky. It amazes me every day, that these three little people are mine. I created them (with a bit of help). They are part of me, but so very much their own selves at the same time. To have three beautiful, healthy, loving children really is a blessing beyond measure, and I am thankful for them always. I just hope I can be the mummy they deserve. x
