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.
I photographed Joe and Abby’s wedding last year, and I was very excited when Abby called to tell me they would be needing newborn photos. Both Abby and Joe are so calm, and Amber is every bit the same. Such a beautiful, calm, placid baby. I adored spending my morning with them all.
I know Christie is busting to see a sneak peek of her newest little man Campbell’s session, and I was busting to share them. Campbell was such a sweet, contented and easy going little guy for his session, and didn’t mind his big brother Coby doting on him one little bit. Campbell sure is one lucky and loved little guy. Thanks Chris and Christie, hope you love your sneak peek. Will have your full gallery ready for you very soon.
Balancing life with a business, three kids, homework, reading, dinner, baths, teeth-brushing, bedtime routines, temper tantrums, play fights and sibling rivalry, makes for a pretty busy life. Sometimes it can get overwhelming. I worry that we are always on the go, go, go. That we always seem to be living life at a fast pace. That we don’t take enough time to stop, or even slow down, and see what is right before us. What is surrounding us. That I will look back and wonder where the days went. That my babies will think I did not give them enough attention (mother guilt is wonderful isn’t it!) And then there are moments like this. Moments, in the middle of all the chaos when I am jerked into reality by a sight that literally makes my heart feel like it may just burst. There, amidst the chaos of putting a toddler to bed what seems like 15 times in a row, tidying up and preparing for the onslaught of tomorrow, trying to calm chatterbox children and convince everyone it really is bed time, I see this. And my heart could burst. In the midst of the chaos, he found some solitude. A quiet place, in his own little world, where he can wonder at his books and let his imagination run free. Baby boy, I have no idea how you got to be six already. I love this age, where you are becoming so independent, but at the same time still my little boy. You remind me to stop. To not let the days just pass on by. To cherish every day with all of the blessings I have. Love you to the moon and back sweet boy xx.
PS. There’s always time for one last shadow puppet play.
Prints on walls. They make me happy. It’s why I do what I do. To be able to capture those tiny details of a newborn, the chubby legs and happy smiles of a baby, or the mischievous giggles of a child, turn them into art and hang it where I will look at it every day. I often find myself stopped in my hallway, or in any other room in my house, staring at photos and remembering, and being thankful. When morning comes all too early, after a terrible night with toddlers or sick children I wake up and the first thing I see are photos of my babes. It always puts me in a happy, grateful mood. When friends and family come into our house they gravitate to the photo walls. The images in my home are not only for me to enjoy, they don’t only make me happy. My children adore seeing photos of themselves, and take such pride in their images being on the walls. They love it when friends and family look and comment. Yes, photos on walls make me happy. They create a beautiful atmosphere in my home. They make it our home.
As for displaying prints, I love to hang them in collections. I love clean lines, and I love simplicity. Here’s the sample I have in my studio, from Sienna’s session earlier this year. The smaller prints are 8×12″ and the larger are 12×18″ and all beautifully custom framed.
Checking heartbeats or ‘boom-booms’ in our house is something that happens multiple times a day. It’s been a part of Amelia’s life since she was 8 days old and first diagnosed with SVT. I expected, and even hoped for the gorgeous little mummy/baby role play as she grew into a toddler. I love to watch her sing the nigh-nigh song to her dolls, to pop them into their highchair and feed them while chatting to them and asking if the lovingly mixed food on the end of the spoon is ‘nummy?’ I love to watch her tuck her babies into bed, climb into the rocker to cuddle and read to them, or walk them around the house in their prams, however it makes me giggle to see her role play extend to checking her own ‘baby’s boom-boom’. Followed up by a check of her own.
Sweet little Ella. She was such a quiet and gentle little girl during her session.
Meet Sophie, Charlotte and their mummy Kait. Three happy, sweet and fun ladies.
Well that was dramatic. Did you miss me? Three weeks ago while (attempting) to run a scheduled update on my blog, I somehow managed to almost kill the entire back end of it. Three weeks, tons of emails what seemed like a thousand different attempts to try something different, I am finally back up and running. A huge, HUGE thank you must go out to my wonderful friend Kylie at blog{ART} and my host.
So, quite a bit has happened around here in the past three weeks. My sweet little girl who has been a climber before she could even walk (I’m sure she’s part monkey!) just ‘realised’ that she could climb out of her cot if she wanted to. She’s had the ability to do it for a long time, I just don’t think she realised it was an option. And so, for the very last time, it was time to pack up the cot. First though, I had to take some photos to remember her ‘baby’ room.
She has a style all of her own my girl, and she loves to dress herself. Generally in something of her brothers – today it was his swimming top.