It can be nice to have treasures in a box… Treasures that sparkle & you can hold in your hands… Something that catches your eye… Something pretty that promises to make you happy if the treasure is your own… But amongst the things I hope my girls will grow to know, I hope they learn...
Ava ran in the door from preschool recently, waving a party invitation in her hand. She was very excited she had been invited to a ‘super hero’ party for Jayden from her preschool class. After the excitement died down she eventually said… “mum?… what’s a super hero?”. I reminded her that she actually did used...
The top images of Ava were taken in January when we took the girls to see their first movie at the cinema. They loved the experience, but they also loved the popcorn! Now every time we have a movie night at home Ava insists we make popcorn, so it’s becoming a bit of a ritual...
Today I am grateful for… Saturday morning brekky… & for miss 2 who kindly offers to help mix & taste test the batter… and for the little hands that appeared in front of me when I was cooking & so sweetly brought me a cup of tea… (even though reaching up to the bench wasn’t easy) & for home...
They were expecting a boy, they had named ‘her’ Jack, but after endless hours of labour, a little girl entered the world & they named her Gabriella. She’s just turned 5, she’s often the loudest person in the room, she loves pink, she dressed her self for this photo shoot… and she knows what it is to dance &...
It’s like a blind date when I arrive at a session to photograph a family I have never met before. I showed up to this session & then realised that since I have no idea what they look like, all I could do was just stand there hoping they would recognise me because I am...
Some images from our weekend. A rainy long weekend. It’s Ava’s turn to bring Twigga the Giraffe home from pre-school for a week. We need to reprt back on Twigga’s adventures with Ava next week when she returns to pre-school (she goes 2 days a week). We rugged up and went out to our...
A record of the day Anouk turned two. She was straight out of bed & first on her agenda was cooking up a storm in the play kitchen Sometimes I can’t believe the amount of play these two fit in between waking up & eating breakfast… It was a normal day, with no particular plans,...
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This post brought tears to my eyes. Simply wonderful and so so true.