My lil Rockstar..
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo (or two) every day}
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No matter the temperature, my kids want in the pool. Wrinkly feet, water logged. Eman’s confidence in the water is already improving, day 1 he put his face in holding his nose, now he can swim underwater the length of the pool (it’s a few metres) He’s so happy with himself, all I hear is “MUM! look at this, MUM! look at me!!”
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
Every now and again (and during school holidays there are a few of these moments) the boys get on each others nerves. Ok I’m lying, they are 3 and 5, it’s rather regularly. Sometimes it will smooth over in a few seconds, some times it’s an all day thing. And other times all they both want is time by themselves, but they just don’t say that to each other. I could see one of these moments coming on, and decided to suggest to Ash to relax in Mummy’s bed with the iPad. He didn’t need to be asked twice.
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
I was struggling a little with inspiration today. But as Eman jumped on the trampoline, it hit me. Next year we’ll be flying in the sky!
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
Usually it’s me that gets eaten alive by mosquitoes, and it doesn’t help that I’m allergic to one breed of them (yup, there’s a few, stay away from the stripy ones!) The kids, up until this week have escaped their blood sucking path. Eman scared me one evening at midnight, out of bed, with red dots all over him. “Mum I’m itchy”… well perhaps the 14 bites over your arms and face might be why..
The horrible little insect got him twice on his left eye. The next morning it was slightly less swollen, but made his already LONG eyelashes stick out straight even more. I couldn’t resist. They are lashes every girl dreams of..
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
Today we surprised the boys with a visit from our friend Bec, who lived with us for over a year when the boys were smaller. Every time they see a plane, Ash will ask if Bec is on that plane. On Friday driving down to Geelong, we passed the freeway exit to Avalon airport and they asked if we were picking up Bec. Well weren’t they surprised this morning when in walked that very person!
I had worked hard all morning to darken the house, so the harsh sun today wouldn’t heat up the house too much, had the cooling and 3 fans pumping the cooler air around, as the temperature soared to 42 degrees (107.6 for those in the states!) Of course Bec loves the heat and somehow convinced us to leave the comfort of the cool house to go for coffee, which is after all something we did a lot!
I have cheated today, and will be posting two images on the page on FACEBOOK, however for here, here’s my favorite of Eman and his iced chocolate.
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
Two cheeky monkeys in the bath!
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
A Pixie in the garden..
{Every day of Summer, I photograph my two boys, (at least) one photo every day}
Dancing in the rain. Nothing more fun!
{Every day of Summer, I photograph my two boys, one photo every day}
What a look!
{Every day of Summer, I photograph my two boys, one photo every day}
Last weekend, my beloved Mother Nature didn’t really care that I had plans. I had some of my favourite clients, and some lovely new clients visiting for our first ever mini-session event. Our Spring edition. She though it would be funny to be COLD, and WET. And when the sun did shine it was WINDY!
“Mini-Sessions” is an event we are hoping to run every year, each season. Perfect for children who are growing so fast, and with the blink of an eye they will celebrating their 18th birthdays! (Getting ahead of myself there)
Never-the-less, as soon as the rain eased, we would dash outside for a little while (what was more confusing was it raining while the sun was out!)
Part II coming soon!
(To all families, thank-you for coming & having fun! It was wonderful to meet you / see you all again, I cannot believe how much the children have grown!)
Last Wednesday, I did something I don’t usually do. I went to bed early. I had only just lay down when I heard a frightening sound. 4 minutes later we were calling an Ambulance. My two year old was struggling to breathe. Barking and gasping. It was truly one of the scariest moments I can remember. About 7 minutes later, not one but TWO ambulances arrived, one an ICU truck. The second they entered his room they confirmed what I was starting to think, Croup. So off we went in the ICU Ambulance to hospital. Thankfully it was calming down and with a high dose of medicine he was ok to come home. (Of course the late night disruption of sleep did not cause him to sleep in, typical!!!) The next day it was almost like nothing had happened. He recovered quickly and well, and was back to his usual self.. barring a slight husky voice!
So here is Mr Ash, who a few days before his ‘exciting’ ride allowed me to photograph him, whilst testing out a little location I’d found for Mr M‘s baby photography session. Whilst we are not the biggest fan of smiling towards the camera, I wouldn’t have it any other way.. He’s very independent, already, and just loves exploring..
Sorry, lately the blog has been a LITTLE neglected. I have so many sessions to share, but it’s been flat out so hopefully very shortly I’ll be sharing some more previews.
In the meantime, some of my regular blog readers will remember that last January I had a project “photo-a-day” project. Well this year I’m being more adventurous. A photo a day for the entire of summer! As a photographer, I often forget or simply don’t want to take my camera out at home, or *try* to take formal portraits of my children. Why? Basically, E-man doesn’t like the camera, and Ash, well he’s starting to follow big brother on everything, and much to my dismay, the camera is in that category.
SO, this will be my little summer project. (little .. she says)
I hope to upload the images once a week, if more more often. I hope you enjoy, and encourage anyone and everyone to try the same! It’s fun!
So: the first 6 days of Summer!
