Sweet dreams…



Sweet dreams…



Gorgeous girl, you have waited to be a sister for so long, and now here she is, safe in your loving arms!




It’s a common questions from me: ”Can I take a photo of you”, today’s response however, was uncommon: “In the studio?” …

{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo (or two) every day}

{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo (or two) every day}
Swimming in the pool is very exhausting. So is playing with friends. Ash asked for a ‘nap’ and the ipad. 10 minutes later, even that was too exhausting..

{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo (or two) every day}
Today when you woke up, it seemed you had grown a foot overnight. The pants you wore last week (your favourites) are suddenly 4 inches too short. Last year you were one of the shortest at school, I’m wondering if this year you’ll be one of the tallest in your class…


{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo (or two) every day}
Beautiful Mama-to-be! Cannot wait to meet you little one…


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}
I’m being naughty again and uploading two images! For two years I’ve had the mini-pool in the garage waiting for the kids to be a bit older. I’m a little paranoid around water with children, but after talking to my friend Chrissy, I could not resist. We came home, and two hours later, the kids jumped in. The girls raced over as well and we soon had 5 water-logged children splashing about having a ball. Ash has always been a water-child, and hasn’t had a lot to do with water other than swimming in the bathtub or wading at the beach. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this child smile and laugh as much as he did today. He’s so used to be in the nude for bath time that he was NOT interested in a bathing suit! This first one was the expression on his face 99.95% of the time. The second, the only time he wasn’t smiling, well because, there was a plane. And the world stops for planes..


{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
Sweet Miss A, just like your name, you have such a sweet smiley spirit!


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}
New Years Day. Day two of the “heat wave”. It wasn’t as “hot” as the day before, but the sun was extreme. Kris & the girls came over and the 4 younger ones were like little spitfires, running everywhere, off in a land of their own. Eman and the girls were testing us, by playing ON the stairs after making it clear that were not to play upstairs. They did this naturally when I caught their attention. Ash came running along, so whilst I didn’t technically stage this, it did require the bribe of a lolly to get them all looking at me at once!
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
For some families, new babies are of the furry variety!

Eman and I went out for lunch today to catch up with our friend Matty, who’s lived in Brisbane for the last few years since joining the Army just a few weeks after Eman was born. We see Matty every so often when visiting his family in Melbourne, and the boys have always called him ‘Soldier Matty’. Mum (me) got a tad concerned when he informed us that June 2012 may see him on an Army ‘trip’. To say I’m a tad scared is a bit of an understatement!
Happy New Year to everyone, hope you all have a great evening and a safe farewell to 2011, and best wishes for 2012!
{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, a photo every day}
It’s rare he wants his photo taken. It’s rare he wont pull a face. I wouldn’t change it for the world!

{Every Summer, I photograph my two boys, one photo every day}