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Dec 07 2011

it’s beginning to look a lot like…

On Monday we had some fun making a Christmas corner at home. The girls hung the decorations on the tree and we made a paper chain to hang over the fire place. Last year we placed our Christmas books in a basket by the tree & read a Christmas story each night in December. We are doing the same this year & will make it a Christmas tradition. Each year we will add to the collection of picture books. This year we are waiting for a new book to be delivered. ‘A Christmas Good night’ by Nola Buck (author) & Sarah Jane Wright (illustrator) I chose it first because the illustrator is Sarah Jane Wright & I adore her illustrations. I am a big fan of her art work & the way she illustrates childhood with such heart. I also chose it because of the book description …. ‘On a quiet but wondrous Christmas Eve, the nativity story comes to life, and families everywhere celebrate the miracle of Christmas’.

After we decorated, we had a sneaky Christmas afternoon tea of chocolate crackles & hot chocolate.

 I gave the girls these hot chocolate mugs from Belle & Boo last Christmas & they have been using them every day since for warm milk.
I can’t see them in the on line store anymore, but they do have this sweet ‘hot chocolate’ fine art print which is on the front of one of the mugs.

and this belle & boo ‘bubbles before bed’ to-do book was a hit with then miss 4

If you want to make a paper chain.. you just need paper, scissors, tape & patience while small hands do all the ’sticky taping’
If you want to make chocolate crackles there’s a recipe here at www.kidspot.com.au
If you want to order ‘A Christmas goodnight’ you can find it here
The Santa Sacks are from Cocoon Couture.  If you like the postcards on my mantel they are from Belle & Boo too.. here & here & the ‘bubbles before bed’ book is  here

We are having a ‘sip hot chocolate by the Christmas tree’ kind of week in Sydney, with rainy days & cold nights, making it a little cosier than usual for a Summer month.

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Trish - December 8, 2011 - 4:00 pm

Gorgeous images, I’d love a red polka dot table cloth for Christmas.

Hannah x - December 16, 2011 - 9:58 am

I love belle and boo!

Hannah x - December 16, 2011 - 10:00 am

I%20love%20belle%20and%20boo!

Sonia @ Life Love and Hiccups - December 20, 2011 - 9:39 pm

Oh your house just looks beautiful and so so Christmassy. I hope you have a fabulous Christmas hun – thank you so much for sharing all your inspiring photos. Thanks to you I am now really enjoying getting to know my camera. :)
xxx Sonia

Dec 04 2011

Christine, Zachary & Liana | Sydney child & family photographer

 
 

This session took on a story of it’s own. We met Christine & her children Zac & Liana for the first time last weekend when we began their photo session in their home. I love to document elements of home life for families. Especially things like children’s favourite toys, because it is something that will change year after year. There was some pillow fighting & some time for mum to read the kids a little of the book they have been reading together. Again I love that they now have this documented forever. The moment Christine opened the book, her children looked so content snuggling on an arm each & listening to the story. The decision to take the session to the beach was an on the spot one that we all agreed would be fun. Zachary was right into exploring the rocks & disappearing into the trees to investigate. Liana was taken with collecting shells & eating all the cupcakes with her mummy. I love that Zac & Liana are so playful & love doing the things children do naturally. As you can see Christine is completely gorgeous. I really enjoyed spending an afternoon with these three beautiful people.

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Brian Deece - December 5, 2011 - 7:40 am

You look beautiful my MISSY MUFFET and our GRANDCHILDREN look so happy and content I cant wait to see them at CHRISTMAS time All my love DAD

Dec 03 2011

never ending (bedtime) story

Bedtime for children. Sometimes there’s simply a story, a cuddle, a kiss, the words good night & before you know it you have children who are sound asleep at a reasonable hour. Other times it is a little more like this drawn out scene from our place last night…

Christmas bedtime story, teeth brushing,
me: Would any one like a drink of water?
Miss 2: No thanks mum Miss 5: No thanks mum
Bed time…. Miss 2: I have to find dolly *search for dolly begins Me: Here’s dolly!
Miss 2: No that’s little dolly, I need big dolly *mummy locates big dolly
Miss 2: I have to find my puppy *we search for puppy Me: I can’t find puppy.. what about your kitty?
Miss 2: No it has to be puppy Me: OK here’s puppy. Do you want kitty as well?
Miss 2: No thank you
Miss 5: I’ll have kitty *pass toy kitty to miss 5
Miss 2: mummy I want kitty Me: No you wanted dolly & puppy, you can’t have kitty now
Miss 5: Actually Anouk can have kitty, I’ll have a puppy *I pass kitty to Anouk & give Ava a puppy
Miss 5: When Anouk goes to sleep can I have kitty? Me: OK
Miss 5: Anouk you have kitty & I have puppy, but when you fall asleep we’ll swap OK!? Miss 2: OK

Prayers & kisses & I love you’s are exchanged. The room goes quiet. Silence. Then miss 5 reminds me that it is almost Christmas & we should really say happy birthday to Jesus. This is followed by one child asking for milk, then the other child asking for water, then the child who first asked for milk deciding she would also like some water. This is followed by miss 5 showing me what she learned at ballet this week, followed by miss 2 demonstrating that she can do this ballet move too. Followed by miss 5 explaining that she really has always been able to do this ballet move ‘even before she learned it!’ Followed by miss 5 showing me how her head can touch her knees, followed by miss 2 doing the same.

Miss 5: Mum how come Anouk always copies me? Me: Well it’s probably because you are her big sister & she likes to do the same things you do. Is that right Anouk?
Miss 2: No I don’t copy Ava Me: You don’t?
Miss 2: No Ava copies me
Miss 5: That’s not true mum, everyday Anouk copies me.
Miss 2: No Ava copies me mum. She does!

Then the questions begin… mum did I get this puppy when I was a baby?….. mum did you see me at swimming today when I was swimming & I did a spinning roll in the water? Can you do that too mum?…. mum what does glory to God mean?…. mum can you tell me a story about when you were little? Mum does dad have to go to work tomorrow or is it his day off?…. mum where does God live?… mum how long is an hour?

Me: Goodnight girls. I will check on you in 5 minutes
Both: OK – *1 minute passes * Miss 2 walks out of bedroom
Me: Hello. What are you doing out here Anouk? Miss 2: I had to leave kitty & I will check on her in 5 minutes
Me: OK well let’s go back to kitty Miss 2: mum? Me: yes Miss 2: I love kitty. Me: I know
Miss 2: I can not lose her Me: Oh I’m sure you won’t lose her, you look after her very well
Miss 2: Yes. I pat her very gently & I can not drop her on the road. *tuck miss 2 back into bed
Then the inevitable words from miss 2: mum I want you to lie down with me *I climb into bed with miss 2. The room is quiet apart from a yawn or two (mostly mine)

Miss 2: mum? Is tomorrow Christmas Eve? Me: No honey, tomorrow is just Saturday
Miss 2: mummy I love you me: I love you too
Miss 2: At Christmas do people go on a rocket ship? Me: No not usually
Miss 2: Good night mum Me: Good night. *Silence
……..
Miss 5: mum I’m thirsty….

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Shannon Taylor - December 3, 2011 - 2:28 pm

:D

Elizabeth Wilson - December 3, 2011 - 5:16 pm

been there and done that only with boys instead of girls, so the conversations ran a little differently!

Nov 30 2011

beach holiday | Sydney photographer

When motherhood was new, I wondered. I wondered what times waited in our future. I wondered what it would look like. The days ahead, where everything would be new through her eyes. I wrote in her baby book that what ever happened we would laugh together. I promised her laughter. I hoped we would have another & I hoped they’d be friends. I hoped they would find the greatest happiness in the simplest of things. I hoped I could give them the gift of doing the same.

[Forster, NSW, 2011]

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Shannon Taylor - November 30, 2011 - 7:54 pm

Beautiful!!

Elizabeth Wilson - November 30, 2011 - 11:08 pm

Precious memories! Enjoy them, they grow up too quickly, and days like this are gone, but the memories last forever :-)

Sonia @ Life Love and Hiccups - December 1, 2011 - 12:02 am

Youe photos are just stunning and your family is just too beautiful for words. I am so enjoying your blog and photos hun xxx

Jessica - December 1, 2011 - 11:45 am

WOW! Your photos speak a thousand beautiful words, the way you have catured laughter with your daughters enjoying the beach and that photo of their daddy holding them with his back turned is a powerful message to them of his protection…your pictures are truly fabulous…you are gifted indeed! xJess

Laura - January 6, 2012 - 11:38 pm

Beautiful family, and vacation. I love how you conveyed the feel in your images. Stunning!

Nov 28 2011

preview | Sydney family photographer

 

 Stay tuned for more of this gorgeous family we met on the weekend….

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Sonia @ Life Love and Hiccups - November 29, 2011 - 9:20 am

I can’t wait to see more :) xx

Jessica - November 30, 2011 - 7:07 am

such natural photos… beautiful!

Christine - November 30, 2011 - 7:44 am

I LOVE these images!! They’re beautiful, thank you xo

Lisa Jay - November 30, 2011 - 9:02 am

Thank you Sonia & Jess! xx

Christine, you are very welcome, it was a delight to meet you & your children – I found their enthusiasm at the beach inspiring. You do have such wonderful children. More pics to come… :)

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