she's here!

 

my beautiful friend dinkie (for whom i did some maternity pictures recently) gave birth to a perfect little baby girl this week.

congratulations - so proud of you! xx

pregnancy series/19 weeks

many thanks to my darling husband for taking these photos - he's not bad is he?

i'm being a bit of a dag on these black and white ones but i am enjoying it - you can't half tell :)

xx

little boy with long hair

this is eamon about a month ago before he had his hair cut.

i love these photos because they are so much about winter afternoons outside.

a bit scruffy and unkempt, a bit daggy, but having a great time in the sand and puddles.

eamon got this jumper as a donation from his older cousin and he absolutely adores it.

pregnancy series/18 weeks

pregnancy series/17 weeks

i did say there would be a few not-so-great photos when my photographer is out of range. here is the first and likely not the last :) xx

more of lately

eamon: being a rad dude at south beach (a lovely day for a picnic!) // plane watching with the cousins // new timber chopping boards - yay! // a warm snuggly eamon under his new doona // look who found the only oil patch on the driveway // happiness: cup of tea and a new mag // pretty pink cupcakes for mia's second birthday // eamon a bit depressed about not being a girl // getting back into crafting // selection of macarons at jean pierre sancho @ mundaring truffle festival // my picks: pistachio (top) and truffle (bottom) // baci chocolate fountain // crowds at truffle festival // my favourite new drink: crio bru.

thats all for now lovelies - have a super great week!

pregnancy series/16 weeks

lately i've been feeling a bit inspired by pregnancy series photos...

during my last pregnancy i didn't document the months all that much and apart from having one lovely set of images taken by my talented sister aimee, there isn't a whole lot to show for the nine months of belly growth except for the little package that arrived at the end. there are thousands upon zillions of photos of him. of course.

this time i wanted to do something a little bit more special so i have enlisted the help of wonderful aimee again to help us achieve something of a pregnancy series of our own. yay! i'm excited.

don't expect us to be perfectly dedicated week-by-week however. as you know, aimee & i don't see each other all that much lately but we will do what we can to produce an amazing set of photos to remember this pregnancy.

in-between you may get a few dud photos from me - don't say I didn't warn you.

anyway, enough from me, i'll let the photos and the words do the talking xx

it's been a while!

yes it's absolutely time for a blog update! it truly feels like ages since i have done anything remotely close to creative on the computer but in the meantime it has been a super exciting last couple of months for us!

back in april we were thrilled to discover that we will become a family of four in december! a little brother or sister for eamon - its going to be so much fun :) after a rather intense period of morning sickness/fatigue i am finally feeling like i'm coming 'out of the cloud' and getting back into normal things again. there is so much to do! as much as i want to enjoy this special time i also want to get as many things done as possible before i become attached 24/7 to an infant again! we'll see what happens :)

winter is well and truly upon us! cold nights and super fresh mornings! definitely a lot colder than i expected of our first winter back in the sunny state :) but still a truly beautiful time. we have been spoilt with lots of sunny days and eamon & i have been a bit lazy in the sun at times. i love the bare winter trees and the clear still skies.

today it has been a year since we arrived here from dear little tassie - can you believe it??? its crazy! we are loving it here but we miss tasmania heaps. i miss the lovely people - our beautiful family & friends. ben misses the mountains - of course - and not much else. maybe time to plan a little holiday to tassie soon.

anyway i will leave you with a super duper assortment of photos courtesy of the lovely instagram. i'm a little bit addicted!! so excuse the poor photographic quality for now. my dslr hasn't been out much lately! x

my little diggers on anzac day//staple footwear this winter//beautiful bunker bay where we spent 2 nights back in april//best thing to do after rain//amazing breakfast with the girls @ harvest//an unbelievable amount of homegrown oranges here right now//flowers from my gorgeous mumma//awesome quick thermomix pumpkin soup//spoilt for choice @t2 shop//spending some time at my fave store//eamon: fresh new fringe cut//pomegranate seeds for drinks//using up all those oranges//gettin' rough//white chocolate and pistachio truffles. oh wow//tapas night//can't get enough passionfruit right now even though they are absolutely out of season//in our happy place: ikea//wholemeal spelt pancakes with strawberries, butter + maple//eek! a frog in the watering can!//having a blast unpacking the new sofa//snuggles on the new sofa//homemade free-form soy+linseed loaf//two gorgeous jars of homemade granuesli//vanilla + maple toasted oats for granuesli//eamon: so excited that we will be seeing aunty mandy on the weekend//spending a morning with aunty mandy//tree climbing (with a little help)//sunny winter day in south perth//eamon + aunty mandy//winter tree//absolutely to-die-for almond croissant (not mine - from french patisserie in sth perth)//contents: donna hay annual kids issue//a pretty weekend read: donna hay//lunch: gorgeous vegetable soup

camille + michelle

not that long ago michelle (camille's lovely mumma) asked me to take a few pictures of her & her sweet daughter camille.

i gladly accepted! (how could i resist really - camille looked adorable!)

michelle is, like me, usually the one behind the lens - and rarely in any photos! 

so here's some proof that you were actually around michelle! hope you like :)

aimee + tim

here is a small preview (the rest to come soon) of some of the 'engagement' photos i took of aimee and tim. we managed to squeeze in a little beachy portrait session of the two of them when aimee was in town a few weekends ago - they are very busy planning their wedding which is now only a mere week away!

thanks to both of you for letting me whisk you off to the seaside for few photos. it was a great lot of fun - i loved being the photographer this time (usually it is aimee behind the lens) and i hope you guys enjoyed the attention too. hopefully the experience helps you cope with a whole afternoon of wedding photos tim!

love you guys xx