family begins at home..............

and this case in particular, it sure does................. 

i LOVE doing sessions at your own home....... not only are the kids relaxed, and eager to show you EVERYTHING....hehe...but its just so perfect to be able to capture your own kids, doing what you see them do ......ALL the time !!! perfect ! 

this fabulous family was no exception...... the cool, calm and collected mum and dad........ and the two , energetic....outgoing........infectiously funny..... and just plain awesome kids !! 

As with all my shoots... the kids are in charge.........! 

{or atleast thats what i let them think !! } 

and these kids were showing me all their tricks and treats !! and from a photographers perspective... thats great! so much variety !! .....

where do i start.......................where have i been .....................

well...... yes, i am still here....i looked at the last date i was on here... sept 9.....wow.... ages ago......and i've done so much since then....that is sooooo blog worthy.........................
but to catch you up ............ my little family and i moved house............. which for anyone who has moved house knows.... consists of days to and from new house before official move to take loads out....... and then days to and from old house after official move to clean .........."exhausting" .... to say the least................
thankfully my tallman is WAY more organised than i.......... and had everything boxed up and packed ready stacked up in the garage..... labelled.... new house.... storage unit......skip bin........ super organised..... so while he was working all hours of the day and night during the RWC , i could happily plod along and take things here and there, and we didnt need to do a mad rush at all.............. so as far as moves go .... it was quite relaxed.......and because we moved to a house that is literally half the size of our old house......we had to down size, and we were ruthless...... so there wasnt really a huge amount of unpacking.........hehe..... its so cleansing to do that..... and being in a smaller space has made me more organised, and had to make use of storage ideas and all sorts...........i am still getting to our room...... we have the largest room ( ofcourse ) .... with a walk in wardrobe and bathroom ....and i have put my work desk/ mini office in the corner of the bedroom too..... as there isnt a spare room for it ... ( though i have thought i could use my wardrobe.... but my clothes and shelves of shoes have taken over .....haha..... ) anyway......... so here i am..... sitting on my computer updating my blog.......in our new little home..... we have traded our sea views and the sea air..... for the country......... paddocks and the country air....... and loving it !!! it seems to really suit us........... the dogs are super happy.... i havent seen our crazy sampson ( german shep/husky X ) so calm..... and thats saying something......lol ....... and its all one level for our old girl Phynn...... so no climbing 100 stairs to lie on the deck.......she just climbs a couple...... so easy ...... as for the kids...........well seth and corey are looking more and more like country kids every day............. and love exploring around the perimeter.... and usually with a dog in tow...... they have a great time ............ so thats about it............... there are so many beautiful spots out here i have seen on my walks....and drives... that i hope to be able to utilise at some stage for shoots............i feel inspired to take photos everywhere i look....... and that....being a photographer.....is a great thing !  so i'll pop some shots up for you .... so you can see our mini mansion....hehe.... its an old classroom from the 50's or beyond.... converted to a house........ LOVE it !!!the deck is large....needs some comfy chairs on there..... and we are yet to do the garden...and dig some holes for poles and attach some shade sails.... its rather roasting out there in the sun.... no shade anywhere...........i have planted a large vege garden round the back.............. and will extend it bigger next week !! so yeah..... thats about it........ thats where i have been .............. and in between all this ....i have been shooting......... that never seems to stop.............thank goodness....haha....... however i purposely allowed a few weeks of no shoots over the moving time..........just for my sanity!!!
but i'll show you our house... as modelled my kids........... ;)

little rockstar .............

this groovy session was so fun ............. just wandering around the streets............ its a perfect example of how you can find cool locations everywhere.....and it doesnt have to be the ''stereo typical'' photographers location.......... random stairwells, walls, back of shops........ you name it .......... some cool graffitti and a very funky mum and daughter, and you are good to go !! 

isnt just the cutest little button !!!

xx

some giggly cuteness

i did this session back in june....for the june simple and sweet sessions and i realised, it hadnt made it to the blog........... and she is too cute to miss out on that !!! 

meet miss milly............... giggly, cheeky, and down right adorable..................... she had a great 'party' bouncing on the bed and playing with all her pretties.........................................................................

( i am flicking through what hadnt made it to the blog cos of busy times..... so hopefully you can see some new sessions you havent seen yet ......... ) 

i am still here....i promise...........................

it seems like ages since i did a blog post.......... tut tut ..... sooo naughty.,,.....i dont even know where all the time has gone....... we have had so much going on ..........loads of shoots to tell you about , and workshops........ and we are moving house.......so alot of personal stuff going on aswell as loads of photography goodies going on too.........
but tonight............well............i'll just post a couple of teeny tiny babies i met recently............ there is something about those newborns................and yeah.....i am no newborn specialist......i am more used to older babies and toddlers and up..........once they are interacting with me and i can get that connection................. but those teeny tiny hands and teeny tiny bodies.......well how can anyone not like that !!

so on this grey saturday afternoon here in arkles bay, auckland, new zealand........... i will let you have a wee cluck cluck moment over these tiny people........................

One little man, and one little lady........... both under 2 weeks old......... and oh so precious.........i got loads of snuggly cuddles from both too......... yay......... so sweet.....................................................

i will make sure i get my organised and start posting some awesome family sessions that i have in the pipeline for you ............... so many wonderful families, and some really fun locations ..............cant wait to share !!! ........i am sooooo looking forward to summer........although i think we have finally hit spring now....thank goodness for that.....i was starting to feel like my legs and arms were never going to see the light of day....hidden under jerseys......and jeans for months now........................poor pale skin......hahaha....... i am looking forward to starting the vege garden again....and getting our gardens at the new house looking all ''ours'' and that means lots of outdoor time............ cant wait............ will be sure to let you all know when we move.....and are all settled................................. keep following my facebook if you can , there are loads of exciting things going to happen in the coming months..................................... :)  i dont want you to miss out ....xoxooxo

bye for now.........
xooxxoxo