its the simple things..............

gorgeous little guy to show off for me ........check..........

sweet family moments..........check...........

big comfy bed .......... check............

gorgeous light..........check...........

its the simple things......................

gorgeous nakita ..... teen portraits

In between the weather that auckland is well known for ................ rain....................i managed to get out for 30-40mins with this gorgeous 14yr old, my neighbour Nakita............we literally used our ''backyard"....and these photos are all taken within 2 mins of our houses...........on our road................. isnt it pretty...........!!
and just perfect considering the weather today ! it was pouring so heavily 10 mins before we left, and then cleared to these blue skies......... yay auckland ........... sooooooooooo unpredictable at this time of year !
hope you and your mum & dad love the photos Nakita, so much fun hanging out with you this morning ...... us rebels in the middle of the road ! lol

enjoy
xoxoxo

sam

my babies............

this is a post from a mummy , who happens to be a photographer for a living..... so yes, my kids are soooooooo used to having their pic taken....... and yes...... i am sometimes a culprit for not taking enough photos of them ........... and yes, they do sometimes say NO .!! haha.....

you would have seen quite a bit of corey lately, she's at the age ( 3.5 ) where she loves having her pic taken , she loves it....but only for like, 5 mins........ hurry up mum !! lol

where as my bean, aka seth, is harder to pin down, almost six now, i cant believe it....he will be 6 in august , and my cute little bean is turning into a smart mouthed little horror....hahaha ...kidding....he is such a good boy, and yes, there are plenty of moods, and some days i arent sure who's child he is .....but my sweet , sensitive, ''stick insect'' , is growing and changing ....... he has now lost 4 teeth !! 4 !!! the most recent ones being the top front two ....so i cant resist but call him Gappy......... and say things like " mind the gap " ...hahaha ( those in or who have been on the london underground will get that one  ;) 

he laughs at me, and knows what i am like, so puts up with it ....hehe.... i do get the look somedays.....''its not that funny mum " ( said as i am giggling at myself and my funniness ) 

so i have been saying for so long............document your kids as they are........... dont go washing the dirty knees, cleaning the face of lolly evidence, or paint............... how ever your kids are right....gaps and all ...... get their photos done !!! get out your camera, dont wait for the bruise to fade....or wait for the new teeth to come in......... this is them !! why would  you want to miss that !!! i will forever now remember that when i look at these pics of sethy, oh ,yeah, i called him gappy .....hehe........ 

so here is my seth ( aka bean - stick insect - gappy ) ........... in his room ( he is spiderman obsessed ) ........being his usual rockstar self........... hehe..........

i love his little spattering of freckles and love that i can see we have the same eyes, same eye colour too .....and the rest of him is his daddy........
oh and it goes without saying , that there is no show without punch ..........so here is the little sister too .......had to have shots on her bed too ..........

and then the two of my babies together................. their little personalities shine through so brightly.......... corey - the annoying little sister............ wants to make seth laugh etc.....
seth - mr cool dude....... cool, calm , collected.........and well............. i swear he looks at his sister with one eyebrow raised most days ! hahaaha ( i get the same reaction from his father....hahaha..... )
i am so so so in love with the laughing shot of seth ......... his lips really are that colour !! ( he gets that from me ...teehee ) its so natural and he has a little bit of mummy in there, cos he is laughing at himself....he'd pulled a face at corey seconds before this.....hehe.....

so there you have it ............. my babies............... as they are ......today !

now go and photograph yours...................

xxxx

a very windy afternoon.................

Windy , yes.................... i didnt realise how windy until we all got there and .....well....it was hilarious.................. thankfully there are still plenty of shots that you cant tell how windy it was............ but there are so many ''out takes'' ..... i swear we were laughing the ENTIRE time.............. that wind ! my goodness !

but we did have a wee adventure, and it was so fun ........................... 4 locations....................... ( all very close together.....)......
so we had a good variety............and here is a wee taste......................
arent they are good looking family !  and this is the 3rd time i have photographed these kiddies......................and its always the hugest compliment to be asked back.................

makes me all warm and fuzzy........................

hope you enjoy your previews, amanda and brad................ its just a small taste,,,,,
( your gallery will be up soon )

hugs
sam
xoxo

so many cuties at my house !!!

I had the absolute joy, and pleasure to have  so many little models at my house the other day............ all kindly volunteering to be my little pawns.....my little models........ my little smiley faces for a super cute little shoot , for one of my favourite handmade businesses...........natural star ! ............if you dont know who natural star are, then shame on you !............. or maybe you dont have kiddies....hehe.......so fair enough......the wonderful brenda, designs and knits these gorgeous vintage inspired hats and headbands......amoungst other things............ and arent they so so so cute ! i am a fan, incase you didnt know .......hehe........ so ofcourse photographing them for her was so much fun ! i thought we'd try something a little different...........and out there............ so why not use Dorris............. yes, Dorris, the Morris......... hehe.....she is well loved by all the children that she comes in contact with .................... and isnt she lovely......she is my first baby ................. way before i had kids, i had Dorris........... *sigh*  ..... it was such a rainy day too.....so the odd shots from outside the car you see, are me under a brolly, and otherwise it was me , the child, and usually a mummy all cosy inside Dorris......... keeping out of the rain ....hehe...it was fun to say the least .....and all the kids were great !!! thank you to all the mummies for bringing them along......
Check out natural star and get your gorgeous kids ready for this chilly winter !