Holiday Fun

Wow...... don't kids grow up fast! The last time I saw this family together was when we took our children to the same playcentre. I can hardly believe so much time has passed.

What a fabulous family. These guys were just so easy to photograph. All I had to do was ask them to sit or stand in a certain place, and hey presto..... I didn't need to alter a thing! (Even their dog played his part well). And their property was a paradise to photograph, from the lake to the native bush. Thank you for asking me to be your photographer.

My Crew

I spend so much time photographing other peoples' children that I turn around and find that my children are growing up so fast. So for Easter Friday we went for a day trip to the family beach bach, and for once I made sure I had packed my camera :) What a gorgeous day! The water was warm, the sun was out, and there was just a slight breeze to stop anyone who wasn't swimming from overheating. And even though I had to drag two of my kids from the water for photos, they were perfect models!

My beautiful Alanah - only 14 years old and already a stunning model, graceful and oh so wonderfully

relaxed in front of the camera. Just watching her makes me smile. Such an easy-going, happy and yet determined personality, it is a real joy to watch her turning into such an elegant young lady.

Keegan is dynamite. All of 12 years old and up for any challenge, especially if it involves sport or anything physical. I'm very proud of how he is growing into such a great person, and his sense of humour sometimes just floors me. Such a lovely kid! And I love the crooked smile that he sometimes gives me :)

Little Miss 9 years old, my darling delightful Cailyn. Oh boy, does she make me laugh! Always on the go, not to be out-done by her brother. And did I mention creative? She is such a delight to have around, always thinking of others and what she can make for them.

Whangarei Wedding Photograher - Junior and Clara's Whale Bay Wedding

Whale Bay, what a stunning location for a wedding. And I had the privalege of photographing this special day for them. Everything was perfect..... the weather (thank goodness!), the bride, the dress, the details .....

Thank you Clara and Junior for allowing me to share your wedding day with you. Here is a quick peek of your images:

New cats

I am sad to say that I finally had to put down my 18yr old loyal companion (my precious puss 'Possum'). Which left us with just our black cat 'Simba' (aka Simmy). I had previously told the kids that once one of our cats went then we would get two kittens. Unfortunately the SPCA had an adult grey cat (I have always wanted a plain grey puss, and it is always harder finding homes for the adult cats). Plus there were two very cute silver tabbys. So to cut a long story short, we arrived home with three SPCA specials - I had to agree that I would stop asking for a hen house, as I had to relent the idea of chooks!

But aren't they beautiful. They have all settled in really well.

This is my beautiful Bella. She is only 1 yr old, so still a kitten at heart. Very graceful, and has made herself right at home on my bed!

Introducing Jake and Jazza, they are brother and sister. The only way to tell them apart is that Jazza has white around the back of her neck, whereas Jake has continuous colouring up his back to his head.

They are just so soft and great for the kids as they tolerate being picked up and laid backwards in your arms like a baby. They don't even struggle, and the kids cart them around like this all the time. They purr so loud it is almost deafening! (Especially at 5.30am!)

Swimming Pool..... at last

Well it has been a while since my last post, and a very busy time on the home front. We finally decided to throw caution to the wind and put in an in-ground swimming pool. Seemed simple enough, and it has been, but what a lot of things to choose and decide on. But I'm glad we did it (and so are the kids). To cap it off we placed a large volcanic rock right beside the pool for the kids to jump off (but I didn't think they would dive off it too). Once the coping stones went on the edge of the pool we could stop constantly re-filling the pool from all the water that was bombed out!

Our front lawn went from this......

.... to this.

And one of the 'bombing rock'. It doesn't look high, but once you are up there it is pretty daunting.