Covey

Little Buddy, he is now married to my Littlest Girl after a quick ceremony on the last day of our holiday to the Gold Coast. He is the son of a great friend of mine (Oh HI GAMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and a total character.... Loves ya Coves! I'll meet you at the park at Narabeen at ten o'clock!!

A Star is Born!

Baby Max, my new little nephew (and he's little, less than 3kg), 7 days old. Drove to Orange for the day to meet him and cuddle him and attack him with the lens. He is just a delight, but didn't like being moved and did not like, under ANY circumstances, my lovely knitted scarf I was going to cocoon him in. Next time...

I LOVE lists!

Because you all need to know more about me yes?? I shall tag... Stevie, Ingrid, Clair (Bremner :) ) and me Mum! Stole it off Facebook but it has a lot of American sites so I'll change them to more Aussie stuff :)


Bold the experiences you have had. I will put in italics too because it looks like I have done nothing!


1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Tasmania
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to a charity
7. Been to Australias Wonderland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Uluru
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a sand castle
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Scored a Try/Goal
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Kakadu
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Guide Stuff
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a prison
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Parlament House
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Martin Place
74. Been to Bali
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen Cape York
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked on HollyWood
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the Gold Coast
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen The Three Sisters in person
96. Swam in the Swan River, WA
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a mobile phone
99. Been stung by a bee

So there you go. Looks like I have a lot of travelling to do in the future! There are so many European cities I can't wait to see, especially every single one in Italy. I had a teacher once (photography) who had the most glorious images from Italy. The light was just so soft, the sunshine was so soft. Absolutely beautiful!

Coming up next... Baby Max!!

God Bless Chubba Legs in Bloomers

Gorgeous Layla, once the tiniest newborn I ever photographed. She turned 1 yesterday and came for a quick visit today. What an absolute DOLLY. And a total maniac to boot!

Happy 1st Birthday gorgeous girl xx

Goodness me, she had a BUM on her knee! *mwaaaaah*

Nash - 2 weeks

My teeniest, tiniest newborn ever. He is 5lbs 9oz of pure cuteness. His hair is soooooo gorgeous and his little body just amazed me. My last was a 10lbs 4oz of pure beef... oh how I would have loved a wee one!

Nash was early though, his Mums voucher was a maternity and newborn session but he decided he wanted an '08 birthday instead!

Home again, home again...

Well, we made it home from Coffs. It was a great week, and pretty relaxing. Apart from the fact The Husband burst his ear drum diving into the resort pool so was confined to the Villa - alone - for the last 2 days. Sorry, but that sounds like BLISS to me! Roll on March, where I will be travelling to QLD again, alone (but flying, thank Gawd), for Matt and Sheenas wedding. Ohhhhhh 3 nights in a hotel - alone - BLISS! And seeing as I was let loose on my own with the kids, I had a momentary lapse of sanity and got a body part pierced within 20 minutes of being dared to by our travelling companions and best friends, Adam and Tanya. Think below my neck but above my belly button. Yeeeew!!! I have pictorial evidence but I'm not sure the content is suitable for this blog!!

And now, for some peeeeek-tures! I will start with some adorable girls I finally met after a nearly 5 year internet friendship. They were the sweetest girls and my 3 had a ball with them. My girls look related to them actually, they all have the same colouring. And I was lucky enough to meet with them on my birthday too!

Then we have Johnny.... ohhhhh Johnny. He was a new friend made in QLD and who could pass up the opportunity to photograph such a great face? (OK ok, so I forced him. I had finished a mini-session with a 2 year old and said 'right Johnny, get your shirt off. Your turn now. And he at first thought I was kidding, but then sheepishly took his shirt off and did everything I told him to do. Good boy!)

And then a random snap and a sneak peek of what is to come from Sea World. He dived in right in front of me, I have the most amazing shots...

Ahoyhoy!!

From Sunny, hot, sweaty me in QLD! I do not do hot very well - remind me of that when I organise a family holiday.... in QLD...... in SUMMER.

Having a lovely time, the kids are a bit over it as we have been busy every day pretty much. Who knew how much little ones really do like stability and routine?

There really is too much to write, I would be here for hours and seeing as I have NO photos to post people will just skim all my dribble, so I shall dictate in point form:

• Hours it took us to drive to the Gold Coast - 15 (oh yeah, you feel my pain I know it).
• Fish caught off private jetty in Surfers - 8. Edible ones - 0
• Number of times I skinny dipped (or is that chunky dunked?) in private pool overlooking jetty and inlet - 2. Free as a bird...
• Theme parks visited - 2, plus Australia Zoo today. SeaWorld was amazing, but very hot and very packed. Wet and Wild was AWESOME. I don't wuss out on any water slides, we went on an 'extreme' slide and the look of pure terror on my companions' face made the ten metre drop backwards on a blow-up tube worth it. That'd be the 9 year old and I, not The Husband. Who wussed out and refused to go on it.
• Number of times we drove past Hooters at Surfers Paradise and the 3 and 2 year olds said "Mum, show me your Hooters!" encouraged by The Husband - 4.
• Number of times we have had to make toilet stops for the girls - at least a thousand.

And we are only half way through the holiday so far. We are off to Coffs Harbour on Monday where our 2 bedroom villa awaits us, along with our best friends. Hopefully it will be a relaxing week of fishing, eating, exploring, beaching and relaxing. Fingers crossed!

PS Tomorrow marks the first day of the last year of my 20's. Happy Birthday to ME. I cannot believe *I* am nearly 30. Surely not! I still feel (and act, at times) like I am 21 some days... other days it's more like 50's...