Fuuuuuuuunnn!!!

There is a Car Rally happening in my town at the moment - all vehicles must be a pre 1918 make. There are cars and motor bikes and even bikes with side cars! They are all over town and are so cool! My kids love them and go crazy every time one drives past us.

I never, ever thought I would like meeting new people all the time. never did I think that would be a huge part of my life. But today I just couldn't help myself. I walked into a caravan park (all the ones in town are full up! As are the motels!), found these 3 burley blokes and introduced myself. I asked if I could take some shots, but I really wanted the driver to be wearing the goggles and hat. They couldn't have been more helpful and friendly! I even got to ride in one to go across the road to this paddock - I asked if it could be moved across the road so he started it up (from spinning the front thing near the bonnet) and told me to jump on in. It was so cool!!

I got his details and will send him prints, was such a nice thing to do and he was so accomodating and lovely.

Jonahs Canberra Girlfriends

Jonah is the luckiest boy in the world, he already has 2 girlfriends, Audrey and Isabel. Iz was born on the same day as Jonah, and Audrey about a month later.

I have photographed these girls many times before (they are both on the website) and their Mums and I are very good friends.

Such good friends that when Audreys Mum asked me if they were going to see me in the day, where there would be lots of natural light, and where they might put nice clothes on the girls, I called them both users and told them to pick a time and a place and I'd be there.

Who can resist little girls??

Canberra

Am home after a freeezing stay in Canberra. Actually it was really lovely the first two days, then winter arrived. I had to borrow bed socks from Bec, what type of FOOL doesn't take warm bed socks to Canberra in the cool seasons???

These three kiddies REALLY made me work. Their Mum said they were hard to get a photo of - she wasn't wrong! The boys are just very busy and well, they are boys. I played peek-a-boo with Jack when he was trying to hide from me under his doona and when I went to the lounge room he yelled "Hey! Where's that lady gone??" Little Olivia, what a delightful bubby girl! She was lovely, her eye lashes are nothing short of amazing, they touch her eyebrows!

Had a great morning but man oh man I was tired! I used every single trick I have to get kids to look at me and have fun, I eventually managed some real corkers!

Anniversary Gift!

I am so humbled when people buy gift certificates for sessions with me, it really makes me feel quite spesh! That people value my work so much they want to give it as a gift... just overwhelmes me!

Tracy bought a big family session for her parents as a 40th anniversary gift. 40 years, just amazing! We had a great time this afternoon, I always love going out to farms for sessions. There is so many places to go and to use, and the families are always very welcoming and lots of fun.

They do really love eachother

The Dynamic duo. She'll say "Do this" and he will. She'll say "Taste this" and he will. She'll say "Come on! Lets go play babies and put make up on!" and he will.

He has boundries though.

:)

One crazy afternoon...

I go to my friends place at least once a week to hang around, drink coffee, chat about our husbands, our kids, our lives. And also so I can go through her old photos and laugh about her sexy hairstyles of the late 90's - think KD Lang cross Elvis. Our kids all get along well, we like to feed them and send them on their merry way around the place so we can talk in peace. My kids ask EVERY day if we can go there.

One crazy afternoon we decided to try for a lined-up foot shot of her kids. Notice I said 'try'.

Then I let her have a go with the camera, Joe hammed it up and was in hysterics. Check out his lost tooth!!

Im still alive!

Have been flat out all week with so. much. housework. Urgh, I do not like folding washing. I have had to do it though, The Pile (as we call it) was getting so big the little ones would run into the room and body slam into it and say "Cover me Mummy!" - and I could.

Something to make you laugh... Im sure everyone in the entire world has seem this clip but it never fails to put a smile on my face!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5P6UU6m3cqk

Ruby Honey Cupcakes

We walk together now. A huge part of us getting a bigger dog was so I could walk at night and not be alone.

So I took her up and down the street trying to get her used to the leesh, and we went on our first real walk today.

Well, Ruby is UNFIT! OK maybe not unfit, but she is still a baby and not used to all the extra stimulation of being in the big wide world. We had to stop half way so she could have a rest, it completely buggered her out and when we got home she had a huge drink and just collapsed for the rest of the day. My kind of girl - has a big bout of excercise and she is DONE for the day!

Will

My adorable little nephew Will is SO cute and funny. He paused mid-mouth of toast when we all bombarded him in his new house this Easter morning. He just looked around, scared, with toast hanging out of his mouth.

Did a quick few photos and got loads! He is such a little sweetheart...

It's the Lilly show!

OK so while proofing late last night, I sort of realised that my session from the weekend was turning into a one-gal-circus. She is in SO many of the shots, she draws you in with those puppy dog brown eyes that it seems a lot of even the family shots are all about Lils.

The cute thing is, her entire family expected nothing less really. Her brother didn't compete with her for the spotlight at all, he just hung back and let her do her thing - not even blinking an eye when it was his special turn to come with me so I could take close ups and she trotted along with us. She is in the background of a few of his special portraits, just hangin'.

Had to post more, she really was a pleasure...as was her bro and Mum and Dad too...

Canberra Sessions

I am in Canberra next month (April) and have 3 more sessions to fill. I am shooting and have available sessions April 24th (afternoon), 25th (am), 26th and the 27th in the am.

Please conact me through the website if you are interested in a session with me! www.cupcakesphotography.com

I've been tagged...

by a blog reader I didnt even know read! Cinderella!

Firstly, here are the rules:1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog
2. Share seven facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird
3. Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

OK, so 7 random facts about ME

1) I really, really wish more people wouldn't be so scared to comment on this blog! So many lurkers, you really need to make yourself known to me!

2) I can COOK. I am a great cook, pity I feel the need to eat all the lovely food I cook and it goes straight to my ass!! Tonight we had chicken diane with loads of veggies. Mmmmmm....

3) I am fiercely loyal to my friends

4) I am anal about spelling, grammar and punctuation. It is bothering me now that I probably spelt fiercely wrong so I will now go and check www.spellcheck.net to make sure it was right. (It wasn't, I just changed it)

5) I am MESSY. I live in chaos here at my workspace, there is crap everywhere. But I like to live in a clean house and it does bother me when it's untidy.

6) I HATE being hot. I HATE sweating. I HATE sweating and being hot when I am at a clients place. I feel the heat badly and always look flushed, I even chuck 'hot tanties' if I can't cool down quick enough. Noone can speak to me until I have cooled down a bit, or I just won't reply to their questions.

7) I love my Mummy. I don't tell her enough how much she means to me. She is the strongest woman in the world, has been through so much in her life and is still smiling. She is the B E S T grandmother to my children, she loves them like no other. She helps me out without question with whatever it is I need, she baby sits at the drop of a hat, she worries about me, she loves my husband, she would give me the clothes off her back (I think she did once, when she had a top I liked on), she is funny, and smart, and witty and so talented artisticly. She is loyal, and brave (sometimes, this does not include when mice are present) and would rather keep her bad thoughts to herself than ignite confrontation. She is sweet and kind and loving. She is the best cook in the world, I can follow her lasange recipe to the letter and NEVER get it the same. We laugh a lot, we find the same things funny. She has a terrific husband who treats her like a queen, and has been very generous to my own wee family in more ways than one. Knowing she is so blissfully happy with him and their life together, makes ME blissfully happy. I love you Mum!!! *sniff sniff* (Can you baby sit Jonah tomorrow arvo for an hour or so please?)

OK so I tag...... Pix Ang , Shell, Tash (although she can be excused seeing as she just gave birth 2 days ago!!) Purps, Clair , (my favourite photographer in Melbourne!!) Cass

Lilly and Leo

Gorgeous kids, gorgeous parents, gorgeous location... what more can a gal ask for?

After spending the entire weekend inside with my feral children, it was so nice to get out (alone) and spend the afternoon with this great family.

I have been pestering thier mum for MONTHS to book me, her kids are beautiful! That Lilly, she has a *spark* about her, Miss personality. Leo is a sweetheart, telling me stories about his 1000 stickers!!

My Babies

What a bunch of good looking children. Honestly, they are gorgeous.

Jonah, my baby boy. He is so strong, so funny and so addicted to breastfeeding that I have visions of heading to the school gate at lunchtime when he's in year 4. He is obsessed with motorbikes, so obsessed that he sleeps AND breastfeeds while holding them. A lovely friend of mine just sent him so many bikes and he couldnt be more in love with them. He is starting to really communicate with words now, I love this age. If I could skip the newborn stage and go straight to 18 months I would have 7 more children.

Bronte, my middle baby. Wild Bronte. She had so much spark, and is so outgoing and funny - yet she is SO painfully shy of new people, and so scared of so many things. The blender sends her into a panic, as do low flying planes. She is a cave woman, everying is 'me'. "Me do it", "no me not, yes me are". Her hair is magnificent, there's no other word for it. So long and angel curls and RED. Although it's going lighter now, it's still beautiful. She lets me brush it, and braid it and play with it. Finnlay always hated her hair being done, it's nice to play dollies with Bronte's hair. She is in love with Dora, but wont watch it on TV. Consumerism has gotten a hold of her early, I dont think she even knows that Dora goes exploring.

Finnlay, my eldest baby. I still can't believe she is 8. She is thoughtful, inquisitive, helpful, curious, bossy, funny, highly strung, talkative, honest, brave, and caring. I don't tell her these things often enough, something I am working on. She see's the injustice in her world and knows how to play the victom VERY well. The violin plays a lot for Finnlay around here. She has taken it upon herself to do the dishes, and she enjoys it. She likes to help me around the house and does try her best to do it right. She loves to read, and loves science. She is getting the Treasures of The Earth every 2 weeks as she loves rocks and gemstones. She also loves the planets right now, and is really into the galaxy.

Best go and see what they are all up to, making a big mess no doubt - but I can hear laughing and fun so the mess will have to wait until they are all finished having a grand old time doing God knows!