macaroons and stripy straws

my sister katie really knows how i throw a party. complete with macaroons, stripy straws, lemonade and home made ice cream, we celebrated her and husband ben’s birthday in the most delightful way!

sand bombs

tyson + liam

tyson and liam are two little boys who love to have fun. they are always playing, inventing and creating, easy to get a giggle out of, sometimes shy, but give the best cuddles :)

a day at the farm

we went to the country life farm, just past dunsborough, to celebrate caden's second birthday. it was a lot of fun (for both kids and adults!) looking at all the aniamsl and feeding them copious amounts of carrots :) judging by caden's exclamations of 'whoa' and 'ooh man', i think he had a good time :)

kyle

kyle is a pretty cool kid. he just turned eleven, so i thought i would take a few pictures to mark the occasion. we are blessed to have your sunny (and sometimes silly) self in our lives kyle – wishing you many more :)

beside the seaside – family portraiture

last weekend i spent some time with julie and leon and their three beautiful girls (and their extended family :) ) i couldn’t have asked for a better day – perfect weather, beautiful location and a wonderful family :) here are a few pictures!

little girl

bronte is such a sweet little girl!

amber

last weekend amber turned seven. to celebrate, we went to the beach, one of amber's favourite places :) it was a really lovely afternoon! here are a few pictures that i photographed of the birthday girl - isn't she lovely?

giles

this is giles - isn't he cute? if you ask him what his name is, he says "gilesey" :)

eva + harper

eva and harper are two of katie and ben's *little* next door neighbors. aren't they cute?

i'll be holidaying until the new year, so as far as blogging goes this is it for 2009. thank you to everyone who takes a little time to have a look and leave a comment - i am very appreciative of any feedback. your support makes it all worthwhile! (okay, sounding a bit bloggy now lol).

enjoy the holiday season, and may God bless you. I will see you in 2010!

dylan

this is dylan - he will be one in a couple of weeks, already! just like his other little cousins, he is growing up so fast. he crawls around so quick that it's amazing my camera managed to get a shot! luckily, he did pause for a second to give me an adorable smile - such a cutie :)

ps. there are a few more on my flickr page! follow the link!

happy birthday

last sunday abbie turned one! she's such a bright little spark :)

can't ever quite get enough of him can i?