It ain't sprinklers..

But it will have to do...Drawing with chalk on Gran and Grumbles driveway..A childhood pastime that stands the test of time...I hope that when you are grown you can recall some of these times and smile....xxx

A 'Blue' photo shoot!

I had the lovely honour of snapping some shots of my good friend Kirsty's 3 little boys...She's just like me, twins plus one...But she has the opposite gender....

I do get a kick out of photographing little boys...They are so easy to work with and give such natural smiles..Plus it makes a nice change from pink!!

It was also my first photoshoot with my new camera...I am still navigating my way around it....

Introducing, Alex, Ben and baby Samuel.....












Thanks Kirst....

scrappy things..

Just thought I would post a few layouts I have done recently. Haven't scrapped this week though...CAn't seem to find the energy required...
The first is from Father's Day this year....

The bottom 2 are the first layouts from our Goldcoast holiday. We really didn't have that great a time at the Dubbo Zoo...Too hot and Grace was quite sick..But Rodda seems to think the layout makes it look as though we did! Must be good photos and materials hey?
Hope is all the right way up in your world....

MY NEW TOY!

Having mentioned to Rod a little while back that I might like a new lens to go on my Nikon...He shocked me by suggesting that we simply upgrade instead???

What planet was I living on?? Naturally I smiled sweetly and agreed completely! So began the saga of research (thanks Cindy for all you advice!)and getting ourselves a reasonable deal!! I also had to be able to sell my current camera!

So began the sales pitch! It eventually worked on Stacey...And she is the proud new owner of my first digi SLR!! Congrats Stace!

I was cameraless for only one day and I was starting to have desperate withdrawls! Naturally that meant a shopping expedition!
So now I am the proud new owener of a Canon 400D...I have a standard lens, a zoom lens and as of today a fixed lens...Great for portraits! I have a bigger case...
I did a photoshoot today of a friend's new baby and I was madly swapping lenses!
But I will post those later...Meanwhile here are some of my first shots with the Canon..Taken on Sunday evening at the park....I am still learning the ropes... But I did feel like a private investigator..Snapping away at the girls with a zoom lens!!!

CAPTURING A MOMENT..

It's fleeting, a moment..One minute it's there and then it's gone..Another moment takes it's place..Maybe not as sweet, but another one..Life is filled with them, big and little..Wonderful and ordinary...

I captured this little moment just the other day..She was standing beside me at the kitchen bench,just an ordinary afternoon, her hair wispy and flyaway... We weren't do anything special, just an ordinary afternoon.. So much so that right now I cannot recall what we may have been doing..

But her eyes, the way they were looking up at me, and the way her hair was framing her face at that exact second I had to capture it, keep it forever..

A moment..
Click... and it was mine...
Thanks baby girl...

LOve Mama xx

PAST AND PRESENT..

Tamma getting engaged and the subsequent 'wedding fever' that has hit our household as I endeavour to assist with her planning and decisions....Meant a rummage through my wedding stuff from 8 years ago...

Needless to say, my waist was positively tiny when I tied the knot. I could not do up my dress at all...Also I was reminded that I really SHOULD get it cleaned..(insert red face here!)Might as well wait till the 10 year anniversary now...Might give me a discount - hehehehehe...

But whilst doing all of this... I came across my flower girl dress that I wore at my Auntie's wedding in....I think 1981???
It was immediately seized upon by H and this photo was the result..It fits her perfectly and brought a little tear to my eye....
So beautiful..... Past and present..

SCRAPJACKED!

I have been SCRAPJACKED! Here is my layout. All the products used are Bella!

Jump across to the scrapjacked site to see how the 'jackers' jacked me and have a go at 'jacking' my layout yourself! I love the 'jackers' layouts and can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with too!