thoughts for you:

my.......

beautiful girls...

I never imagined my life as the mother to 4 beautiful girls.. I am sure alot of the time I am getting things wrong.. I try to keep it simple. I share my thoughts with you. I also ask you your thoughts on certain things.. I take you shopping and do girly things together. The little things...

In this way I hope that as you all grow into young ladies you might still want to do those things with me. Teenage years are approaching fast and I am not silly enough to realise you need your friends and secrets..and time spent without me..

 But hopefully by sharing and talking now - I can still have a voice in your world.. Hopefully you might still want to go shopping with me and hear my thoughts on your choices and stop for coffee and cake after.. That's all I require..Just time..A little bit now and then to observe and cuddle my growing girls - quite alot like right now really..

Love you to the moon and beyond...my 4...

Mama xx

She did this:

....All by herself. And you know I can't recreate the same look on her? And believe me I've tried! The softness of it is what my version is alway missing!

 She is 10 and just knows how her hair works I suppose. She does it herself everyday for school now. Very similar to this style. Although she is starting to branch out into loose pony tails  and pig tails too...

Another sign that she is growing up and away from me...

Sigh...

xx

Keeping my word:

Doubling up this post..This is a 'try this' challenge for Show Us Your Stuff and also it is a layout created with a photo I posted with journalling to scrap at a later date here.

This system is working well. I also have the 'Roar' layout completed with the journalling I did on a post a few weeks back..I have done that for a design team challenge though so I will post it at a later date. I am truly much better at journalling on the blog. I tend to really overlook the important things to say when I am busy be creative on a layout! Too many pretties to put on and no time to think about the meaning behind the photo..Typical me..In fact I was almost finished this layout before I remembered I needed to get on my blog and squish in some journalling - to busy up to my elbows in glue and what have you!

Over at Show Us your Stuff the challenge was to try a textured background use gesso etc. I have used patterned material, craft glue, glimmermist and white paint- with some splodges of yellow thrown in after for good measure..Apart for making the page buckle a little it seemed to work well enough? Mind you in my typical fashion - I have covered most of it up with other things!

I am super-chuffed with the finished product. Crafty, bright, bold and meaningful too!

xx

Making changes:

Big thanks to Cindy for helping me re-work my blog this afternoon. I am really happy with the pages across the top. You can now source any pricing structure for photos and contact me via this..

I have also set up an online gallery for clients and any future photoshoots will go there.. Phew..What a big week I have had.. Lots of tech updates for this little photographer who just likes to be:

Snap happy!

xx

Stuck May 15:

Here is my take on the sketch over at Stuck for the 15th May:

Some cute photos of Milly Moo Mah...Always be divinely cheeky and sweet for the camera these days..That's what the 'tweet tweet' is really all about.. I am not real sure if the title makes sense.. Well it does for me!
I initially thought this sketch was going to be difficult for my style. But I was really happy with the finished result..

Challenge your self and have a go....

8 kids, two cameras + 1 calendar and 1 canvas:

These were the results of  Cindy and my endeavours to capture all 8 gandchildren on canvas for my mum. As it turned out - the promise of Macca's when we were done - and both the boys having a wee nap before setting off - proved fruitful and we got all these and more! Mum got plenty of others in her calendar too!

The last one (minus the words in the top left corner) was the final canvas and having not seen it till she opened it on Mother's Day - I was doing a little happy dance as she  opened the bubblewrap!

So very pleased xx

Storytime:

My two littiles are really very lucky. They have a wide and varied selection when it come to choosing who does:

 Pictured with Jem on this night.

It is traditional that they both climb into Milla's bed and choose a book from Milla's shelf. Then whoever is lucky enough snuggles with them and reads. It is quite delightful when they choose one of their sisters over me or Rod. It gives us a little reprieve and energises us for a new story the next night. It continues to ehance the bond between the big and the small siblings and it encourages the type of behaviour I hope the big girls will have.Respect, love, gentleness and patience..

All aboard the story train!

xx