My baby went horse ridding for the first time this weekend…. he cried when we left. Booked in for more lessons then!  As long as he doesnt ask for one for christmas.  We love you Pierce. xx

I took pierce to work with me the last few days this is all i got done, we ran arouund the studio, we danced to his music cd’s, we took photos of each other…  he is indipendent and wont let me take his picture unless he can take mine first!  we boxed each other, coloured in and he even had a go at editing these photos on photoshop!  every bit of it was perfect. x

i’m so lucky to be able to photograph him whenever i want…. he is a poser, a big poser and i love him like nothing i have ever loved before.

The word fortunate, is the only way to describe it. Who needs millions of pounds… my fortune is right here. One little boy and his mummy.

Yesterday, I was inspired.  5 seconds later… I was off shooting.  The images will not win awards,  they are not fancy or lit with modeling lights, they are not styled, or the greatest images… but, they are mine.  Ours. Exactly as it was yesterday, in our life, our bedroom, our home… our moments.  I’m grateful to have them.

pp’s New big boy room, he loves it.

How important is a photo…. Seeing that little boy, a newborn baby… a three month old… sitting up… yelling… laughing… waving. It’s not just a cute photograph, not to me. It’s what a love struck parent looks to after a long day, when their little baby is tucked away in bed for the night.   It’s what I do late at night,  either looking through his year book, looking at the pics we caught on our little digital or looking at my phone pics.  We look at photos of our little marvel all the time.  Life is busy, fast… at times you are getting through moments, sadly somewhat unconsciously.  A photograph causes you to pause. Put the noise on hold. Stop. Look. Feel.

It’s the end of 2010 for me, its christmas eve’e eve and im just about done, waiting for the last few clients to come and collect their orders. its been a busy year and i need to thank all of you, anyone reading now, YES YOU! for your support, encouragement… blog comments and emails. I am seriously grateful.

I’m officially on Holidays. Christmas Holidays. Starting NOW. Yes, I’ll blog and update a bit. But, most of all… I might not.!  I will be doing a Best of 2010, so stay tuned for that!

In 2011 I’ll be back, full of all sorts of wild ideas, inspiration and images. A girls got to charge her batteries and fuel her fire somehow.

Merry christmas everyone and all the best for 2011.

Chucky… yes this is what i dressed my little poppet up as this halloween.  Its my favorite time of the year,  There is something so beautiful about Autumn.
The crisp air, the fog… the changing colours, landscapes and clothing.
Autumn is here… and soon… it will all change again.
For now, here are a few pics of my little boy getting ready to go out trick or treating!

He drew  most of these marks on his own face… very creative baby already dont you think! 

its not just me that was having fun, take a look at my baby book club. you all look awesome.

here is Archie… what a good little boy at only weeks old. x

this is Grace looking ever so cute. x

mason wasnt to happy to join in the halloween party.

joe is wondering what is down there.  look how big he is now. x

   Just had to share an absolute favorite of my little peach, Pierce.  Age one and a half and beyond anything we could have ever imagined!

I know im behind on the blog and im sorry its been one busy month people. I’m trying to find and create a balance between being a full time mum and a full time working mum,  I’m working far to many long hours and not spending as much time with my family as i want. Thats all going to change as from now as i have a new pair of helping hands to free me up. laur will now be in the studio mondays and fridays, leaving me with tuesdays and thursdays and my weddings.!  How beautiful is my little boy, wow he is 17months! leave your comments. xx

His daddy making him laugh..

Pierce’s funny face.

his serious face…

Now i want the camera mummy!!!

I must have a million photos of Pierce literally.  We spend every day together and thats not enough… he is growing so fast right infront of my very eyes.  So im always documenting his every move, every smile, all the laughter, all the high-pitched squeals, his new dance moves,  his bright eyes, the smile he gives you when you applaud him and that funny smirk he gives you just like his daddy. I really cant get over how beautiful he is, everything he does totaly amazes me.  Being a mum has brought me more joy than possible,  and speaking of mums… Laura was the first of my friends who became a mum, and what a fantastic job she has done with Kai.  I have watched her for years now…doing a mums job, motherhood is a secret club  that you can’t explain… until you join.  All I can say  is I get it.  I know now.  I fell in love from the moment i met Kai,  And when Laura asked me to do his first photoshoot at just days old, thats was an interesting storey…needs to be told later!  Kai you are such a big boy now… you are growing so fast, im frightend that im going to close my eyes and wake upone day and Pierce is your age now!  It goes to fast, where is the pause button..?   Todays photoshoot will all be a beautiful memory one day.  Just as my pregnancy is now.  Just as the delivery is now.  Just as his first week is now.  Just as his  first month is now. just as his first year is now.  Life moves on, with or without you.  You don’t stay in a moment.  Good or bad. You move along.  Thats why when ever you can you should take lots of photographs, and include your close friends!  We  love you Laura and Kai. x

Love this one.

Being a mummy means loving someone so much, it actually hurts.  When you become someone’s mum, you instantly understand why she worried so much.  Why she cared so much.  Why she cried when you hurt yourself.  Why she missed you when you flew away on airplanes to chase dreams on cruise ships.  Why she was proud.  Why she laughed at your lame jokes,  why she bragged about your ’sports award’ in juniors,  and why she was so upset when you dyed your hair, got tattoos, crashed cars, drank too much, acted wildly.

Everything makes sense. You wish you maybe had realized what being a mum to someone really meant a whole lot sooner, and maybe could have been a bit easier on your own mum along the way.

I’m not sure if its the same for everyone. But for me, Pierce has rocked my world to the very core.  If i can do half of what my mum and dad did for me i know that Pierce will be fine.

Mum, I love you. I understand what you went through to create me. XX

“Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children.”
-Pablo Picasso

6lb 14oz was his birth weight! Wow look at my little man now. This session wasn’t one of his best I must admit! I absolutely love shooting this session with my clients, pierce didn’t want the ice cream tho.! It happens. Bad days, bad months, bad years… Hopefully they pass, usually they do. Don’t worry Pierce Your going to be fine!!

Well, I’ve come out of hiding… or partially. I am still enjoying some “me” (and Pierce) time. Going for walks, days out with my fellas (Peter and Pierce) and just really getting myself all back together in preparation for another “busy” season. Which begins in Febuary this year.

Hope you all had a wonderful christmas and new year. we will be open again on the 11th and its going to be Claire shooting while i take the rest of my maternity time off….!  I will be back the begining of febuary.

I’m going to just say it….. Pierce is beautiful, and he is my inspiration.  How much he has grown. He is mine and Petes little boy, and full of mischeif.!  There truly are no limits to what you can create when you have your mind set on it, it does however always help when your model is a darling angel.  Enjoy Pierce’s 9 month selection.  Im so behind on it all im doing his christmas shoot so that will be up soon. x

I have anxiously been waiting to photograph this moment for a few weeks now, Its very hard for me  to try and capture something different to what I do in my studio. We, as a family, do realize the importance and relevance of family images, Our plan is to make a book of Pierce and take a photograph each month, so far so good… But this has got to be the best shoot so far. Father and son…. I knew Peter would be a good dad… I just didnt know he would be this good.  Pete puts alot of effort into being a daddy, its now his most important role in life. I knew him once as a man who loved his job and his weekends away with the lads… What happend… Pierce of course!  Every good dad changes….. Its part of fatherhood.  I see Petes unconditional love and it makes me so happy to be part of it.  These images  of them two make me want to throw my arms around my gorgeous man and baby boy and squeeze them forever.  Yes, I’m throwing my self right out to the wolves today. I can say i never bare this much of my heart, especially online.  But today, for lack of self control,  and how these pics have made me feel….there you have it.

I absolutely live for these photos and my heart skips a beat every time I walk past one in my home or studio. I often stop and stare at them and am so greatful that we stop and take time out to record our life together. Thank you so much for being you Pete, We love you. x

Its a hard job….. little man feeling a bit sleepy.

And he has gone….

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