Photo-a-day: Day 31 | Baby photographer Melbourne

    {Photo-a-Day Project: A personal project that I undertake every January for an entire month taking one photo a day of my children.}

    A lovely little celebration to mark the end of this year’s January project.
    Are balloons not one of the most happy tokens in the world?
    I love the idea I’ve seen around of a room filled with happiness.
    Lovely, simple happiness.
    Even better when the room is also filled with those you love most.
    Thank you dear friends, once more, for following our journey this year.
    Thank you for your presence, thoughts and your kind words.
    This journey each January holds so much more value than just the images themselves.
    They form a constant reminder of our beautiful world.
    Of how much that world has grown, and the possibilities to follow.
    Happy January, 2012.
    x

    Photo-a-day: Day 30 | Baby photographer Melbourne

    {Photo-a-Day Project: A personal project that I undertake every January for an entire month taking one photo a day of my children.}

    Your windswept hair
    Your proud full belly
    Your little chubby wrists
    Your purposeful stride
    Your comedy beyond your years
    Just some, of the many things I love about you.
    Right. Now.

    Photo-a-day: Day 29 | Baby photography

    {Photo-a-Day Project: A personal project that I undertake every January for an entire month taking one photo a day of my children.}

    She sleeps.
    And as she does,
    A world of beauty dreams with her.

    Photo-a-day: Day 28 | Baby photography

    {Photo-a-Day Project: A personal project that I undertake every January for an entire month taking one photo a day of my children.}

    I lifted the camera.
    Those teeth came down on that lip.
    Every.time.
    Then, I looked beside me.
    Your sister was doing it too.
    Not to copy, but because it was simply natural for her to do so when she had someone’s attention.
    I had never noticed that you both did that.
    In that moment, it all made sense.
    This is you in your most vulnerable state.
    Your sister too.
    You have developed humility.
    So then, in that moment, I pressed the shutter.
    And everything fell into its rightful and beautiful place.
    As it always had been.

    Photo-a-day: Day 27 | Baby photography, Melbourne

    {Photo-a-Day Project: A personal project that I undertake every January for an entire month taking one photo a day of my children.}

    There is no such thing as quiet time before bed in our household.
    In fact, the words bed time seem to wind up their little souls to the brim.
    There is fierce giggling, play time snuggles, jumping games.
    So much laughing, in fact, that Mia usually develops sweet little hiccups.
    Yes, bed time is not a quiet time in this home.
    But, oh… the fun they have.

    Hayley + Rowan | Stones of the Yarra Valley Wedding Photography

    Hayley beamed a quiet radiance.
    Rowan revealed his giving heart.
    Together, they refined a new beginning; a new future.
    A precious beauty begins their bond anew.
    A playful creation.
    This is the day they were married.

     

    Hailey and Rowan’s Dream Team:
    Ceremony Location:
    Stones of the Yarra Valley, Coldstream
    Reception Location:  Stones of the Yarra Valley, Coldstream
    Ceremony Officiant: Rev. Simon Carey Holt (Collins St, Baptist Church)
    Bridal Gown: Baccini & Hill
    Groom’s Attire: Marks & Spencer (UK)
    Jewellery/Accessories: Vintage
    Flowers: Flowers of Yarra Glen
    Hair/Makeup: Bouquet & Garter
    Cake: Made by friend

    Photo-a-day: Day 26 | Baby photography

    {Photo-a-Day Project: A personal project that I undertake every January for an entire month taking one photo a day of my children.}

    She is my Australian Super Hero.
    She saves me when I need it most.
    Happy Australia Day, friends.
    x

    Photo-a-day: Day 25 | Baby photography

    {Photo-a-Day Project: A personal project that I undertake every January for an entire month taking one photo a day of my children.}

    Four photos I have taken of her hair.
    Four years in succession I have watched  it grow.
    I have never cut it.
    I don’t know when I will.
    Maybe it is the part I hold on to.
    The part that still is my baby.
    Maybe I can’t let go.
    For now, I sit.
    I appreciate.
    I smile.
    There is so much beauty in simplicity.

     

    Photo-a-day: Day 24 | Baby photography

    {Photo-a-Day Project: A personal project that I undertake every January for an entire month taking one photo a day of my children.}

    Moments like this can untangle themselves slowly from the chaos.
    For one minute, arguments ensue over who gets to check the mail or who took the last piece of cheese.
    And the next, they do this…

    Photo-a-day: Day 23 | Baby photography

    {Photo-a-Day Project: A personal project that I undertake every January for an entire month taking one photo a day of my children.}

    Dear Charlie Bucket,
    How sweetly perfect that January was not only the month that your sister learnt to jump,
    But it is also the month that you learnt too.
    My heart could very possibly burst with pride.
    x