February 27th

"Gelli Baff Blues"

Oh my!! Gelli Baff is EVIL stuff!!! William decided that he'd waited long enough to play with his that Santa brought him so he filled the sink in the bathroom and emptied the whole packet in!!! It wouldn't all dissolve so before I could find the mess he pulled the plug hoping it would drain away.. hmmm... guess who now has blocked drains?!?!?!

So I wanted the rest of it out of the house!! The 4 brats all had a ball playing in Domeniks paddling pool with Alek's Gelli Baff. Kahli's pink goo will be next weekend then that's it - no more Gelli Baff in this house!!!!

February 26th

"Aleksandir"

Aleksandir has started volunteering to be in front of the camera for my PAD's!!! I don;t know if I should be concerned or not hahaha. He's really taken a big interest in photography and camera's so maybe a budding photographer?? Anyhoos, he warned me that he wasn't going to smile, and no matter what I did he stuck to it - stubborn little thing he is!!!!

February 25th

"Diablo Boy"

I had a shoot at Romaine Park today and my older children were bribed to watch Dom and keep him out of the lake (ice cream is a wonderful bribe btw LOL) They took their diablo's and little Dom wanted to play along with them too - he loves being a big boy :)

February 24th

"Brothers"

Aleks absolutely adores his baby brother. Today when I said I needed to take my PAD he insisted I had to take one of him and Dom (so long as it didn't end up on facebook - we wont tell him though will we ;))

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Feb 16th "Playgroup!!" We took Domenik to playgroup today. It's the first for any of our 4 kids :) He had a ball!!!! Looks like every Tuesday morning now is booked ;)

February 23rd

"Lacy"

Kahli loves her little cat Lacy - I took a portrait of her today for her to frame for her room. I really love our cats clear eyes - they photograph beautifully - when you get them looking your way... One wise person once said a cat is an independent being - well double that when you want them to look at a camera!!!!

February 22nd

"Processing"

Ahhh late again taking my PAD - but it pretty much sums up what I've been doing with my time when Dom lets me have time to move (he's been clingy and unwell.. poor little man :() I'm processing a shoot I did last Wed ready for uploading.

February 21st

"Chef William"

We had a little bit of kneadable icing left over from Williams birthday cake that he'd been itching to sink his teeth into... Today was the day, I'd had enough of him begging to eat it or "cook" with it as he puts it...

Can you make out that it's actually a skull?? Ahhhh boys!!!!

February 20th

"Garden Gnome"

Today we were at mums for a BBQ. Domenik and Nathan were in the yard with dad when Dommy discovered the hose, he thought it was just another thing he could swing around until Nathan turned on the tap - then it came to life!!!

Needless to say we were almost all drenched by the time Domenik decided he'd had enough LOL

February 19th

"Beach Boy"

Domenik finally was allowed back on the beach!! He had a great time. It's the first time he's actually been in the waves and wash - it was quite interesting the first few times he dealt with waves - a few dunks before he realised how to stand his ground LOL

This was taken at the Bluff, Devonport. I was playing with my new polarisor filter.

February 18th

"Kisses"

Another shoot today. This time with a family from playgroup!!! Gorgeous children - this photo took my eye just from the expression on little Mitchell's face - I love it!!!

February 17th

"Ponseti Brace"

Domenik had a great time at nanny's showing off his new brace. He's smiling here, I wish he'd smile a lot more and be happier when it came to actually sleeping in it!!!!

February 16th

"Playgroup!!"

We took Domenik to playgroup today. It's the first for any of our 4 kids :) He had a ball!!!! Looks like every Tuesday morning now is booked ;)

February 15th

"Farewell to the Casts!"

Today we had a bit of an accident, well Domenik did... We allowed him some nappy free time and errrm well, let's say approximately 5 minutes after letting him around the corner, out of my sight I could smell something from where he was playing... You can pretty much guess what he had done... Problem being I hadn't put socks over his casts so they were a bit of a mess - meaning the casts had to come off!!!

So, we took off the fibreglass (it's special stuff that you can unwind off) and into a bath to soften and soak the plaster off. The ultimate reward was taking the casts off and letting Dommy have a play with nothing on his feet at all!!!

Because it was only 2 days until they were due to be off we haven't had to worry about getting new ones on - he's fully cast free!!! Yaaay!! Boots and bar are still being fitted on Wed.. that could be interesting LOL

February 14th

"Happy Valentines Day"

I've been stuck in bed all day with a migraine but managed to have it clear enough to grab my daughter, her heart shaped pillow and my camera for a 3 shot shoot to satisfy my PAD requirements.

I don't want my little girl to think of having a valentine for several years yet... but my addled brain couldn't put together anything else for today (Well besides pills and dark rooms - not very fit for piccies LOL)

February 13th

"Happy Birthday William"

My middle boy turned 9 today. This is the cake I made - when put together it's a nintendo DS (designed by me based on the white DS he received as his main birthday gift) - unfortunately with the humidity of the weather at the moment the icing didn't set and with the the cake being a sponge and it kinda started to fall apart LOL (still tasted good though)

February 12th

"Back to School..."

The kids missed the "official" first day of school yesterday due to Domeniks appointment at the hospital so today was their proper first day at school. Aleks is in grade 6, Kahli grade 5 and William grade 3 - they're all growing up so quickly!!!! This will be the last time they will all be in the same uniform for the first day at school **sigh**

February 11th

"5 Weeks In..."

...and we have what appears to be a straight foot!!!

5 weeks into casting treatment and Domenik's foot is visibly straighter!! The physio can get it into "neutral" position but not much further than that. One more week of casting and then into "boots and bar" of a night and orthotics to try and keep the foot as straight and flexible as possible.. Only problem with orthotics is they could be 6-8 weeks away as there is no technician at the moment working in the hospitals to make them!! Augh!! Frustration!!!!

Here the cast has just come off his foot - you can see bandage marks from being "wrapped up" under the cast and despite the room being super warm he still has little goosebumps on his leg LOL

February 10th

"Tree Climber"

Today I did a portfolio shoot at Burnie Park. Aleks discovered one of the trees there was great for climbing and decided Dommy needed his first "tree experience" so up he went.... Dom loved it, until he realised he was off the ground LOL

February 9th

"Aleksandir's Stumped!"

Aleks decided he wanted some pics this afternoon so I let him decide what and where... He wasn't home when the big tree was cut down but he wanted to remember it somehow so he chose to pose on the tree stump :)

Excuse the lack of crispness, it was almost 9pm and me being a shorty was up on the step ladder for this shot!! It does not make for a stable platform!!

February 8th

"Pretty Girl"

At mums after a portfolio shoot and my brother showed up with his daughter again... As I had the skirts in the car I thought I'd take the opportunity (albeit me being exhausted and stinking hot!) to get some more photo's for them :)

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Feb 7th "Pretty Girl" At mums after a portfolio shoot and my brother showed up with his daughter again... As I had the skirts in the car I thought I'd take the opportunity (albeit me being exhausted and stinking hot!) to get some more photo's for them :)

February 7th

"Bickie Boy"

Today I spent most of the day fighting with facebook to upload pics from yesterdays shoots so didn't spend much time getting "photo opportunities"

Todays little bit of inspiration was because Dommy 'stole' a monte carlo biscuit and then tried to smear it over me when he had finished smearing his face - I needed photographic evidence for bribery when he is at an older age ;)

I still love how his eye's photograph <3 not biased at all ROFL

February 6th

"You Have A Friend..."

Today I had a couple of shoots for building my portfolio and one was a little boy just a bit older than Dommy. Dom was sitting in the grass and little Riley came over and they started talking and playing as little boys do :) Was too cute!!! ♥

February 5th

"Water Cowboy"

Today we went to the pool - the first time in YEARS!!! It took a while to get Aleksandir into the water (aspergers syndrome) but once in he loved it!!!

Here he is playing "cowboy" pretending the float mat is a bronco from the rodeo ;)

February 4th

"Farewell"

Today we woke to a front yard full of men - they were there to cut down the huge tree in our front yard. I'm still sad and missing it's company. I'd spend many a day sitting under the branches having a coffee with friends or just enjoying listening to the birds and wind dancing in the branches - and we LOVE autumn with the leaves falling to the ground... Many think the leaves are troublesome, but we loved it... But the poor old tree has succumbed to burly mans chainsaws and axes today.... This is William watching on as the arborist's finishes their job this afternoon....

February 3rd

"Aleks and Portia"

Today was a miserable, humid, yucky old day for being outside. The weather tried to rain on and off but the humidity won out - sticky - ewwww LOL The cats took refuge inside as did the kids LOL Here is Aleks petting Portia to sleep on the back of a chair... Even though it is right at the window the light was really poor!! I just love the expression on Aleks face :) He really loves Portia :)

February 2nd

"What I Call a Friend"

This evening we went to Romaine park for a BBQ and my best friend came with her kids to join us. Her Bradley and my William get on like a house on fire - the first time they met William said "He is my best friend forever" :)

They still get on sooo well 12 months down the track :) To the point trying to separate them when we need to leave each other can be down right difficult!!! Always begging to stay at each others houses LOL

February 1st

"Vintage Blue Eyes"

Today I went to mums and my niece was there. I had a bad headache so thought I'd get some easy shots for my PAD. I've treated this with a simple vintage lightroom pre-set... I love how her eyes have lit up :)