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This Family...

I love them.  I've known Bev and Randell for a few years now and although I've photographed each and every one of their small family individually and in pairs for the last few years, I have never photographed them all as a family.  So when Randell approached me wanting a Christmas pressie for his darling, I was quick to oblige!

They are a gorgeous couple and so are their kids.  SOooooo photogenic.  All of them.  Here are a small sample of them...

Some Scrappy Stuff

I've got a heap of layouts to post.  OK. Not really.  It's a small backlog. Actually it is really small.  Ok, there are approximately... 3 layouts to share.  OK. Forget I said anything.  Here they are... These first two were for Aussie Scrap Source and were blogged back in October with the emphasis on clusters.  Yes. Age old concept but so am I.    I can't do a layout without at least a small, ok, a LOT of clusters.  It's me.

Girlfriend is such an obliging model.  I love to photograph her!  Go figure...  Big brown eyes, saucy demeanour, great hair...

This layout was done for my Scrapbooks etc November class.

Actually... I never photographed it.  Watch this space...

Stop the world! I want to get off!

No.  Not really.  I'm just a bit busy.  Photography, workshops, family, housework, dance concerts and social gatherings.  I'm still making time to socialise with the peeps so it's not all hard out.

My Mum and I paid a visit to my darling rellies last weekend.  Uncle Charlie is Mum's first cousin.  Their fathers were brothers.  Or bros.  It's not common knowledge to some of you out there but I have Maori blood running through my veins.  A whole lot more of it than necessary in my bum, legs and feet... Oh! and occasionally those around me are reminded that my ancestors used to eat pakeha folk just like them and shrink their heads for fun.  Husband knows this well.  So do the in-laws. Haaaaaah!

Here's my lovely whanau.  Uncle plays a very mean guitar and Aunty Miri has the voice.  Together they make very sweet music.  I could listen to their duet all day.  

Ka aroha ahau ki tōku whānau mō ake tonu atu.  XXXX

I hope that made sense...  From left to right: Uncle Charlie, Cousin Iris, Aunty Miri and Cousin Rita.

I had a couple of shoots last weekend.  Both of them very different but at the same location.  I can only show sneaks from one of them though...

Susan, Greg and family...

 

Well folks, I just have to keep on moving so I can check a few more things off my to do list. Pip pip!!!

Smell the roses...

Sometimes you simply forget to do it.  

I've spent so much time lately taking photos of other people that I need to remember to take some of my own kidlets.  The three youngest ones are growing so quickly.  Two of them are approaching their teens and one of them is fully fledged.  It's so easy to forget that they are changing on a daily basis so I need to record it for memory's sake.  

I pass this area every day in the car so today we trespassed to get in before the slasher does.  Bitey ants and the threat of snakes aside, the colours were bright and summery.  Perfect...