Hello, hello! I am back from a very long break from blogging! I have a few photos from sessions in the past few weeks that I just haven’t posted over the summer holiday. I promise to back-track and post them in the next days to come.

It’s definitely raining babies! Since the start of August, I have had NINE friends who have given birth! Some of them are friends here where I live and the others are scattered all over the world. I am so excited for all these women! I wish I had my own personal jet so I can just go and photograph these new babes!

One baby who didn’t require me to fly is Baby Henry. He is the beautiful little boy of my friend, Amy, who lives just down the street from me. It was such a pleasure to photograph both of them during Henry’s first week. I am hoping to take more photos in the next few days of this little man with his two older brothers.

{Amy–Thank you so much for asking me to photograph the latest addition to your beautiful family! I hope you enjoy these and I will definitely be coming back to take more photos of the three boys all together…. See you soon!}

Meet Felix. He is only three months old but he’s already got his mum and dad wrapped around his wee little finger. Very lucky boy! One of the things I love about what I do is meeting new families and seeing grown-ups completely head over heels in love with their little ones.

{Sam and Danielle, thank you for welcoming me into your lovely home this week-end! It was a fun morning photographing you all. I hope you enjoy this sneak peek and will be in touch when the rest of your set is ready!}

I photographed this family on a very special day–it was the hottest day of the year in England (apparently) and it was also the little boy’s first birthday! Lemy was such a handsome little fella and it’s no surprise really–with parents looking like this!

{Mark and Veronica–thanks for letting me record your guapito’s special day! It was such a fun session and I can’t wait to show you the rest of the photos. I hope Lemy enjoys his party this week-end!}

Meet Baby Aliyah, barely one week old when these photos were taken. Isn’t she just lovely? I am sure you would remember her mum’s maternity session a few posts back.

I have to admit that the few hours before I photographed Aliyah, I was in a slightly upsetting situation. You know, the type of situation where you either want to lock yourself in your closet and bawl or distract yourself with some serious retail therapy. Both of which, I just could not do because a) I do not have a closet with enough space to fit myself in, and b) I have simply forgotten how to shop! Anyway, I digress. Bottomline is, I was not in the best of moods to take photographs.

However, I persevered and made my way to meet this family. And boy, I am so glad I did! I realise I just found a new way of coping with doldrums–newborn therapy! In the two hours that I spent photographing Aliyah and her family, I quickly forgot about how tough my morning was and I felt a whole lot better. I have this little angel to thank for….

{Ulani and David–you must be very proud of your little kiddies! Thank you for the great afternoon!}

We’ve been having some uncharacteristically beautiful weather here in England lately. Sunny, warm and most definitely summer-y!

This family was very fortunate to have picked such a fantastic day to have their photos taken. I am a bit late in showing the sneak peek, but I hope the photographs will make up for it!

This little girl’s energy was impressive! She had me chasing her all over the park and gave me a sneak peek at what is yet to come when Aeyen gets to her age in a few months’ time…

{Adam and Fiona–Sorry this post is delayed! I hope you enjoy the photos and I am looking forward to contacting you again soon to show you the rest.}

There must be something in the water around here that makes pregnant women look fabulous! I had another yummy mummy session earlier this week, this time, with Heidi and her family, Justin and Madi–who would rather jump off the window ledge whilst singing “Zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon!” than be photographed with her parents!

I first met this lovely family last summer when Madi was less than a year old and we had a photo session at the woods. Some of my all-time favourite photos are from their session then and you can see them on my main website. We became friends since, with Heidi and I seeing each other sometimes at a local playgroup. Justin and Heidi also manage the fantastic Oval Cafe, which I am a huge fan of! It’s got great coffee, great cakes and a designated play area for tots, too.

I was only too happy to do Heidi’s maternity photos–just two weeks before her due date! Here are some of my favourites–

{Heidi and Justin–I hope you like these as much as I like the cafe’s hot chocolate….. I’m looking forward to meeting the latest addition to your family!}

This has got to be one of my favourite maternity sessions. With a yummy mummy like this, you can’t really go wrong!

Ulani and her husband, David, are missionaries with Youth With A Mission (YWAM),  a fantastic Christian organisation which I was also involved in when I was younger. I met Ulani at a mums exercise class last year and I really wanted to do her maternity photos. This pregnancy is her third and just looking at her daughter and son (who was asleep during the whole time!), I know this baby will also be gorgeous!

{Ulani and David, it was great fun photographing you this week-end! I will be looking forward to hearing from you when the little one has arrived! Wishing you all the best!}

Last week, an old friend left a comment on my Facebook saying how cute my “little boy” is. I looked at my profile picture–which is one of me and Aeyen. She was wearing a spotty bright pink jumper and she has a clip on her hair. How he missed it, I will never know. I laughed and shook my head. I actually get it all the time. Perhaps because I don’t exactly put her in very girly clothes or because I take a lot of photos of her naked–making her look more androgynous.

I am not a very girly-girl myself. I enjoy dressing up more now, but when I was younger, I looked more like a tomboy. I’m not very big on flowers, on jewellery, or on make-up. I used to be crazy about bags and shoes but not so much now. My husband teases me and says I am very difficult to buy presents for. I’d be happier getting useful stuff than pretty ones.

I think I am rubbing off my ungirliness on my little girl. She very rarely wears pink. Her dresses are more funky than pretty. She prefers playing with her toy rabbit and toy mouse than dollies. She prefers picking stones instead of flowers. The only princess she knows of is Fiona from Shrek. I don’t even think I’ve used the word “princess” at home or on her. She loves Winnie the Pooh and Piglet, but hasn’t heard about the tales of Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella or Snow White. We read a lot of Dr. Seuss and not a lot of Happily Ever Afters. I have nothing against fairy tales and princesses, I’m probably just a bit uninterested. Or too cynical, perhaps?

Nevertheless, she makes me very proud. I will sound very biased, obviously, but I think I am raising a very clever little girl. She’s starting to develop her independence and is becoming such an outspoken little madam. She’s now learned how to say, “Aeyen no like it.” and “Aeyen do it.” She is becoming more aware of people around her and enjoys seeing boys! We live near a school and in the morning, when children pass by our front window, she points to them and says, “Ooooh, look! Boys! More boys!” and it makes me laugh.

She is a girl, after all. In her very own adorable way.

{Taken at the bluebell woods last month. One of those rare times when she let me put a skirt on her!}

I first met little CJ and his mum at a playgroup when he was only a few weeks old. After not seeing them for a while, I was pleased when Julie contacted me a couple of months ago to schedule a session to celebrate her husband’s 40th birthday. And my, I was really surprised to see how much CJ has grown! This family is oh so very lucky to have such a happy little boy!

{Paul and Julie, I hope you like the sneak peek! It was really fun–and easy!–photographing you and I have lots more to show. Speak to you soon!}

I was invited by Georgina, a mum I met at a playgroup, to take photos of her new project–her very own baby and toddler multi-sensory class called Busy Babes. Aeyen and I joined a few mums during the sample class, and we both had a fantastic time! Georgina, who led the class, was very engaging and the toys were amazing! I had to practically drag my little girl out of the hall when it had finished!

Here are some photos from the fun morning–

Check out the Busy Babes Website for more details about the classes and to see the rest of the pictures!

{Georgina, congratulations on the success of Busy Babes! Wishing you all the best for the future, and looking forward to seeing you soon…. Thank you for my gorgeous ‘mystery’ flowers too!}