New Zealand road side

ok, it's not a joke. I seriously have NOT touched my camera in months! poor mr. Ay-jay!!!!
i have instead... been iphoning and instagraming like crazy. gosh... technology i say...

today... i'll be shooting a wedding!!!! first time since may! its been a good break... and i wish somewhat it's still a break with this ever growing belly of mine... hahaha.
it's all good, so looking forward to today. Hope your day is beautiful xxx

hello gorgeous.

hello again world. i have come out from hiding. it's spring! so yes, i'm not hibernating anymore hopefully. we are moving into our new house this weekend, i'm sooooo excited! as much as its been great and we've been so blessed to be able to live with the in laws.... i think i'm ready to have my house trashed for the day so kids can do whatever they want, and i'll just clean up at night. haha.

so i suppose moving country isn't as easy as 1,2,3...

i didn't take into account that emotionally you could go up and down so much... and you could say i'm so homesick. hmmm, yes my friends.. i do miss you all! i need to make new friends....

to cheer you all up, here is my recent shoot after not having mr. Ay-Jay out of his camera bag for months.... ta da!!! hope you like them. aren't they sweet?

happy winter day

hello everyone! yup, i am indeed still alive... amongst the cold fluey season, moving country, making friends, finding schools, house hunting, working part time at a timber yard, and editing weddings.... i am well and truely missing my photography and missing this blog.

New Zealand is beautiful. winter has been cold... and snowy (yes... that i do need to blog! -- it snowed the second week we arrived!), still crashing at the in laws (loving it and loving not having to cook everyday)...

I promise i'll be good and do some more blog... my hubby just went pass and clapped his hand saying bravo to me for doing a blog after so long! oh my.

here are some pics of a gorgeous little family i knew back in the Gold Coast.

don't you just want to chomp her cheeks? hehehehe. i did. once... (with her mommy looking at me weirdly hahaha)

autumn morning in Christchurch

Good morning, Wednesday and the world! it's a working day for this one momma here. Dropped the kids of to nanna's place and she's working in front of the computer and every now and then, she'll ponder and dream about life peering through her window. sunshine (which could be quite deceiving with all the cold wind) and all the pretty leaves!!!!

oh, hello there too little birdie!

row row row your boat

yup, i miss everything Australia. especially the warmth...

editing monkey

that's what i am! at the moment. 

no no... i haven't gone MIA. been enjoying the new country of residence and doing all the new resident suppose to do. eg. get your driver license changed, get tax file number sorted, get kids' kindy sorted... etc etc etcAND on top of that... i've got two weddings to edit. sweet sweet weddings!

it is now 1.35am and i should really go to bed. but hey.... here are some sweet sweet pics of the one i just edited tonight.

enjoy xoxo 

ps. I MISS YOU AUSTRALIA!!!!! like... SOOOOO MUCH

1 + 1 + 1

one and a bit more week until I say bye bye to Australia! so sad... we've made so many great friends who are like family to us and gosh... i think one thing i'm VERY concerned about is.... THE COLD! why the heck are we moving in the middle of winter? seriously! 


today's been such a nice weather. a bit cloudy and even the rainbow decided to say hello.


here is a sneak peak of today's session. My good friend Sarah & her joker hubby are having a little princess soon! yay as my mom would say "wow... dragon year! BEST YEAR to have babies!" haha
so peeps, if you're thinking of having a baby, you've still got a little chance to still make it in dragon year. keep workin' it! haha xo

my kitchen helper

there she goes sitting down on her "helping spot". Every time after we finished the mess seems to accumulate around that spot.

My little princess, can't believe she's so grown up. love her to bits.

Sorry about the slack on posting blogs. Life has been so full on with moving country. Golly gosh! and it's not easy being apart from the hubby (who seems to pick up my slack during wedding season big time quite immensely)

mr. B and Diana F+

a bit behind on post, yes i know...

i'm sitting in a library on a cold cold Christchurch at the moment... actually, i lied that it's being cold. the sun is shinning so hotly i think it might tan my legs while i write this blog. hahaha... it was raining and so cold this morning. it's always nice when the sun decided to pop out and say gid'day.

this post is dedicated to our besties... our benjamin's god parents. 'cos they're awesome and we miss them x

hello number 9.

funnest family session!

a family of 11. Mom + Dad and 9 beautiful kiddies later... still in LOVE as ever!

no matter if its high tide, raining and massive waves, nothing will stop them from having the bestest fun (this includes climbing the rocks... yup, and that's also mom holding her newborn bub climbing all those rocks)

introducing... little miss number 9. isn't she beautiful!

hubby-sick

so we said our goodbye to the coolest bestest daddy ever... My husband.

He's off to New Zealand already while the kiddies and I enjoy Australia just a wee bit longer.

yup. i am hubby sick. (kinda like home sick but i don't even know if that's even grammatically correct) missing him so much! anyway... These pics were some snippets just an hour before we had to go... no one wanted to pose for me. gosh.

until recently, i never knew living so close to the beach is just pure awesome. seriously.

cute as a button

the new addition to my beautiful friend Bek and Grant

Bek and I were pregnant at the same time when we went to Shine (christian female leadership summit) back in 2007! funny how Tave and Ry were in our tummy back then and now they're playing together. sooo cool.

anyway,

this is little Abby. cute as a button.

Our new pad // temporarily

So here is the big news... we are MOVING to New Zealand!!!!!

yup. i've said it!

we have packed our whole life away in a container and it'll be ready to ship across the Tasman sea soon soon soon. We are temporarily living the Gold Coast life right in the heart of Surfers Paradise! sooo nice. the kids loves it. beach right across from the hotel, seaworld is just 5 minutes drive, take away food around the corner... and as for me, i've had bubble tea 3 days in a row! heaven!!! haha

oh, that's right. so yes... we don't take this decision lightly but we are so excited about the adventure God has put right in the front for us! I am still coming back to the Gold Coast for photography so don't worry to those who have booked their wedding and family pics... cos i'll be back for them. yay! *really... it's an excuse for me to come back to see all of your beautiful faces xxx

brush your....

8 sparkly teeth. he's seen his sister brushing her teeth there. he wants in too!

there he is. his favourite thing to do. brushing his teeth up there.

how did he get up there? you guessed it! i've got a climber with no fear! oh dear.

Liberty.

welcome to the world baby girl. you are so loved by many already, especially by your mommy and daddy.

little miss Liberty. ❤

(posting one of many to come)

rain rain go away // Gold Coast family photography

day 15 // playing in the rain

ok. i am totally bad at this project.

i'm missing day 13 and 14... i'm sure i was pretty much cleaning the house then. the whole 2 days. cleaning and washing. yes yes.... endless amount of washing to be fold.

home bound

day 12 // a bit sad to say goodbye to our favourite country (besides australia)

to be honest... i was sad to say bye bye to the noodle house. all the asians in Christchurch says... amen.

day 11

this project has proved to be abit hard for me to do.

bahahahahhaa.... lets just take it a month at a time hey.

this is day 11. we took a boat ride from Momorangi to Picton with Tim. quite a bumpy ride i must say... and benjamin hates his life jacket. haha.