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.

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.

first day at school

it's been the talk for months. today is the day.

she's so excited, got her school bag ready, water bottle ready, all go go go.

this is my little girl. all grown up.

happy birthday to Jesus

hello! Happy Christmas 2011! sorry i'm a bit late but today is the only day i've got internet on my lappy. so yay! hope everyone had a beautiful day spent with family and friends celebrating the best guy's birthday who's ever walked this earth; Jesus.

in the other side of the note. look what my big boy and my princess got for Christmas.

boy toy!

the smiliest baby in town

i have to be a totally biased mom to know that God has blessed me with the happiest son in the world. not to mention, so easy to feed (which is a big deal for me since i have a daughter who takes ages to finish her food), easy to put to sleep (again, we used to deal with a screaming baby when we put tave down for a nap/ sleep), and he is so easy to entertain. thus... the constant smile!

last weekend i had the honor of shooting a beautiful couple's wedding, and much to my surprise... the groom's name is Asa. Some of you know I have an Asa who is in heaven having fun with our Jesus now.

I got to know this Asa and his bride Jenna... the most beautiful couple; inside and out. I fell in love with them; and makes me want to get married again to Jeremy (as usual haha) and i can't wait to share with you their love story in picture form!

So these picture of my beloved son... made me pause and think about how grateful I am what God has blessed me with. an amazing family, amazing career which i love doing, faith filled journey, unbelievable friends and unreal clients who made me fell in love with their story, their personality, their love!

Thank you for those who read my blog too. I'm sending you much love and hope you feel blessed with the pictures i've put here.

cubby house.

someone special really wants me to build her a cubby house. so she can have a nap in it.

she went through the linen cupboard and pulled anything remotely pink to build it. bless.

and of course... this is how much she wants me to build one.

at this moment... she's camping out in my room. bless her cotton socks off. my little darling.

potty morning

potty morning for my little man. today is the 3rd day!

from my end: save one nappy in the morning

from B's end: quiet time in the morning in the bathroom

hehehehe....

preciousness { Gold Coast Baby Photographer }

my little prince is 8 months a couple of days ago.

i am so so in love with my family! sigh... so so happy.

ps. how yummy is he hey? crazy eyelashes (good thing both of my kids inherit their lashes from their daddy... not the ridiculous short n stumpy lashes from their mommy haha)

ps 2. if you're wondering what the yellow stuff stuck to his nose area... it's leftover pumpkin from his lunch yummmm

bambooty baby

someone's on the move. guess who?! yup. little mister mister is CRAWLING!

my life will never be the same again. cute army crawl and he's so fast. oh my!

oh, have i told you... that I'm a cloth nappy convert! yup, done my dues to the environment! strangely enough, i'm actually LOVING my cloth nappies, would you believe?! these cutesies are from bambooty and they're the BESTest + cutest ever! so easy to clean, saving me money, and a bit of a secret... i feel such an accomplishment and pride every time i hang them up on the line. sigh... so good!

so blessed.

to have these two in my life. I have the privilege to raise these two beautiful kiddies, who just love each other so much.

whenever Benjamin is awake from his nap, Tave was the first person who he was looking for. Many mornings that Jeremy and I wake up in the morning to find these two chatting with each other in Benjamin's cot.

another word.... sooooo blessed. i feel so warm and fuzzy.

just another family blog.

hello teeth // Gold Coast Baby & Family Photography

first tooth wasn't captured on camera when he popped up to say hello. but now that number 2 tooth has decided to join the world, i think it's just appropriate for me to captured it on camera.

so hello teeth. so glad to have you... please just be kind to my night... i love my sleep too much.

rusk. rusk. rusk

teething rusk. first day of it today... the camera was just there beside me thus these photos. i think there's this tooth just peeking around the corner..... i hope B just sail away smoothly with teething time like his older sis.

IT IS the last day of winter! yay

grey weather today, we stayed at home. Tavé and I did some paintings in the morning while Benjamin had his morning nap. one of the paintings she did was this swirl of mixed colours (which looks like interesting mushy fungus green) with a splash of pink, brown and purple.

me: "Tavé what are you painting?"

Tavé: "not poo"

bahahahhahahahhahhahhahaa

ps. i have to show you the paintings next time. quite interesting really, different titles too. one of them was "angry chinese girl" hmmmm... yes..... as i said before. interesting.

my silly duffer

"you silly duffer!" - Tave.

ok, she teaches me to be fun, maybe don't worry too much about your housework (who cares if you've got 10 loads of washing to do that day and linen that needs to be changed and bathroom that needs to be scrubed)? well, i do. lol. but time is so much better when you see her smile and happiness! sigh... so so good.

another thing, if these photos are blurry... so what? life is good!

i've got super fast competition going on at the moment for my photography for ending of the winter season. check check on my facebook site! xo

1/2 year.

Guess who's 6 months today? little mister mister as Tave calls him now. hehehe.

little pork chop just got over his cold fluey thing he got from oh dear sissy.. which now passed on to me. not nice. not nice.

ahhhh he melts my heart! xo

new trampoline fun!

best investment ever.

His first meal.

with baby rice cereal. nom nom nom.

these pics are totally unedited. what do u reckon? trying to edit with photoshop with my mac and got frustrated cos the shortcut are totally different from my lappy. hmmmm.... thus. raw images.

so big sis is trying to feed her baby brother.

how did it go? went ok.... but i think baby brother is abit annoyed. thus. the last image.

priceless.