Ryan says ...

... happy easter!

We nearly didn't have easter. Okay, before you panic, it was going to be our choice. We've got little ones who wouldn't know if it was Easter, Christmas or their birthday. We thought that just maybe we might use this to our advantage to skip the extravagance of Easter. Save the chocolate-fuelled hyperactivity for another year.

But then we re-considered. Easter's not about chocolate. We're not religious, so for us it isn't even about that. We decided it's about family. Spending time together on a special day, that's different from all the other Sundays in the year.

So we re-instated easter and Miles and Ryan got up to a chocolate bonanza and home made pancakes. No easter egg hunt - dog and rabbit ruled that one out for us. But it was still an absolute hoot.

Ryan giving me the 'eyes off my egg mumma' look.



So while Ryan and Miles didn't understand that it was easter, they did understand that it was a special day.


Happy Easter to you all.
*Meaghan

Baby Finn

There's is nothing like walking into the home of first time parents. You can feel the excitement, and subtle bewilderment. I love seeing all the new items such as change tables, and feeding pillows not quite looking like they've completely settled in. LIke they're still getting themselves comfortable with their new homes. I love seeing all the cards exclaiming 'congratulations' with little pictures of stalks carrying precious cargo. I think I love it all so much because it reminds me of those first unique weeks when Miles was born. I can empathise with tired looking parents who are glowing with pride at the same time. It's the best feeling in the world.

Two such people going through this new phase are Eloise and Phil. They welcomed Finn into the world just recently, and I had the pleasure of spending a relaxed afternoon with them. Eloise and Phil are an awesome team. They worked together to change nappys, comfort Finn, check the feeding schedule. They really helped each other out. It was so great to witness.



Finn's extremely lucky to have such adoring, and amazingly competent parents. Not even a suprise backside explosion from Finn could ruffle their feathers.



Here's the starring boy. He was pretty much awake the whole time, and I loved it. It was great to be able to capture his new eyes taking in the world.



My favourite shot of the day. I think it's because it also reminds me when mine were just babes. This was often the view of them, just a peak, as they were all wrapped up snug while feeding. So sweet, so pure.




* Meaghan

Sneak Peek 2 - Angela and Steve

I just had to leak one more little sneak peek to the world of Angela and Steve's wedding.



More to come very very shortly...

*Meaghan

Robyn and Mike get married!

Robyn and Mike's wedding day did not start well. It rained, and rained, and rained. Then rained some more. When I was driving to Robyn's house to get the pre-wedding photos I couldn't see the car in front of me because the rain was so thick. This was never going to be a good thing for an outdoor wedding planned for the Werribee Zoo.





But the rain gods were on Robyn and Mike's side because the rain subsided just shy of the wedding, and held off for the rest of the afternoon.





Robyn's parents looking on.



Robyn spotted some very special guests in the crowd during the ceremony. She thought they weren't able to be there because they were overseas. Surprise!









One of absolute favourites from the wedding.









All my absolute best to you Robyn and Mike. I've absolutely loved getting to know you both so well in the lead up to your wedding. Thanks so much for my plants! Here's to a wonderful life together.

* Meaghan