Monthly Archives: September 2008

Sep 28 2008

We have a winner!

Posted in Baby Photography, Children's Photography, Melbourne, Personal

Ok, firstly I thought there was a programme out there that would randomly selected a comment from my comment box. If there is, I couldn’t find it.  So, instead, I went to random.org and typed in the list of commenters myself.  Thankfully I’m not as popular as Tara Whitney (though maybe one day…I can dream…) – her last comment competition had 831 replies!!
Instead of giving me just one name it listed them all in random order (which I should have been able to figure out before hand…doh) so I’ve taken the name that landed at the top of the list to be the recipient of the ever-so-yummy block of Haigh’s chocolate.
And that person is…………. Katie. :)

I’ll be in touch, Katie, to grab your address details off you (unless you happen to read this first). Yay.

And I don’t know why I started the first paragraph with ‘firstly’ because there wasn’t really a ’secondly’, but for the sake of having a second point (really, it’s just coz I want another chance to show off my kids) here’s some pics I took of our kidlets today, as part of my 366 pieces of life project.

Maybe I’m biased here, but I’m convinced that our little girl gets more and more bootiful each day. It scares me sometimes to look at her and imagine what she’ll be like as a young woman.  Especially with lips like hers (I hope daddy’s got a good shotgun by then…).  lol

And here’s our handsome little guy, who not only gets more gorgeous but also sweeter with each day. He really does bring joy to his mama’s heart. :)

(Just as a note – for those that are wondering what the ‘366 pieces of life’ is all about – I’ve challenged myself to take a photograph of both our children each day for the entire year (I started on the 1st of Jan, so I have slightly less than 100 days to go…).  Although it has been a lot of work, it has been so much fun and so rewarding. It’s a beautiful thing to have so many pieces of their life, and their character, visually recorded along with little notes each day.  I hope to make it all into a book each for them when I’m done (and one for me too, of course), and trust it will mean as much to them one day as it does to me now.)

Narrelle x

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Sep 25 2008

Playtime

Posted in Baby Photography, Children's Photography, Sneak Peek

I had a playgroup session yesterday, which was crazy but fun.  They were all gorgeous kids, which made my job much easier.
Just thought I’d quickly share a few for the mums.  I hope to get the rest of them out nice and quick for you all – but will definately let you know when the gallery is ready.
Thanks for the lovely time, mums.  It was lovely meeting you all. Will be in touch soon.

Narrelle x
{ Children’s Photography Melbourne }

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Sep 21 2008

These are a few of my favourite things | chocolate

Posted in Melbourne, Personal

Ok – so I’ve been racking my brains lately thinking about what sort of things I can blog about. I like the idea of this place being about more than just sessions and sneak peaks.  I want it to reflect a bit of who I am as well (whether that’s a good idea or not  :)   ).
One thought that sprung to mind while typing out my last post was to photograph various ‘favourites’ of mine. So, naturally, my first post on this subject would have to be about chocolate.  :)

Anyone that knows me remotely well will know of my fond affection for the food of the gods (a bit of interesting trivia, for those of you so far unaware, the cacao bean plant’s botanical name is Theobroma cacao, and literally means “food of the “gods”. There you go – you can actually get an education by visiting my blog…)  Anyway. If I had to pick a favourite chocolatey sensation (which is the point of this post) there wouldn’t be much of a competition really. Hands down it would be Haighs.  And I’m not just saying that because they used to employ me (and boy, what a hard job that was!), but because it is seriously the best chocolate. Ever.
If you’re lucky enough to live in Melbourne, Sydney, or Adelaide (the only cities they have stores in), and for some unknown reason you haven’t tried it, you simply must do.  Actually – know what I’m gonna do? If you don’t live in one of these cities, and would like to try some, leave a comment under this post.  Next Sunday (the 28th) I’ll randomly choose a poster and mail them a block of my favourite chocolatey sensation favourite – the milk chocolate block (boring, I know, but oh so yummy…). And, because I’m feeling generous, even if you do live in one of these cities you can still join in. I’m all about sharin the love (and the chocolate).  Good luck.  :)

(Oh, and if you have any other ‘favourites’ you’d like to see me take pics of, leave a note about that in the comments too….)
Narrelle x

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Sep 19 2008

A boy’s day out.

Posted in Children's Photography, Landscape Photography, Melbourne, Personal

Our little boy has spent a lot of time cooped up inside lately with everyone being sick.  That’s not what little boys are made for. So yesterday Jaedon and I decided to have a day out together (well, I decided for him – but that’s my job as his mum. I’m sure he didn’t mind though.  :) ).
We left Alicia-Rae at home with Nanna and caught a train into the city. Gosh, does my boy love trains! He sat in his own seat by the window, keeping an eye out in both directions for passing trains, making sure to excitedly point them out to anyone game enough to show interest.
Here he is waiting for one that he heard long before it arrived


We got off the train and headed for the nearest park, where we spent an hour or so before heading off to KFC for some ‘chits’ (more commonly known as ‘chips’) for lunch, followed by some chocolate from Haighs (if you’ve not tried Haighs before, you’ve not tried chocolate. Seriously. Mmmmmmm).�
Then we decided to catch another train (which was really a tram) down to the beach. And what a glorious afternoon for it.  Jaedon of course headed straight for the sand, followed more tentatively by his mother, who’s forgotten what it’s like not to worry about getting sand in her shoes…

And being the true explorer (and boy) that he is, while I was busy with the pointless task of emptying my shoes, he was off – heading for the pier at the end (which he just nicely fit under by the way. Me not so much).

It’s a gorgeous old pier, and if I had have been there by myself, instead of with a 2 year old with no fear of water, I would have hung around a bit longer and taken a few more shots. 

Fortunately we picked a good time to leave. The clouds had started rolling in, the sky was getting dark and, sure enough, by the time our current train (tram) had reached it’s connecting one it was pelting down with rain.  But the oncoming stormclouds made for a beautiful view during our slightly hurried departure.

All in all it was a great day.  I do miss being able to devote my time to my little guy sometimes (and I’m sure he does too).  He’s such a sweet little treasure, and he makes me feel so glad to be a mum. His mum.

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Sep 16 2008

Forgive my tardiness.

Posted in Children's Photography, Melbourne, Personal

I know it’s only been 5 days since I’ve posted, but it feels like forever.
I’ve been battling a chest infection, as has Jaedon.
And Sunday afternoon Alicia-Rae came down with conjunctivitis and has had a fever (40/104) the last two days.  :(
This is her curled up on Nanna’s lap this morning, fast asleep. Both Matt and I are jealous in that she’s never fallen asleep on either of our laps – she’s one of those children that will only ever fall asleep in bed. I guess that’s an indication of how poor she is feeling.

I don’t like it when my babies are sick.  :(
And it’s even tougher to deal with when I’m not 100% myself.
So forgive me if you’re waiting on an email, or a phone call, or just a fresh post.  At least I’ve got one down now.  :)

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