Its the season for romance but I got a little bit more than I bargained for this evening on Aidan’s photoshoot. Just after this shot I received the wettest, saltiest, wide-mouth kiss ever from Max the staffie.
Sometimes it hard to judge when to get out of the way when your looking through the viewfinder!
You gotta love big, happy, nutty dogs:)
I’m loving all the long summer grass and buttercups at the moment!
Last weekend I met with Charlene, Richie and a gorgeous little guy called Snoop.
He is a funny little character and kept heading off after the rabbits!
I did love their engagement story…
Richie had been searching for a bassett hound for ages because he knew Charlene loved them. The plan was to propose and have the puppy as an extra surprise for her on the occasion. Unfortunately it proved impossible at the time so he bought her a cuddly toy version instead.
But all good things come to those who wait and eventually Charlene found the hound for her and along came Snoop. He won’t be appearing at the wedding so he got to be the star of the show here instead!
Snoop likes to go his own way and yes – sometimes he trips over his ears!
I just had to take a picture of this because its soooo Niamh.
When she was just a baby she would sleep with Iggle Piggle only. Then she had to have LaLa in with her too. Soon after this Barney was recruited. Recently she has discovered Seanan’s substantial collection of soft friends and its getting ridiculous.
She insists on carrying them all herself out of the bed and up into the lounge everyday. She never looks where she is going – hence the fresh bump on her forehead.
I put her in her chair for lunch and of course everyone had to get up there too.
Anyway, Dessie took ages to make the pancakes (we let him vegetate and watch skysports all morning – because it is father’s day) and it was getting near sleepy time so Niamh couldn’t wait any longer. I tried to put her in the cot but she was wedged in there tight and refused to be shifted.
By the looks of things I might of had more luck with the ‘toy grabber’ in scooping her up.
Also, I’ve had a bit of flu this weekend so I’m taking things a bit slower.
I spent a lovely evening with Ritchie, Charlene and Scoop so more on that later in the week!
I had so much fun last Sunday evening on the beach with John and Clare.
We chose Murlough Beach as the location for their engagement shoot partly because of it’s natural beauty and also because John actually proposed to Clare here!
John and Clare come here regularly so they know the dunes and mountains well.
I, on the other hand, did not realise how hard it is to climb up sand and found myself running on the spot most of time with a camera in each hand trying desparately not to drop anything!
I’m totally gutted that I didn’t find out until we were on the shoot that John plays the mandolin – we should have had it with us for some shots! Hopefully it will be in the back of the wedding car on the day!
Does anyone else think Clare looks a bit like Catherine-Zeta-Jones here?
I don’t usually capture skys but I couldn’t help notice the beauty of this one when we were leaving…
My life at the moment.
My youngest little angel has been very clingy and just wants to be in Mummy’s arms all day long. I’m seriously thinking of getting the ‘baby sling’ out again. She just hasn’t been herself lately and so lots of cuddles and hugs have been the order of the day.
Also, Seanan doesn’t seem to play on his own and his favourite words at the moment are ‘Come and help me mummmy pleeeassse!’
On top of this there are classes to take and photoshoots to edit.
I’ve had a week off from the magazine. ‘On holidays!’ is what it says on the office noticeboard. Um, I wish!!
My ‘Mummy Guilt’ has set in big time. When I’m off working I feel they need me here, and at the same time, I’m thinking of all the work I’ll have to do after 8pm!
So if I’m a little bit slow on the blogging front this week you’ll know why.
I’m making plasticine men, mending hurt feelings, cleaning runny noses, maybe having the odd meltdown when all the white vests come out of the washing machine blue-grey again, and wondering why can’t I be a ‘perfect-mummy-domestic-goddess-grow-your-own-dinner’genius like the women I read about in ‘RED’ magazine? Also ‘thinking’ about filling out my self-assesment tax forms but maybe leaving it on the back-burner for another while…
Anyway, here is the one image I decided to include this week.
It reminds me why I love being parent and a photographer, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
