So things have been pretty quiet on the blogging front lately.  Not because we're sitting around twiddling our thumbs (do people even twiddle thumbs anymore?  I don't think I've seen anyone do that in years....) but more that Paul has been soooo busy shooting and editing, and there just isn't enough hours in the day.  The Bayleys book is due out soon, so there's always a last minute rush on real estate.  Hopefully things will settle down again soon, and we can catch up with stuff.  It's great to be busy though.  Mother's day photos still to be done. 

Paul grabbed this today at a house shoot.  Totally awesome.  There's rumour about him going up for more aerial shoots over the weekend, I'm sooo jealous!! 

I had the most delicious Mother's Day yesterday.  We took the kids to the park, had a nice play in the Autumn leaves and got some fantastic pictures.  Now, if you know me, I despise having my photo taken, it makes me break out into a sweat and pull this funny weirdo face.  I'm built to be behind the camera, not in front!  Having said that though, we got some really nice pictures of me with my short people.  Probably the best present of the day!!  (chocolate being a very close second, you can never go wrong with chocolate)

I'll upload some of the pics when Paul can stop on the editing computer long enough for me to get it done :)

We've had this job on the backburner for a little while, and are just processing the photos now.  As much as I love Autumn images, it's such a wonderful thing to be looking at some warmer weather.  A fleeting glimpse of the summer just gone....

It was awesome that we had the opportunity to work with the Spearings, Grandma had come over from England and so it was a good time to get photos done of the whole family together while they were on holiday here in the Marlborough Sounds. 

Joan is such a lovely, patient lady.  We dragged her from pillar to post, and she always had a smile on her face.  Nothing seemed to faze her!  I want to be just like her when I grow up.

So I popped out to the park the other day, with our friends who had extended family over, and wanted some family pics done.  The colours at the park right now are gloooorious, I'm busting to get back there and do some more shooting before all the colours are gone!  

Linda is my daughter's fantastic piano teacher, I can't belive how well she teaches Kimberly - and with such patience!  Alex is an extrodinary graphic designer - responsible for my logo no less!  (I think he must have a good computer)  These guys are so so talented! 

There are oodles of great photos from our time out there!  Looking forward to working on them all!

Ok, thanks for the condolence letters streaming in but you can all stop panicking now - I have found my keys.  They were in the garage door.... sigh.  The good news is that no one stole our lawnmower, or maybe they did, and tried to start it, failed, and quickly returned it.  Because, if you're going to steal something, a crusty old lawnmower with the words 'easy start' that doesn't start easy at all, is not the thing to steal.

Please note: the wiggles are still lost. 

Paul's turn to go up in the helicopter for some Marlborough shots.  Oh it's such a hard life :)  Nothing like being at 700 feet taking pictures with the door off!  Thanks to Ben at Windhawk Helicopters for the fantastic flight and to Glen at Bayleys for the fantastic opportunity.  Make sure you check out Ben's website and go for a flight yourself sometime!

I've lost my keys, and it's reeeeeeally annoying.  I has to be somewhere in the house, it's probably hiding with the 'Wiggles' dvd which has also disappeared.  I've told the kids they'll get a chocolate if they find it, but even frantic searching has produced no Wiggles and no keys. 

It's always in the last place you look too, which, when you think about it makes sense - because what fool keeps looking after they've found it?