It’s Christmas morning and excitedly Jess opens her present, only to find an ice cream scoop. Apparently it was a very good and sturdy ice cream scoop, which of course is great because that means it would scoop ice cream very well. … 
She’s cute-as-a-button and he’s the guy that every mother wants their cute-as-a-button daughter marrying. Steve and Ruth met at Kiwi Ranch, a children’s holiday camp in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds, many years ago. Since they were both leaders there, year after year, a friendship grew. … 
They first met when they were in their early teens, and at that stage neither of them had any idea that at that hockey game was the one that would hold their hand and their heart for the rest of their lives. … 
I know it’s been pretty quiet in these here parts lately (cue crickets chirping), but like a duck, most of the work is going on under the water. Wait. No, that’s not entirely true – there’s no water. Ok, like an iceberg, you can only see a little bit of it. … 
The first blog post about Mackinley was going to be his birth. That was the plan. Because remember how I LOVE to photograph births? (remember Oliver?) It’s quite possibly the most rewarding photography I can think of, and Tamara and Craig were super keen for birth photos as well. … 
It was a beautiful fresh morning last week and as we were driving to Taylor Dam where we were going to take Leanne and Aaron’s family portraits. We were discussing how perfect everything was, and how fabulous the boys would be, particularly Kobe who always puts on a great show for the camera. … 
Meet Evie, sweet as pie with a smile that would melt even the hardest heart. We were at Old St Mary’s Convent on another photoshoot when I spotted Evie, the daughter of Hannah who runs the Convent. I couldn’t resist capturing this little lady, even briefly! … 
Those of you who remember Anneke, my beautiful niece, from previous blog posts will not be surprised that the ‘good looking’ gene did not stop there. Meet her cousin Ted. Although Ted is her cousin on the other side of the family I think I still should somehow be able to claim him? … 
Shane was quick to claim that Nikki was the first of the two to fancy the other, but then again, he would. Shane loves to tease Nikki, who is able to send it right back while the two of them have a laugh. … 
Dough. That’s what my kids call it. It’s soft and squishy and if I thought that the Internet truly kept me anonymous and I wouldn’t run into you in the supermarket, I’d show you a picture of it. It sits right around my middle, mostly, as well as hanging onto other places with it’s squishy cuddliness. … 