I’m Back !!. I know it has been a long time since I have last checked in, Im back now and ready to pick up where I left off.  Since my last post a lot has happened, including an international move from Toronto, Canada to Melbourne, Australia. This is a new city for me and while it is an amazing exciting place to be,  although it will take me some time to get to know all the hidden gems that it has offer. Not to mention a new addition to our family will arrive at the end of June. So things have been rather busy to say the least. 

My little guy has spent the day excitement and a sugar daze. Hunting for eggs at every turn, we kept hiding the eggs that he had already found to make the fun last as long as we could. In all the excitement he wasn’t counting everything he had found, and, I guess at only four years old he was easy to trick. Growing up we usually got music tapes or cassettes and one giant egg. I am lucky that Elliot loves to play dress ups and he wasn’t totally focused on all the chocolate but the adventure of finding all the treasure and perhaps even finding the Easter Bunny himself.

The last 12 months has been a journey and exercise in the art of patience and learning to accept a certain amount of chaos in your life. You could be the most organized person in the world and yet you will still find yourself at the mercy of other people and companies. I have moved a lot and I have learnt what to stress about and what to relinquish control of. I hope you all enjoyed your Easter break and I will be posting another story soon.

Happy Mothers' Day to everybody out there. I have had a wonderful two weeks leading up to Mothers day filled with Mini Sessions. So many little cuties and beautiful mothers, many were first-time parents, got me thinking about Motherhood.

Before I became a parent I had no idea what Motherhood would be like. During my pregnancy, I was offered insights by other mothers about what in my life will change. I think that I deliberately chose the philosophy that ignorance is bliss. I really wasn't interested in listing to anything that would challenge my idealistic outlook that things will only change if you let them and that I was in control. Needless to say that I was in complete shock when I realized just how much control I didn't have, over anything. And that yes, everything does, did, and continues to change. 

I have this constant distraction, that even when I am not with them I am still thinking about them. This tiny little creature depends on me for everything and loves spending time with me so much that they will hang off me and always smiles when they see me.

My son makes me feel like I am one of the Beatles. But, would I trade that in for a sleep in? Maybe just an hour  

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I hope you all had a wonderful day.

Even though my husband did forget (yes he did) I still got to be one of the Beatles.

Nothing is better than that.

Spring is in the air! Well in Toronto it is springtime, although right now the city is covered in a blanket of ice and snow. But if you look closely enough there are signs of spring and new beginnings everywhere.

Speaking of new beginnings Carrie and Joseph reached out to me for me to photograph a  Maternity Session. With only one month to go until they welcomed their first child together, it was lovely to see this couple relaxed and clam they were . You couldn't have met a more prepared couple. They had everything organized and ready for their new addition to their family.

I couldn't help but think that it was such a contrast to how I felt at that stage of my pregnancy, which i could only describe as a little anxious, which would be an understatement.  At the end o f the session these two even asked me if i had any advice that could offer. All I could say sleep,  get as much sleep as you can before the baby arrives, uninterrupted blissful sleep (oh how I miss you). 

Happy Easter Everyone!

I hope that you have all enjoyed your long weekend relaxing and indulging far too much chocolate and hot cross buns. We spent the afternoon roaming around the Edwards Gardens in Toronto, searching for eggs and bunny rabbits, meeting a few squirrels along the way. I have never seen such excitement, our little man was shaking with excitement so much that the chocolate from the eggs was cracking as he tried to eat them.   

When was the last time you were that excited?  Our little man has finally collapsed after trolling for eggs, bunny sightings, a soccer match, swimming and a very loud public tantrum about eating carrots. Although he did not have a nap, I sure could have used one. 

I haven't had sugar for some time and after today my sugar high I am now feeling a sugar low.  Still, I'm not sure that even if I had known the effect that eating the sugar would have, that I would have avoided it.  

I hope you and your little bunnies are all safe and tucked in bed getting all the sleep you can. Enjoy your long weekend. xo

Yes, I am still here, making some changes to things and will return to my weekly posts this week.