Thursday, September 30

Photo A Day September - Day 30 - The End of One Journey, The Start Of Another


Photo A Day September - Day 30 - The End of One Journey, The Start Of Another


Well, I made it to the end of the month with the photo-a-day... And I have to say, I really enjoyed it and I didn't struggle anywhere near as much as I did when I did photo-a-day in January... (I found doing this project with a baby is much easier than doing this project whilst pregnant!)

So as this photographic journey comes to a close, I will be starting a new little project in the next couple of weeks - the Canon Photo5 competition... I've been awaiting this elusive box for a good few weeks and it finally arrived today! Hoooooooray! Ironically, I was getting sick of waiting for the box and actually went out today and bought some confetti and incense (which I will be using anyway - the amount they give you in the box is pathetic...)... Time to get my thinking cap on in a different way... I registered to do photo5 last year, but discovered I was pregnant with Catherine and well, the first trimester pretty much sucked all the energy, creativity and motiviation out of me... so I'm looking forward to giving it a good go this year!

For those who've followed my photos throughout the last month - I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I've enjoyed taking the photos... To those who accompanied me on the journey and lasted the whole month (Phong and Ty!)... well done!... You guys are stars!!!! To those who started the journey and fell off the wagon at some point (I'm talking to you Thao, Mitch, Bao and Em!)... I'll be roping you in again when we do the challenge again sometime (probably in the new year)... :)

Wednesday, September 29

Photo A Day September - Day 29 - Yellow


Photo A Day September - Day 29 - Yellow


A petunia from Elizabeth's flower garden...

(Was going to take a photo of the girls together this afternoon, but they both decided to have huge 2 hour afternoon naps!!!)

Tuesday, September 28

Photo A Day September - Day 28 - Does This Oversized Flower Headband Suit Me?


Photo A Day September - Day 28 - Does This Oversized Flower Headband Suit Me?


I actually bought this headband the other day from Cotton On Kids as a dressup prop for Elizabeth but discovered it also fits Catherine... what do you think?

Monday, September 27

Photo A Day September - Day 27 - First Proper Haircut

Photo A Day September - Day 27 - First Proper Haircut


I took Elizabeth to the hairdresser for the first time ever... To date, I've just muddled around doing dodgy little trims a few times myself, but I finally decided to bite the bullet and get her a proper cut done for her... I don't know why I haven't done it sooner... Maybe because she just had so little hair that I didn't think it was worth it... Maybe because I thought it was going to be expensive... which in hindsight was really dumb because her haircut came to a grand total of $7.50... LOL... bargain!

I told Elizabeth last night that I was going to take her to the hairdresser and she was so excited! The first thing she said to both me and Phan (separately) this morning was "Mum/Dad... my hair is getting long... I need to go to the hairdresser..."... LOL. And then all morning she kept periodically asking when we were going to go to the hairdresser (our appointment wasn't until 12:30pm)

I took her to the same hairdresser that I go to... Her name is Allyce and she is just great... and fantastic value... The girls at the salon were so good with Elizabeth... They had a special little kids cape thing for her to wear to stop the hair falling on her (I don't know what that thing is called!) and the apprentice gave her a fairy stamp on each hand and they have a special little high kids chair for her to sit in... Elizabeth sat so very still during the whole thing... She just loved having her hair done... and couldn't wait to show Daddy when he got home from work! :) So now she's sporting a little fringe and the length is pretty much the same, but is actually even and all one length... :)

And just a few extra shots:

Side view:

Side view of haircut

And I took a few snaps with my point and shoot while we were at the hairdresser:

First Time At The Hairdresser

Sunday, September 26

More Awesome Artwork


More Awesome Artwork


Just wanted to share a few more paintings/drawings that our artist in residence has created... I'm really loving her artwork at the momnet... The butterfly was drawn this afternoon... She actually used her finger to make a print for the head and body and thought that idea up all by herself! And our family drawn as dogs - that big dog in the middle is me, with Catherine on my back and the dog to the left is Daddy dog and to the right is Elizabeth dog... Also notice how Daddy and Mummy dog both have glasses? LOL... she's so observant...

Photo A Day September - Day 26 - Bubbles in Motion


Photo A Day September - Day 26 - Bubbles In Motion


We're a little bubble obsessed here at the moment... we go outside and play bubbles at least twice a day (often more)...

Saturday, September 25

Quirky . Eccentric . Princess


Quirky Eccentric Princess


My sister took this hilarious series of photos using my camera while she was here visiting... Elizabeth was just hamming it up and being so funny for Emmi... I just realised I could have captioned these photos from left to right as:

Cyclops - The Moustache - The Hippy - The Princess

These photos really just capture her at her quirky best... Elizabeth just being herself!