creative-ness . the view thru my 50mm fixed lens

 Hello ☺  it's been a little while since i've shared something from my 50mm fixed lens.  Last week, I had my littlest one home for a few days as he was unwell.  So we did lots of little things together, going for walks and a visit to the beach to enjoy the Winter sunshine.
I took me camera with me ---- today he turns SIX and it was all very timely that I had the opportunity to spend some great days with him, take some pictures of him and reflect how much of a blessing he is in our lives.

There little minds soak up every detail around them and they want to explore everything.  It made me appreciate that sometimes it's the little things that count ................... it was good to just stop and take in each moment, and to be present with him!

Last year, i created a mini album using photo's that I had taken just before his FOURTH birthday.  You can view that album HERE!
I'm planning to make another mini album and use these photo's - so I will make sure I share that here ☺

Thanks for visiting today ♥

going back a few days

 going back a few days........... to Mothers Day.  Each year I try and get a nice picture of me and my boys.  This year, the boys picked a spot in the backyard and a time-limit - it wasn't allowed to take too long because they were playing with the football.
Anyway, we got a few good ones (thanks to hubby behind my camera).  I don't usually show pictures here but decided to share these ones - because these are the little people in my life who keep me busy and on my toes each day.  They drive me crazy sometimes and have endless energy and are pretty good at making things messy too.  But........... you know....... we wouldn't have it any other way.  I feel very blessed to be a mum to these four boys.

 And this is one of the gifts that I received - a handmade bracelet from beads and buttons - just my kind of thing - LOVE IT!! 

I hope all the mums had a wonderful and special day. 

Smiles

This would be one of the first pictures I've captured with a smiling Caden. Clicked just at the right moment, as someone was talking to him.
And then here he is, looking all serious.... but still cute!

Thought bubbles!!

Just having some fun. Thought these little thought bubbles were cute. Could have lots of fun with these...... if I had a tonne of time.

Now I have to do some work!!!

Photo update!

It's been a little while since I last posted photo's of my boys, so thought I'd share some cute ones.

Here are the four of them together. It's always hard to get Caden to smile outside, as it takes a while for him to get used to the bright light.

Caden has found his thumb again. Quite often, I will catch him sucking away. None of the other boys did this, so it's really cute to see.

Caden loves attention from his dad. They always have lots of special cuddles.

Caden having a quiet snooze in his rocker.

Tummy time!! Caden loves his play gym - either looking up at the toys or on his tummy, looking at the bright colours on the mat. He's starting to roll from side to side now, so won't be too long before he's rolling over.

So there you have it. He's a happy little man and much loved by us all.

Big blue eyes!

Caden was sitting all nice and cozy with Warren the other day, so I got this picture of him looking all wide-eyed and adorable. So cute. This is what Caden says:

I'm just over three months old now and loving everything coming my way. I love lots of attention from my bigger brothers and give them smiles when they pull funny faces at me. And they always want to carry me!! My dad knows just how to make me talk and laugh. He gives me lots of special cuddles when he gets home from work. I go to lots of different places with my mum, so we go in and out the car quite a bit, but I don't really mind. When I'm tired I just go to sleep. I love being carried, but also like my rocker and playing on the floor, looking at all the bright toys from my play gym. Everyone says I'm getting so big and chubby; it must be all that good milk from my mum which I love very much. By the end of the day, I'm really tired and hungry, so I love having that last cuddle with my mum before I go to bed and sleep all thru the night. And then when I wake in the morning, we can do it all again.....

'C' is for cute

'C' is for Caden and he is def. a little cutie. Here he is at 12 weeks old (already) and getting big and chubby. We spent a few days at my parents and these were some photo's taken there.

My sister Aimee took some photo's of Caden and me. She is missing her own (stolen)camera's very much!! We didn't get any smiles from Caden, he was trying to contend with the bright outside light.

And having a cuddle with Nana. I think she quite enjoyed having Caden around for a few days, giving him lots of special cuddles. And Caden certainly didn't mind being carried around by everyone.

Picture Profile

The pictures tell the story: one beautiful baby boy, with soft skin, kissable chubby cheeks, gorgeous blue eyes, enviable eye lashes, cute button nose....... and I get to see this every day. Such a precious blessing!!!

What have we been up to.........?

I'm back again after a little blogging break. Though I must say I haven't had much time to update lately. It's been rather busy around here; but still good.
Since the last post, we've been seeing lots of family, going to Armadale a few times, getting back into school routines again etc.....
My sister Katie and hubby Ben came over from Tassie for 10 days to meet the latest additions to our family and extended family. We've had three babies born in the last 9 weeks on my side of the family. Two little boys and a girl. So I'm sure they will have fun as cousins growing up together. Katie & Ben spent a few days in Busso as well, which was soooo nice. The boys loved their company. We've been to Armadale a few times, for baptism and birthday's. This past weekend we had a big family dinner as we were all together, which is very rare, since we live some distance away. These times are very special and it was nice to be together.
Most of you would be aware, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. A few of us girls attended a 'National Blonde Day Garden Party' to support this worthy cause, at Chandeliers on Abbey, down near Yallingup. Was so nice getting out with friends, getting dressed up and having a great time together. We were part of a group of over 300 women in this one location, so I'm sure they raised a whole heap of money. It was also wonderful because all the money raised, stays in Western Australia, as it was from the Foundation of WA.
Now that the busyness is over for some time, we can relax around here. The weather is starting to warm up and the boys have already been swimming at the beach the past weekend. Lots of good times to look forward to for the summer. Even Caden had his first outing to the beach, getting some sand between his toes. Too cute!!
Well, enough rambling; I've included some random shots from the past weeks. Enjoy!!

Enjoying some tummy time; head up and looking around to see what's going on.

Sharing a moment with big brother Liam.

Two tired boys, on our way back from a trip to Armadale. But they didn't know they were sleeping this close to each other!!!!

Cupcakes and champagne at the National Blonde Day Garden Party.
Very proud brother Tyson, always loves to cuddle Caden.

And those cute little feet and twinkle toes!

As for Stampin'Up and my creations....... well life hasn't allowed me much time for that right now. I've been doing little bits in my craft room, but nothing to post. As much as I do miss my stamping; I'm also just enjoying my little man and taking care of me and my family for now!

I'm still looking at everyone's blog, whether crafty or personal, and catching up with them. There's lots of inspiration going on at the moment and I love seeing it all. I know with the amount of photo's I've been taking, I have to start scrapbooking soon. Just to decide on which photo's - have sooooooo many cute ones. Til next time.....

A photo update...

Thought it was time to have another update on the boys. Got some great pictures of them together this morning. Don't they all look very handsome!! As you can see, Caden is getting very chubby. So cute.

Some pictures....

Just sharing with you some pictures of the last week. We've been to Mandurah for a few nights away, as it's now school holidays. We left Saturday lunchtime and got the the park 'bout 3ish. Had great accommodation, a nice three bedroom unit fully self-contained. The park was also very nice and very kid-friendly. On Sunday, we went up to Armadale for the day for the baptism of little Dylan. We got to catch up with many family and friends, which was nice as some of them had not seen Caden yet. Monday was such a gorgeous sunny day. We went down to the foreshore - the boys played mini golf. We spent some time at the playground with a yummy cappacino from Dome. Then we headed back to the caravan park for the rest of the arvo. My parents came down to visit and we relaxed in the sunshine. The boys had some fun on bikes which we could hire.
So now we are back at home. Unfortunately, little Caden has come down with a cold and cough. He's a little miserable, finding it hard to breath being so congested. We are giving him lots of warm baths and showers and keeping him warm. Hopefully it doesn't get worse.
Here are some photo's.

I took these photo's of Caden today, while he was having a sleep. I love the sleeping pose - one arm in the air. He's been having lots of little sleeps which I'm sure will help him get better.

The boys enjoying mini-golf.

Kyle & Liam posing together on the Mandurah foreshore.
These are the bikes we could hire from the caravan park. The boys had a great hour of fun on these.

Kyle had Sports Day at school last Friday. Here he is in action, going for the Long Jump. He was in the orange team, which did come last, but he had a great day. He loves his sports!!

As I said before, it's school holidays, so there won't be much time for stamping. Hopefully the weather turns sunny again, and we can get out to enjoy it. Til next time.......