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5/52

Leah ~ more posing for my photography course!

Milly ~ covered in mud after playing with the hose in the dirt and the sandpit

Emmett ~ loves the new baby ducks

Max ~ when he doesn't get his way....

4/52

Leah ~ posing, reluctantly, in the doorway of the stables for a photography exercise of mine

Milly ~ she looks up to her big sister

Emmett ~ Posing on the rail of the stables yard for another photography exercise

Max ~ a cheeky look while climbing the tree at the farm at Nan and Pa's 50th wedding anniversary

2/52 + 3/52

 

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Leah, Milly, Emmett ~ all standing still and posing for me while I adjust my settings.

 

Max ~ he fell asleep on the lounge aftr Leah's birthday party.

 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015"

 

One of my goals last year was to learn how to use my dslr on manual, but as far as I got was aperture priority mode. With our baby due in late March, I took the plunge and I've been doing an online beginner photography course and finally made the switch to manual mode. I'm so glad I did, I'm learning so much, and enjoying my camera so much more.

 

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3/52

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had a few days away in Canberra this week, a change of scenery was just what we all needed!

 

Leah ~ posing on a rock at the Canberra Dinosaur museum. I don't know what it is, she just looks different in this picture.

Milly & Emmett ~ they picked the dandelions and blew them out at the place we were staying in Canberra.

Max ~ running, always running.

 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014"

 

Joining in with Jodi at Practising Simplicity

 

1/52

Emmett ~ little monkey would not let me get a nice picture!

Max ~ remnants of blue nail polish from Christmas.

Leah ~ almost 9 is our big girl

Milly ~ playing 'Donkey', I think she just got the donkey card.

 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2015"

 

~ I was so pleased to have finished off 2014 with some beautiful memories of my children. I've started making a book through Blurb, I can't wait to have it in my hands!~

 

Joining in with Jodi at Practising Simplicity

52/52

 

~ Making gingerbread for santa on Christmas Eve, one of our family traditions.~

 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

 

I cannot beleive we're at the end of this awesome project! I managed to take a photo every week, although not always uploading and linking them up. I'm so excited to turn these pictures into a book, a keepsake I'm sure I will cherish as my children grow before my very eyes.

I can't wait to start all over again, and am looking forward to having 5 kiddos to photograph when we welcome our new addition in late March. Here's to an exciting 2015! 

 

Joining in with Jodi at Practising Simplicity

 



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50/52

 

 

~ four exhausted children chilling out on the lounge together after bathtime. December is most definately the most wonderful, yet exhausting time of year.~

 

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51/52

 

Emmett ~ his favourite pose at the moment

 

Leah and Max ~ she is always playing the role of Max's second mother, when he'll let her.

 

Milly ~ she just came out dressed like this one morning, just because. Funny girl.

 

" A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014"

 

Joining in with Jodi at Practising Simplicity

 

49/52

 

Emmett ~ his sister took this picture, and I love the expression she captured.

 

Leah ~ freshly washed hair and nothing to do "I'm bored!" she says

 

Max ~ he played in the sandpit and in the wagon with water for most of Sunday.

 

Milly ~ posing on the steps up to the deck for me on Sunday afternoon, I hadn't managed to get a single shot of her all week! 

 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014"

 

~ We're all enjoying the festive season at the moment, it's crazy how quickly the year has gone! Even though I haven't linked up for this project every week, I've managed to capture my children every week so far, I can't wait to turn them into a photobook in January. ~

 

Joining in with Jodi at Practising Simplicity 

47/52 + 48/52

 

~Friday evening we had a little photo shoot to get a picture to use on our xmas cards. This was the pick of them, they were all excited because we were going out for dinner after the photoshoot.

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48/52

 

 

~Chris took the kids to pick a christmas tree on Sunday morning, they couldn't wait to decorate it.

(It was only 24 hours later that Max pulled the entire tree over, flooding the loungeroom and stripping the poor tree of most of it's decorations! It's now tied to the flue of the fire.)

 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014"

 

 

45/52 + 46/52

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Emmett, Milly Leah ~ playing with the few day old puppies at the farm

 

Max ~ He's forever playing with trucks and tractors, and always in a walkway.

 

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46/52

 

 

 

 

 

~ Late Sunday afternoon Emmett asked Chris to dig him a hole in the sand, and pretty soon all the kids were up there digging holes.

 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014"

 

42/52 + 43/52 + 44/52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42/52

 

 

Max ~ He loves to wear gumboots, he just couldn't the other one of his, so he borrowed one of Emmett's.

 

Milly ~ she played soccer with the big boys out at  cousin Luke's 18th birthday on the farm.

 

Leah ~ playing table tennis at Luke's 18th.

 

 

 

Emmett ~ playing peek a boo with me. He's the master of facial expression.

 

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43/52

 

 

Milly and Max ~ they sat together eating vegemite on rice cakes after a swim in the pool.

 

 

 

Emmett ~ he's forever asking me to take photos of him and his creations, and always saying 'cheese'.

 

 

 

Leah ~ doing her homework at the table. She's very good at getting her homework done, I rarely have to remind her.

 

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44/52

 

Leah ~ dressed and ready to play 'adventurers'.

 

 

Milly ~ she wanted her hair done like this 'for a change' she said.

 

 

Max ~ lately he's been climbing the ladder around the side of the house, and when I ask him to get down he says ' but I'm smart to get up here!'.

 

Emmett ~ this wild boy! He's pretending to be a panther in the jungle. His imagination never ceases to amaze us!

 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

 

~ Time and motivation are getting away from me. Christmas is fast approaching, and my pregnancy is preoccupying me at the moment. I'm trying to remind myself that I will be so pleased I kept up with this project come week 52! ~

 

Joining in with Jodi at Practising Simplicity