Bocce

This is a game I grew up playing as a kid. It was always played after lunch at a family get together. Having a few beers, teams of girls vs boys usually, under the gum trees, very Aussie. So I am loving the fact I can see my little girl play this with her cousins and enjoy it as much as I always did, minus the beers :)

And of course ending, with tradition, of having a water fight.

My baby's feet, getting used to Australian land....

xxxx Cousins xxxx

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Half Way

Finally getting a chance to blog is so exciting! Everytime I have a spare minute to upload a photo, I have the kids desperately needing something....even now I am trying for 10mins but have my daughter next to me, asking questions and trying to organise a birthday plan/list for her brother's 2nd birthday party. Heaven help the guests - she has an army style planner for everyone...dictating a schedule of music, games, and dancing with organised partners - I think she might need a whistle!

I am just going to show a few of my fav photos from our journey so far - from leaving Scotland, visiting Malaysia, landing in Australia, and discovering the coast, not in any order.

Hope everyone has had an amazing Christmas, and looking forward to the new year!! 

Gotta go - we are now onto the list for the party bags for everyone :( x

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Au Revoir

Well it's jet setting time, so I will be signing off for a few weeks :(

I honestly do not think I will cope without photo blogging haha, so stay tuned for some photos (depending on the Internet connection on the beach - as that is where I will be, staying, living, sleeping, eating...I can't wait!)

I hope everyone has a wonderful special Christmas, and a fantastic new years! Here is to 2013, it will be a year of change for me, as I will have a proper website for my photography business yay - lots of sessions early in the new year, and a massive focus drive to get this baby off the ground! Best of luck to anyone else out there attempting the new, and taking a chance - I can't wait - too exciting!! 

Some of my 'daily Shots' from the last few days xxxxx

What a way to do your grocery shopping - a bit of bag pipping going down in the local 'mart! It was AMAZING! After 10 years I am starting to recognise certain tunes. Love the bagpipes...is it wrong to think there is something a little sexy about a man in a kilt playing the bagpipes...moving on....

We also went on a Santa Train and it was such fun - we had several stops where the train halted and people sang Christmas carols - Its sad when you see your oldest child being a non-believer...'sobs' i thought this day would never come! Although she has not come straight out and said so, but she is certainly giving big hints that her father and I do everything, and SHE told me to stop eating the cookies - I've had enough this year so I am told :(

My kids little cousin was actually calling out 'Santa' here, so adorable!

My daughter not impressed with the 'infant' gift bag - she is wise to the present thing that is for sure - always preempting the worst - but she actually got a cute little gift!

 Our local Christmas lights

And finally - the little guy - still adventurous as ever - still loves Doctor Who, and now walking up stairs on his own without holding anything - times are a changing too fast!

I recently got this gorgeous little french jacket for the little guy, but my daughter affectionately calls it the 'Booby' jacket - damn her!

All of my images are © Leah Donaldson Photography and are not to be downloaded, copied, printed or used without my written permission.