these guys are such good friends of ours, and i’ve been honoured to be their regular family photographer since their first child was born years ago 🙂

here’s what one sunday morning looks like at their place! i really enjoy photographing a family in their own home, doing the ordinary and sometimes silly family stuff that they enjoy. because one day, when the kids are grown and everything has changed, this is the stuff that will remind them all of who they are and where they come from – the things that are most important to them.

so at this shoot we had a dramatic book reading, made mud pies in the bush kitchen, played with cars in the bedrooms, jumped on the trampoline, had a face-pulling contest, posed with still-beloved baby toys, and generally just did plain old family stuff. and Paula (the mum) told me afterwards that she was so anxious about getting the house looking lovely for my camera, that she totally forgot to brush her own hair – and she didn’t care a bit once she saw the photos and how much fun everyone was having 🙂