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A couple of Sundays ago, I took my tribe + 1 to the park for a picnic and a play.  Twas a loverly afternoon. Exactly how afternoons should be spent when you have five beautiful little girls to entertain, and it is a gorgeous winters day.  I packed up a couple of smoothies, some strawbs, sangas and deliciously yummo corn chips and dip. Perfect.

Milla spent the majority of her time lounging around on the rug munching grass (note to self – FEED HER).  Murphy spent the afternoon in the swing OR eating.  Hard for her to decide which was the most satisfying.  When she was done with those – she ‘cartwheeled’! the Mackenzinator drifted – picking flowers, cuddling mummy, eating and playing.  Madison and her buddy were awfully busy being 7 and 8 year old girls.  Full of singing, secrets, cartwheels and giggles.  *sigh*.

Enjoy.  I did.

I think this last one may just be my favourite.  Funnily enough – it’s only the littlest M that is looking at me.  The rest of the gang are all about Murphy.  I think she is cartwheeling, or standing on her head.  Either way – she calls the shots!

I love all of these little moments of us just being us.  This is totally natural.  I don’t spend hours editing and massaging the photographs.  Usually just a quick click here and there and upload.  I like to preserve the moment just how it is.  I use my family photographs to experiment a little with processing. I am not experimenting with my style of shooting – this is the way I shoot.  I like to tell a story and document the moments.  I think I have achieved that.  They are not all perfectly in focus, nor are they all technically correct.  They are not boring. To me -  I am showing life.  My life.  Our life.  The life I have built with my fabulous husband (who – by the way – is at this moment recovering from having his nose broken in surgery and all the gunk cleared out.  yes yes – I know – I could have broken his nose for him – as could many others that offered – but apparently it had to be in a sterile environment – I just couldn’t swing access to one of those!).  This is the life I love.  This is the way my photography is heading.  Storytelling. The moment. Stay tuned for more moments.