Had a long but fantastic, travel filled weekend. First stop was visiting some great friends of ours that we haven’t seen for, what certainly seems, ages. The weather was looking awful but we got a break in the rain and took a (very hilly!) stroll down to the beach. It makes me realise how little we get to see Andy and Susan when I see how much Dylan and Caitlin have grown each time, was great to get some shots of them playing on the beach!!
It has been a lovely break for Christmas and New Year, lots of time with the family which, for me, is the best bit. We’ve also had some very mixed weather, including plenty of snow and bitingly cold days. Through it all we have manged to get see some good friends and get plenty of outdoor time! We met up with friends for walks in the park, spent time outdoors on the bikes, and of course played out in the snow (well, Alex watched from the window…). On a technical front I have moved over to Full Frame with the aquisition of a shiney new D700 and upgraded some glass in preparation for what is looking like a very busy wedding season this year! Can’t wait to get started!
With that, some pictures from the last couple of weeks:
Had a weekend off this weekend. Saturdays engagement shoot was postponed until next weekend due to the gale force winds and torrential rain (not overly romantic weather really) so the day was spent at home with the kids. After a lazy Sunday morning, the weather cleared up and we needed to get out of the house! We grabbed Isabelle’s bike and obviously I grabbed my camera and we headed out to Cranford Park.
It’s a strange little place literally off junction 3 of the M4 that you would probably never notice until someone points it out. It turned out to be a really pretty little park with a lovely old church, some walled gardens, loads of open fields and a play park for the kids. Isabelle had a ride on her bike, then one of the stabilisers broke so we had to take them off and she rode on her own without them (although very insistent I ran along with her!) Followed this by a play in the park in some gorgeous late afternoon autumn sunlight – when the weather is good I really love this time of year!
Been a while since we went away on a break so for half term we managed to get a good deal for a few days away at Disneyland. Without letting Isabelle know we arranged to be there at the same time as Nickys best friend Clair and her two lovely kids Georgia and Sam. Sam is only a few months younger than Isabelle and they are best friends (apparently they are getting married when they are older), so was fantastic when we got there and said ‘Isabelle…who’s that over there?’ and she saw the three of them.
We had a fantastic time and it really recharged the batteries.
