I am running out of positive adjectives to describe the show but we were both on the edge of our seats the whole time.  Our seats were so close we occasionally got hit with sprays of ice and at times it felt like the performers were looking right at you.  I was completely in love with the fact that so much story and emotion could be portrayed without one single word being uttered.  It was magical.  If you get the chance to go, you will LOVE IT!!!

Mum and dad were total sweethearts and the whole session was just so relaxed and enjoyable.  Enjoy your sneak peek guys…

All of that wind did produce one great thing though, the smile below.  How lucky to capture such a special thing.  Enjoy your preview M & M and thank you so much for bring little baby B to the studio, he is gorgeous.

I’m pretty sure mum and dad were a little scared I was going to keep her too hahaha…you are about to see why!

Now dad said that baby M was a real mummy’s girl (which she is)

But I would argue that she also has a pretty special place in her heart for her daddy

That smile, sigh.  She sort of smiles with her tongue as well which I thought was adorable

Not to be outdone, this time I got to meet older brother T and once you see his photos you will totally understand why I said to “lock up your daughters”.  My oh my, it is hard to believe he is only 12 (13 next month).  He was so tall and handsome I fear that the girls are going to be banging down his door any day now (and I think he would be ok with that haha).  And he totally rocked the shoot, he knew exactly how to pose to best effect.  I made a joke to him that he must have been practising, he said “nah, it just comes naturally” hahahaha.  He was one very cool kid and had a bit of spunk about him.  I love that, he’ll definitely keep his family on their toes but they’ll love every minute of it.

Mum and dad are just particular favourites of mine, really fun and sweet and again it felt like they were old friends.  When I came inside from the shoot, my little 12 year old Diva said “wow mum, that lady was so pretty, and how buff was dad and ummm, who was the boy?””””  Hahaha, oh dear and so it begins, teenagerdom is around the corner…

Can you believe he is 12, I still can’t!

And mum was amazing.  She handled them both so well, juggling the two so confidently and calmly.  I was in awe of her.  And to think she has two other little ones at home that are under 5.  Let’s just say that the words “super woman” came to my mind many times as I got to know her better.

Enjoy these two little sweethearts…

We of course did eventually get baby S off to sleep and there are tons of lovely images of him, however he really never zonked completely out no matter how hard we tried.  Lucky for me I worked quick LOL.

I had such a wonderful time talking with mum and dad, they were really warm and sweet and the whole session was just a great way to spend a morning.  Enjoy your sneak peek T family…

I just want to update you all on what is coming up for myself and for Lisa Kelly Photography for the remainder of the year.   The most exciting news I have to share is that we loved our trip to the US so much last year that we have decided to go again this year. Woo hoo. The whole family can’t wait. A quicker trip this time but a more relaxed one thank goodness. Last year was action packed and exhausting and wonderful all rolled into one. This trip is all about relaxing, shopping, sightseeing and relaxing some more. Sounds heavenly to me. The kids inform me that it is only 36 sleeps until we leave. Yay! We loved New York so much last time and can’t wait to get back there and explore some more. My husband loves to shop so he can’t wait to give the credit card a workout. Then it’s on to Florida to Walt Disney World for lots of fun and sun and food and wine and music and swimming and stop me now, I could go on haha.

So that’s my exciting news!!!!!!!

What  effect will this trip have on my schedule and availability for the rest of  the year?

Well it will have a huge affect.   Due to some personal commitments we have and then our trip, I will be unavailable for any sessions from the middle of September through to the middle of October.   This is generally my busiest time of the year for family sessions and so it is going to have a huge impact on how many families I can fit in for the remainder of the year.

Normally my last session for the year is the middle of November (except for newborns,) however to try and cater for the demand, I will extend my calendar a further 2 weeks, until 28 November (for guaranteed Christmas delivery).  Soooo, this means that weekend availability is VERY limited for the remainder of the year.  At the moment all weekends are booked through to the middle of October ( do have one Sunday left at the end of August but you would need to call this week for that one).  From mid October there are only 6 weekends of availability after that for the year, wow that is scary to even type, hehe.  Weekdays there is more availability though these dates are also filling up.

What else has been happening with the Kelly’s…

My baby girl is off to high school next year and I want this year to slow down to a crawl so I can enjoy her being a “little girl” for just a bit longer.  I sobbed my way through the whole experience of which school to send her to but somehow the tears were more about myself and not her LOL.  The Singing Chef said only I could make Liv going to high school about ME!!!!  I just feel like I was at high school just yesterday myself.  Having my own child go to high school is a sure sign of my aging, more than the fact that I turn a certain milestone age next year SOB SOB!  I really do not know where the years have gone.  I guess once you have children you are so focused on them that you look up and realise years and years have past without you really even noticing.  One thing I do know though, my DIVA is going to rock high school.  She’s going to wring every last drop of knowledge and fun and life out of it.  I’m so excited for her.  I’m always talking to her about how she truly can BE ANYTHING SHE WANTS!!!!!  The sky is the limit.  Wow, I truly can’t wait to watch this journey.  She’s still dancing but has taken a step back a little this year and is dancing for fun, no longer in competitions.  I kind of think maybe she burned out a bit, which is fine with me.  While she still loves it she can do as much or as little as she wants.  She has also thrown herself back into netball this year and is ABSOLUTELY loving it.  I played netball my whole life so I really enjoy watching the games.  And I’m amazed at how good they are at 12, it’s really good to watch.  And as for when she becomes a “yukky” teenager, well I have my buddy champagne to get me through those years LOL…

Little Fraser has been sick alot this winter with croup,yikes!  I am so over it.  It just never seems to end for the poor little guy.  I’m blessed to work from home really.  I don’t know how all of my busy working clients manage to juggle sick kids, I am totally awed by how they get through it.  Fraser has been playing footy (aussie rules of course), and he just loves it.  He has a smile on his face the whole time and the thing we are proudest of is how he willingly shares the ball with his teammates, rather than being a selfish player.  We really love that about him.  He has also just come back from Melbourne where The Singing Chef took him to see their beloved team Western Bulldogs play in the afternoon and then on to the WWE Wrestling in the evening.   They had an absolute ball and were lucky enough to run into all of the wrestlers at the airport the next morning.  Fraser got to have his photo taken with 3 of the wrestlers but his favourite was Matt Hardy (for those who know who that is haha).  It was a complete highlight for him and I think daddy was pretty chuffed with it all too.

The Singing Chef has been absolutely flat out with work all year.  He’s in Sydney a few days a week now too which adds alot of time away but we make it work.  He is continuing to love what he is doing and although his hours are crazy, it all just fits in for our family and we try to keep our spare time just for us, not too many social commitments.  We have definitely been hibernating this winter.  Like alot of other families, we are at our happiest when we are home together.  He is enjoying watching his team the Western Bulldogs play this year.  He’s hoping they finally make it to a grand final for the first time since the 60’s I think LOL.  The sad part will be that if they actually make the grand final we will be in America, yikes!  He knew all of this when we were planning the trip and has joked many times that they will actually probably finally get there because he will be away.  He has resigned himself to sitting up in the middle of the night and watching it on the internet.  What a trooper.

As for me, I’ve been just so busy with the business this year.  Things have been hectic non stop since January so I have just been trying to keep my head above water hahaha.  August has been a more normal pace for me, thank goodness and I feel like I am ready to take on the “lead up to Christmas craziness”.  I have to say though, I have met some AMAZING families this year.  Everyone has such interesting stories and careers and lives and all of them have been incredibly sweet to me.  And the babies and kids, wow!  That’s all I can say.  All of them are so unique and cute and funny and perfect.  I am very blessed for sure.  I’ve also really been enjoying planning our trip too.  I just love love love researching and planning.  I was a bit bored when we got back from our trip last year because we didn’t have anything else planned.  So once the new year rolled around I just started planning a trip that didn’t exist yet and eventually The Singing Chef jumped onboard the idea and now we are going in 36 sleeps….YAY!  Of course he knows that the minute we get back I’ll be thinking about what we might do next.  I’m sure he is scared hehe.

So there you have it, Christmas is hurtling towards us at at scary rate.  I cannot believe how quickly this year has flown.   If you wish to book a session contact me asap and we will get you locked in.  Hope everyone is well.  Take care, Lisa  xoxo

Just look at their eyes in the image below, you get so drawn in by their eyes, you cannot tear yourself away from staring at them.  S.T.U.N.N.I.N.G!!!!  I’ve only shared black and whites today, there are colour images but I’m most drawn to the black and whites from this session for some reason.

Great catching up with you D & E and your kids were just sweethearts…