39/52 2016

A portrait of my babes once a week in 2016 (3 years, 2 months)

I love our mornings together. We've no where to go. We wake up together as peach-coloured day light lights up the room. We snuggle in bed for longer than we should and then, slowly, we get up. I treasure this slow time in our lives.

38/52 2016

A portrait of my babes once a week in 2016 (3 years, 1 month)

I can't easily put into words the relationship you have with my mom, and what it means to me. I chose this picture because even though it's blurred and you can't really see your faces it clearly, the way your arms are wrapped around her says more about the love between you than I could describe. 

37/52 2016

A portrait of my babes once a week in 2016 (3 years, 1 month)

I love how ridiculously silly you two can be. And it seems to be contagious between you, each of you spurred on by the other -  a funny face, a made up song, a defiance of any semblance of order, a bizarre dance move, a "rude" rhyme, a strange noise that you try and repeated because of the laughter it elicited from the other. Your senses of humour  are quote different and yet and you find each other funnier than anyone else.

36/52 2016

A portrait of my babes once a week in 2016 (3 years, 1 month)

If one of you is upset, the other often comes to the rescue. Even if the rescuer was the cause of the tears in the first place. Binkies are offered, or hugs are given, or back rubs and hand holding. Once we reach this point, there is no separating you two, holding each other with consoling words and love pouring out. 

35/52 2016

A portrait of my babes once a week in 2016 (3 years, 1 month)

Happy spring day little flowers!

34/52 2016

A portrait of my babes once a week in 2016 (3 years, Sibon)

"...she remembered watching a summer sunset from this very spot. Not so long ago; just a lifetime."  Sharon Kay Penm

We are back at Sibon, our favourite place in the world. I love watching this place grow in your hearts as you sip hot rooibos tea in the chilly mornings, waiting for the world to wake up, as you think it's normal to see a herd of elephant come down to drink at the waterhole, as you jump into the Landrover as if this is more than just a holiday spot, as you experience the joy of roasting marshmallows for the first time. This place nourishes all of our souls. 

33/52 2016

A portrait of my babes once a week in 2016 (3 years) (Some pics by Lucky Pony)

Your third birthday party can be summed up in a few words - ponies, pink balloons, chocolate cake, and fairies. What a special day, celebrating with special people. Being three is magical.