Monthly Archives: September 2009

Lets pretend

Air violinist

I didn’t pack enough toys for the boys when we drove to Parys on Sunday to visit MIL, but that didn’t bother the boys… they just pretended they were musicians and made a huge racket in the garden

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Addie - October 4, 2009 - 11:32 am

Oh, how sweet! Lovely pictures.

Momisodes (40 comments.) - October 2, 2009 - 7:21 pm

I just love their expressions! They look so into it. Even your little one. Just adorable.

melissa (2 comments.) - October 1, 2009 - 11:27 pm

Looks like they had a blast playing their instruments – what a sweet moment for you to capture!

Michelle - October 1, 2009 - 7:59 pm

Who said no actual musical instruments involved? Love the actions and facial expessions.

Janet B - October 1, 2009 - 8:14 am

How adorable! I can just imagine the noise, but I’m sure they had a lot of fun!

Gina (58 comments.) - October 1, 2009 - 7:38 am

Awesome photos!

Natacha (38 comments.) - October 1, 2009 - 7:25 am

Looks like a lot of fun!

Kathy - October 1, 2009 - 6:05 am

Too cute!!!!

Susanne Van Hulst (29 comments.) - October 1, 2009 - 3:09 am

They are so cute! Nice shots, Jeannette!

Corey~ living and loving (210 comments.) - September 30, 2009 - 11:40 pm

there really is nothing better than the imagination of a child. ♥

Elaine awarded her honours Cum Laude

Very happy Elaine

I was hugely privileged to witness my sister Elaine, graduate this evening.  My parents are in Ireland at the moment, so I got to see her graduate (she only got 3 tickets to the graduation ceremony)… and have some fun taking photos of her and her friends. She was awarded her Honours at UJ in...

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Sue - October 4, 2009 - 10:09 pm

Stunning shots J!!!
And congrats Elaine :)

Angel (192 comments.) - October 4, 2009 - 9:48 pm

HUGE congtratulations! Thats a fantastic achievement!!

Kim (78 comments.) - October 1, 2009 - 4:19 pm

Congrats to your sister..what a huge accomplishment!!! Love the photos too Jeanette!

Michelle - September 30, 2009 - 8:52 pm

WOW!!! Congratulations to Elaine, must make all the hardwork worthwhile. Great photo’s as always Jeanette.

Carl de Montille - September 30, 2009 - 8:25 pm

im so proud of lainy, really sorry I coudnt get there, with Nicole the way she is, i just wanted to be close. Stunning photo’s

Momisodes (40 comments.) - September 30, 2009 - 7:01 pm

What huge honor! Congratulations Elaine!

Mandy (15 comments.) - September 30, 2009 - 4:59 pm

congrats to your sister, also love the photos of Carmen, i really need to catch up more often on your blog, looooove the haunted shed photo….

Karin (117 comments.) - September 30, 2009 - 2:11 pm

Wow, congratulation Elaine, that’s quite an achievement!!

ExMi - September 30, 2009 - 11:02 am

wow, i wish i had pics like these of my graduation.

except no one was taking any pictures of me, 5 months pregnant!

these really are lovely, and congrats to Lainey who is clearly the BIGGEST smartypants ever ;)

xx

Avril (Mom) (385 comments.) - September 30, 2009 - 10:24 am

FANTASTIC!!!! In tears here !!!!! Wished we had been there for such a special day for our Sweetie Pie/Niks !!!! Our thoughts were with you all the way !!! Thanks you for taking the photos and soooo glad you were there for us !! Photos to treasure !!
Love you all lots …. thinking of you all … kisses and hugs from Ireland xxxxx

Cheryl - September 30, 2009 - 9:41 am

Congrats Elaine! Memorable photo’s of a very special occasion.
Just love the RED SOCKS!!!! Thought I was seeing things!!!!

Firefly (284 comments.) - September 30, 2009 - 9:11 am

Congrats to Elaine. Pity your folks couldn’t make it, but that couldn’t be helped. Great pics as always. Check out the bored professors in the last pic. LOL.

Elaine - September 30, 2009 - 8:20 am

Thank you J! I love the group photos! Such a special moment… And thank you again for being there… it meant so much to have you both there… you know what though, we didn’t get a family photo? We should have asked someone to take one.

Natacha (38 comments.) - September 30, 2009 - 8:00 am

Congrats Elaine! Wonderfull memories that you captured for her!

Kathy - September 30, 2009 - 7:49 am

Congratulations Elaine. Lovely photos Jeanette. So happy you could be there.

Madelein (32 comments.) - September 30, 2009 - 7:25 am

Aaah man- does that bring back memories! Lovely pics!!

Fiona - September 30, 2009 - 2:10 am

Well done Elaine!!!
I”m sure Elaine is going to treasure these photo’s Jeanette, they are lovely.

27 Dinner at FTV Village Walk

27_7

I attended the 27 Dinner this evening that was held at FTV Village Walk.  It was fabulous seeing all the tweeters again, and meeting new people, and finally putting faces to some of the names that I’ve been chatting to over the last few months on Twitter. The speakers tonight were Ronnie Apteker (founder of...

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JaneW (4 comments.) - September 30, 2009 - 3:31 pm

Looks like great fun, I’d love to go to one of these… BTW Eve D and I were in school together. :)

Gilz (177 comments.) - September 29, 2009 - 6:12 pm

Looks like you had fun.

PHillip - September 29, 2009 - 1:20 pm

Great photos, can’t believe you still went home to photoshop instead of sleep. What diffuser did you have on the flash?

desi (85 comments.) - September 29, 2009 - 8:19 am

looks like you had fun

Cath (3 comments.) - September 29, 2009 - 7:55 am

These photos made me miss my JHB homies so so much. XXX love you peeps.

Cath (3 comments.) - September 29, 2009 - 7:55 am

wahhaha Sheena looks like she’s abusing Bergen, as usual

That’s Vincent Hoffman with Justin Spratt and Don Packett :)

Craig Nicholson (2 comments.) - September 29, 2009 - 7:45 am

Cool pics, so bummed I wasn’t there.

Thats Vincent Hofmann (@vincenthofmann) in photo 27_10. And Sarah (@sezleigh) in 27_9.

Sally (24 comments.) - September 29, 2009 - 7:38 am

well done Jeanette those are great. Lovely to see you again

Angel (192 comments.) - September 28, 2009 - 11:55 pm

Holy crap! You work fast girl!!

:D

[...] Talking to @Jenty – hadn’t seen her in ages! – her pics from the evening are here. [...]

BFF at a party

Gabbi and Carmen

I couldn’t resist taking these photos of Carmen and her best buddy at the party on Saturday.  And I loved them so much that they deserved a post all on their own!

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Jeanette (31 comments.) - October 31, 2009 - 5:25 pm

@Sheradine, glad you like the photo :)

sheradine moldenhauer - October 31, 2009 - 2:47 pm

i just love this photo. sitting next to carmen is my beautiful, darling Gabi. It has brought such tears to my eyes. superb photography

jen berry (1 comments.) - October 3, 2009 - 8:33 pm

oh man. i love lil feets (yes feets). so cute. these are adorable

Kim (78 comments.) - October 1, 2009 - 4:20 pm

These are precious!!

carole - September 29, 2009 - 1:03 pm

great images but i do love the 2nd one. I love the texture you have used

desi (85 comments.) - September 29, 2009 - 8:23 am

love the foot one jen! love it

Celia Roux (1 comments.) - September 28, 2009 - 9:35 pm

The one of the feet is fabulous! I love the action that you’ve used…

Corey~ living and loving (210 comments.) - September 28, 2009 - 7:36 pm

these are too cute. I especially love the feet one. :)

Karin (117 comments.) - September 28, 2009 - 2:57 pm

Very cute, also like the second one with the painted toenails!

Annie (29 comments.) - September 28, 2009 - 1:50 pm

Love the painted toenails!!!

Firefly (2 comments.) - September 28, 2009 - 12:23 pm

Very cute. I like the one of their feet.

Natacha (38 comments.) - September 28, 2009 - 11:31 am

Nothing like a childhood friend! Those are the best!

Avril (Mom) (385 comments.) - September 28, 2009 - 9:56 am

Ah that’s lovely !! Love the manicured toes!!

Madelein (32 comments.) - September 28, 2009 - 9:48 am

Aah too sweet man!

[...] posted the following on her blog about the photos I took at her kids‘ party… Somehow Jeanette just seemed to capture the joy and excitement of the kids. The pictures [...]

Andrew and Carmen’s birthday party

Andrews cake

Andrew (6 years old) and Carmen (4 years old) celebrated their birthdays yesterday with a fun and water filled party held at Kids in Action in Honeydew yesterday. Thankfully the weather played along and the kids could use the water slide!  The water was freezing though, and there were a lot of shivering kids running...

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desi (85 comments.) - September 29, 2009 - 8:26 am

looks like a fab party! love the third and the window one.
well shot!

stacey@Havoc&Mayhem (9 comments.) - September 28, 2009 - 3:08 am

Love the waterslide fun! Looks like a blast!

Lyn (1 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 10:36 pm

Your photos are amazing. My favourite though are the children looking through the window for ghosts!

Tanya (86 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 10:06 pm

Aww how awesome are those!! I love the one of the girls looking into the shed..lol!

Madelein (32 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 8:43 pm

Thanks Jeanette these are great!! All the kids look like they are having so much fun

Gilz (177 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 3:59 pm

Stunning pictures.

Kelly (1 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 3:49 pm

Terrific photos.

The kids looking through the window makes me wonder what’s on the other side. Great work.

Tara R. (58 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 2:42 pm

I really like the photo of the three kids at the window. The party shots are great, so much fun.

Avril (Mom) (385 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 2:13 pm

Looks like loads of fun!! Love the ghost peeking!!

Secret Mom Thoughts (52 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 2:02 pm

Wonder set of the kids playing. The girls on the swing is my favorite.

Karen (3 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 1:59 pm

Great shots! I love your work. The biker on the front path is my fave.

Cortney @ evanhaslanded (5 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 1:21 pm

Lovely pics! I love the one of the 3 girls peaking in the window! You have to wonder what’s in there :-) !

angel (192 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 8:36 am

Fabulous!
#3, #4, #7 & #8 are winners IMHO!
:D

A Maui Blog - September 27, 2009 - 8:00 am

looked like it was a very fun birthday party! These photos are keepers for sure. Belated Happy Birthday Andrew and Carmen.

Natacha (38 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 7:56 am

Another fantastic party shoot! I love it!

Wenchy (17 comments.) - September 27, 2009 - 7:53 am

Looks like lotsa fun. I love kids parties… they have cupcakes!

[...] posted the following on her blog about the photos I took at her kids‘ party… Somehow Jeanette just seemed to capture the joy and excitement of the kids. The [...]

[...] the party I asked Jeanette to take pics at the party. But then think to myself – am I mad- it’s not like we dont [...]

[...] couldn’t resist taking these photos of Carmen and her best buddy at the party on Saturday.  And I loved them so much that they deserved a post all on their [...]

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