My latest post is up on Blissfully Domestic, I’ve shared a few tips on taking photos of dogs.

I’m telling you, there’s nothing better than celebrating Christmas in the southern hemisphere where you can enjoy the hot weather with friends and family and spend your days in the pool (or at the beach but we’re never that lucky at Christmas time). Jealous yet? Here are the last photos of our Christmas… I promise

Licking pool water
It’s the closest she gets to the pool, she’s very scared of the water.

Shark in the water
I have no idea where Bradley learnt this, but it’s the cutest thing.

Cutie Connor

Swimming with Granny

Jackie getting a hug

Mastering his new scooter

Fun stocking filler

My beautiful child

Playing with Bradley’s gormitis

Old Flame
These flame lilies in my mom’s garden only flower at Christmas time. My mom brought them back from Zimbabwe in the early 1980′s and they’ve been flowering in her garden ever since. They’re very difficult to grow, and this year only one plant is flowering.

Sunflower

That’s it folks I know, I’ve got a bit overboard this week, hope you’ve got this far
This is what Christmas does to toddlers…

Jackie was so cute when I tried to take photos of her today.  I only managed to get one good shot of her face before she started rolling over on the grass wanting a tummy rub!

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I don’t have as many photos to show you today, I’ve had a bit of a slow photo week.

Promise of warmer weather

Eyes of a Robbie dog

Being attentive

My mom’s beautiful labrador

Please play with me

Playing with bubbles

Best friends

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This is Robbie, I haven’t taken photos of him in a very long time. He’s my parent’s labrador. He’s such a stunning dog who’d love to think he was still a puppy, but he can’t run that much anymore because of his hip problems, and this winter he’s really been struggling to walk in the mornings.

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