Leura

The wedding on the weekend was in the Blue Mountains at the Hydro Majestic at Meadow Bath. We stopped for photos at Leura and I got a chance to quickly shoot some shots for myself.

Dogs

These two dogs were from the wedding we went to on Saturday in the Blue Mountains. I took them because the Bride had put bow ties on them - but they are very cute. I cannot resist a cute little puppy dog.

Roger's Creations

Roger and I have been spending some time gathering an interesting collection of photographs for possible sales for Photo Libraries. Here are some of Roger's fantastic shots, hope you enjoy them!

Sydney is Home

"We all fall in love will her a little bit more every day" Juanita says. She also said "I have to confess the first night at home with her was a nightmare, I have a new found respect for mothers.
The first night no-one got any sleep. We had spoken to Natalie and she had warned us about the baby blues and that first night in the house at about 2am it kicked in and Melissa felt completely helpless because we couldn't do anything right, Sydney just kept crying. Richard was beside himself, usually Melissa can handle anything and to see her in this state was tearing him up inside. If you can imagine the three of us at 4am sitting in the living room, Melissa crying, me trying to settle Syd and Richard furiously flicking through all the baby books to figure out what to do. In hindsight all we had to do was give her a small bottle of formula to settle Sydney down so that she could get some sleep, but Melissa thought that it might interfere with breastfeeding and would add to her feeling like a failure."

"3 days later and you cant believe the change. Melissa's milk has come in so Syd is eating and pooping like a champion. She sleeps most of the day and night now and when she sleeps, Melissa sleeps and everyone is happy. We went to see the doctor yesterday and our only concern now is Sydney has lost about 10% of her birth weight, which the doctor says is quite normal. And we are talking heading down to the states for a couple of days next week to visit Richard's sister, so things are back on track." Juanita said.

We are all glad that things are settling down for the new family - as Darren and I say there is light at the end of that tunnel, you just cant see it yet - But it is there!
Missing everyone and shame we cannot be there to cuddle baby Sydney. See you when you come to Sydney with her soon.

Rocks Excursion

Every six months I take my students down to The Rocks for a Photography Excursion for them to capture interesting shots for their portfolios. These are some of the shots I got a chance to capture in between helping the students.

Arrival of Juanita's Niece - Sydney

As you may know Juanita is in Canada to visit her sister Melissa and husband Richard and also welcome the arrival of their first child. Below is the email she sent:

My beautiful niece, Sydney Isabella Remmer, finally arrived 8 days late, at 4:06pm on my birthday. She weighed in at 7lbs 12oz and both mum and baby are doing well. Melissa went into the hospital first thing on the morning of the 12th to be induced, but after many hours her doctor decided that the best course of action was to bring Sydney into the world via a c-section. Rich was a little nervous about going into the operating room, but when all was said and done, he couldn't be more pleased.

Congratulations everyone, what a beautiful baby!! We are so pleased for you. We will do a special family portrait for you when you all come to Sydney with Sydney.
We miss Juanita and see you soon.