.Update.

So the last couple of months have been totally up in the air and all over the place for me. After finally going to the drs and speaking with them afew times i was refered and finally diagnosed as suffering from bipolar affective disorder. As scary as it sounds to have this label hanging over my head,i feel so much better for it..knowing that there is a reason why i have been feeling and acting the way i have.

After that i decided i need to focus on something positive to help me deal with things that are going on,so i decided to set up a website with the help of a great friend...we've only just started working on it so it might be alittle while til its actually up and running...but im so excited for when its actually live...check back for when things are up!!

Anyway...to cheer this up...heres a couple of photos of my niece & nephew from this month

.Spending time with the kids.

This weekend i had my brothers kids for the night and had such a good time. Its hard work for sure...2 kids under 2yrs of age but worth it.
On sunday morning me & Charlie decided to hang out in the good light...we played and had fun taking photos. My dinning room is south facing with big french doors so we get plenty of that great sunlight which it just happened to be on sunday.
I also managed to get some photos of Lola..with eye contact :)...its so hard to get her to look at me when i have the camera in my hands and when she does its always fleating..this weekend she was very co-operative though

Sitting in his bumbo...he really loves the bumbo which is good because he isnt sitting up yet. Hes only 5months old though so i dont blame him. He is pretty strong though so i dont think it'll be long til he is sitting up on his own.

Dont they both have just the most gorgeous eyes you've ever seen. They both have gloriously long eye lashes aswell...which they get from their dad...why do boys always have the best lashes?

She found my pedometer in the toy box...and then decided to use it as a phone!

.Wedding.

I was invited to my cousin Amy's wedding on saturday...it was a really beautiful wedding in this sweet little church in Fownhope,just down the road from where i live.
The ceremony was lovely and so sweet & the after wedding party was awesome!! Loved every minute of it and saw a bunch of old friends that me & amy went to school with.

I took a couple of pics outside the church after the ceremony

My little cousin James at the wedding breakfast...he was the cutest thing in the world,always wanted his picture taken and spent 2hrs talking about Flo from disney pixar cars.

I need to go see Amy & Ali (the happy couple) soon...before Ali gets deployed. Hes sadly being sent out to Afghanistan with the British Army,Royal Engineers.

Congrats & good luck Amy & Ali Roberts.

.December Nature.

Some outdoorsey photos ive taken during December

Most were taken in Shropshire when i went to visit my Aunt & Uncle...except this first photo that was taken on a walk with the dog down the river.

All shots,except the first photo,were taken with my 35mm f/3.5 lens....how i love that lens.

.November Charlie.

November was an interesting and exciting month. I managed to get some good photographs of Charlie,hes becoming so expressive...smiling and laughing all the time. Lola also had a serious accident...she fell into a glass door at her house and suffered a quite serious cut above her eye. Thankfully it missed her eye,the hospital glued it and now that its healed it looks great...it doesnt look half as bad as it did.

Photos of Charlie from November...

How i love this happy smiley man...

.Time outdoors.

I spend alot of time outdoors walking my dog and im so lucky to live in a small town in the countryside and have beautiful views on my doorstep. I remember as a kid thinking how boring it was living in this town...it didnt seem to be 1/2 as much fun as a big town,there didnt seem 1/2 as much to do but now...when i look back...its been twice as much fun as living in a big town.
I used to play down by the river when i was a kid...spend hours walking through the fields with friends...seeing how far we could actually go. I would follow my brother and his friends when they went fishing down the river or canoeing and once...when i was maybe 6...my cousin took me and my brother fishing and i fell in the river...i had to wear my cousins tshit home and ride on his shoulders.
I remember walking my old dog Chloe down the river and her chasing cows...then getting close to them and being scared to death by them :)

I have so many wonderful memories from this little wonderland on my doorstep...my kingdom!
This is the beautiful view i get to see...just around the corner from my house

The colors this summer have been awesome aswell...so vibrant and beautiful

.September.

September was a crazy and fun month. Lola & Charlie have been so much fun to spend time with...Lola is so sweet and gentle with Charlie,calling him the baby and giving him hugs & kisses...she doesnt seem at all jealous because shes too young to really understand. I cant get enough of Lola and her silly faces and Charlies awesome smile.

Lola is getting harder and harder to photograph now,she wants nothing to do with me and my camera but every now and then she gives me a look,just one and only briefly...but when im lucky enough to catch it on camera...its the best look in the world.

I love this photograph,not only for the look that shes giving me but everything that happened just before it. Rich & Lucy came over with the kids in the morning while i was in the shower,when i came downstairs i could hear my mum telling lucy about some pants she'd bought Lola for the start of potty training...but as soon as Lola heard me,she popped her head around the corner and came running straight to me. It felt so great having her run up to me for a hug and a kiss and then to get the sweetest look from her was the cherry on top
We were playing with cups & bowls of water at the sink when i took this

And the big guy...my oldest nephew Ty...who never wants his photo taken but very occasionally allows me to get a shot. Even if it isnt perfect...i love it all the same...

And a slice of daily life from the same day...Lola eating at the table like a big girl with a knife & folk...plastic of course :) Abit oof but so was i that day :)

A warm and sunny september day means playing in the backyard in the paddling pool and hanging out in nothing but a nappy and wellington boots...the girl has style

One of my mum from the day...she never lets anyone take her picture but she was feeling in the mood that day obviously. My fav photograph of her.

And,because no post is complete without a picture or 2 of the new man in my life...Charlie. I took him upstairs to get him ready for bed and Ty was already in my room so he lay down next to Charlie and allowed 1 photo of him and his little bro

And then some silly faces from him to end the day...

Woo...along post...i think im done with this one :)