January Photo a Day Project - Week Four {Sydney Family Photographer}

Back again with week 4 of the project, the last week of the school holidays.  They have flown by so fast and I'm not ready to ramp up the pace of our life again.

January 22 - Little Athletics
I took along the big camera to little A's today, such is my dedication to this challenge.  I pulled it out to take a photo and found the battery was dead flat.  Of course I didn't bring the spare because I was just after a few shots for the PAD.  Not happy!!  Now I had the lug the beast around all day in the heat as we trekked from one event to the next and without the benefit of a single PAD photo!  In desperation I pulled out the iPhone to save the day!  So here you have it, Molly's afternoon at little a's.  She had a very successful day and I suspect she achieved a PB in discus and the 200m.



January 23 - Simple Pleasures
Not much happened today.  We hardly left the house.  It was a hot one so after dinner the kids had an iceblock as a treat.  Max reluctantly agreed to a few photos while distracted by eating but was off before I could get anything I was really happy with.  In the background you can see the cubby the kids have built from old sheets and garden furniture.  It seems to have become a permanent fixture in the yard through these holidays.



January 24 - Down by the River
After a day of being cooped up inside I decided to take the kids down to the river for an ice cream after dinner.  This place is 5 mins drive from our house and I have driven past it many times but never stopped there until today.  The sky put on quite a show for us while the kids paddled and built sand castles.  It was a lovely way to finish off a long hot day.



January 25 - An Evening at the Beach
It was another very hot day in Sydney so we decided to hit the beach after most of the crowds had gone home.  It was so perfect there with a very gentle breeze and just enough warmth left in the sun to make a swim worthwhile.  The sky could not have been more different to yesterday, cloudless over the beach but with a lovely pink hue as the sun began to set behind the Wollongong escarpment.

We explored the tidal pool and built some sand castles before a little paddle in the shallows of the surf.  Molly was cautious but loved running from the waves.  Max has entered what we affectionately call his "Captain Safety phase" and is very wary of any potential danger.  He kept his floaties on to put his feet in the surf and was not keen to stay too long near the waves.  Another great afternoon making the most of the last week of school holidays.

January 26 - Happy Australia Day!
We spent this afternoon at my mum's house in the pool, trying to escape the oppressive heat.  The kids had a great time and continued their rapid improvement in swimming.  I thought I might get the floaties off Molly today after she was happily diving and bombing into the pool when she had previously hated having her face in the water.  We actually got to lie back and relax on a pool noodle while the kids swam today.  This parenting gig is getting easier as they get older!  Happy Australia Day to you all!


January 27 - Nanny's Birthday
Today was my mum's birthday.  The kids spent the afternoon making her birthday cards before we went to the club for a birthday dinner.


January 28 - It's Contagious!
It seems the photo-a-day challenge is wearing off on Molly.  For the last few days she has insisted on taking her camera everywhere we go and today when we headed to the park for a play and some photos, she decided to get her brother to model for her.  She  really is quite good and I think it won't be long before I hand over my first DSLR to her.  I must confess to feeling very proud!



It's hard to believe the challenge is almost complete!  I think I will really miss it but I am a realist and I know that after Monday, when life returns to it's normal busy state, keeping up would be near impossible.  I plan to continue with M&M on Monday so I will have at least one shot a week to diarise our life.