Happy February!

It’s been a while since Yellow Lab has been on this blog.

Please come see us on the new site HERE.

 

My blog moved & it’s Spring, yay!

Hi friends, I’ve moved my blog and hope you’ll come follow along on my new one, The Yellow Lab blog. You won’t regret it 😉

PS Happy Spring day!

A blog post on another blog {the one with clowns}

Friends, Yellow Lab has been ‘launched’ and even has a Facebook page. The only blogging I’ll be doing here on With Big Yellow Dogs will be to ask you to come read on over at the Yellow Lab blog. We are seriously having SO much fun there. 🙂

I hope you’ll come follow along.

A day without laughter is a day wasted. – Charlie Chaplin

Have a happy week!

P.S. Find us here on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

9 months!

I can’t believe it. My sweetest little Odin, you are 9 months new.

You are such a sweetie. You give high fives and blow little kisses. You suck your cheeks in so deep into your mouth that you look like a little goldfish gasping for air.

You love to unpack cupboards and watch television with your mouth wide open. Granny Gladys tells me you LOVE to watch Barney (eek!).

You also love to feed yourself. You have discovered it’s quite funny when you spit out your food. You love to finger paint once you’ve spat out your meal. Your best friend Lily also enjoys when you eat because there’s always a fountain of food raining down on her. You especially love tomatoes and baby marrows. Another favorite of yours is when we give you a large piece of biltong to ‘gum’ on (you don’t have any teethies yet).

You’re not crawling yet, however you love to stand. You get quite upset when we want to make you sit down. You love when we hold on to your little arms so you can walk around. It is the cutest thing! You take such b-i-g steps with such purpose.

You sleep in between daddy and I at night. At first it was because we said this winter was too cold for you to sleep on your own. At the moment, I’m starting to think we put you in our bed so we can get to see and spend a little more time with you. You have developed such a charming little personality and we miss you when we’re not with you.

You are the happiest giggling little boy. Your laugh is the best sound in the world!

We love you so much. You are SUCH a delight!

P.S. See month 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 here.

P.P.S. Did you see the watermark on my pictures? Yeah, I’m cheating on With Big Yellow Dogs blog on Yellow Lab blog. It’s the same principle really, except Yellow Lab is a bit more professional as hubby and I have (finally!) decided to pursue our dreams. I’ve moved this entire blog to Yellow Lab. Please come have a look at the site and follow along there. I’d also LOVE to know what you think of the new site, our name and the branding!

Keri and Justin: engaged & perfect together

A few weeks ago, Keri and Justin met us for champagne and laughs at the park. Keri and Justin are such a genuine and loving couple. I loved to capture their laughs and heartfelt smiles. Their big day is three weeks away and I just know they are going to have a super marriage.

Here are my favorite pictures from the day.

“… to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that’s a real treat.” – Joanne Woodward

“He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn’t going to quote poetry, he’s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don’t hurt him, don’t change him, and don’t expect for more than he can give. Don’t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he’s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you.” – Bob Marley

Best of luck on your big day guys!

P.S. If you enjoyed these pictures you might like this couple shoot too.

Jo-Lee and Alastair: the best is yet to be

A few weeks ago Jono, Odin and I met Jo-Lee and Alastair at Zoo Lake for their engagement shoot. They were such naturals in front of the camera and made my ‘job’ really easy. Their shoot was such fun and we had a tough time choosing our favorites from the day.

What do you think? We can hardly wait to shoot their wedding in November!

P.S. If you enjoyed these pictures you’ll like this cutie pie’s shoot here.

Oh my, EIGHT months today!

Not a day goes by that we don’t utter the words, he’s so cute, Odie’s so adorable, he’s so clever, look at you!

Odin, we love you so much. Your dad and I just want to hold, squish, hug and love you. Your grannies and grandaddies absolutely adore you too. You have all your loved ones wrapped around your little pinkies.

When I see someone else holding you, I simply can not believe how big you’ve grown. The saying “kids grow like weeds” are absolutely true.
You keep developing your skills a little more every day. I can see that you’re wanting to crawl. You put yourself onto your knees, but once you’re there, you’re not sure what’s next. I’m quite sure you’ll figure it out soon. I’m so excited for you, but at the same time, I’m terrified. Once you’re mobile we’re going to have to watch you even more closely. We won’t be able to leave you out of our site for a second, not even to use the loo. Oh boy!

We love to watch you grow. You’re such a little boy and the little ‘baby’ in you are futher and futher away and a thing of the past with every nap you take.

We’ve started to plan your first birthday (rainbow) party. We have so many ideas and things to prepare. Time is running out, there is only 4 months to go. I can’t believe it. Eeeek!

Little honey, you are simply the sweetest little thing under the sun. I trust you feel loved and know just how special you are to us.

Love you little dude!

P.S. If you missed the other months, read them here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.