'tis the season

'tis the season to be jolly

thankful and kind

'tis the season to be merry

gracious and thoughtful

'tis the season to be joyful

generous and mindful

'tis the season to be cheerful

jovial and light

'tis the season to be cheery

loving and tender

'tis the season to be stressed

rushed and crazy!

'tis the season to remember

Christmas is being

surrounded by those we love.

As you may know 'we' Red Marmalade

are genetically bonded

and this collection of images 

is a sample of the

large family we share.

We hope you all have a happy and safe

festive season

with those you love

and we will see you in the new year.

take care

xxx

grateful...

let us be grateful

 to people who make us happy

they are the charming gardeners

who make our souls blossom.




~Marcel Proust

as we have made our last deliveries
for 2011
we will now focus on sharing in the joy
of the festive season
with our family,
which we will share with you
next week.

a little wonderful

being a family means

you are apart of

something

wonderful

it means 

you will love

and 

be loved

for the rest of your life

 no matter what

*author unknown

thank you to all the GTECC 

who participated in the fundraiser 

and allowed us to capture

your family's wonderfulness.

show me some louvre....

watching children 

in the

quiet

makes for 

a warm heart

and great art.

seeing children

in their own space

and time 

captures a pureness, undeniable beauty

and creates such breathtaking artwork

it brings everyone who views it

to a quiet

heartfelt appreciation

you find yourself unable 

to take your eyes 

off it

and just like your precious little ones

it becomes an irreplaceable, unique work of art

They're Here!!!

 Here at Red Marmalade HQ it doesn't take much to get us excited...

finding that last m&m scrunched in the bottom of the packet... 

the trailer for the latest Twilight movie...

etc are all pretty big on the excitement scale...

so you can only imagine the frenzied excitement when our poor unsuspecting postie rang the door bell holding these beauties in his hot little hands...

I'm pretty sure Megan considered hip and shouldering me into the wall as she bolted past me to answer the door first...

We are so fortunate to have a job we love, I hope we never loose the feeling of a batch of Red Marmalade arriving at our door!!!

glam rock

when we photograph families

we like to have a 

little bit of fun

it helps us to discover

and 

capture 

the uniqueness of 

your family.

when these 4 'rocked' up

we knew we needed to 

preserve their humour

and their youth.

(and maybe an album cover?)

 yes it is challenging at this age 

to get them all in one spot 

at the one time

and then to request a photograph of them together.

What?!?!

I don't think you could argue though,

it was worth it.

What a lovely gift to give back to your mum.

Thank you from us 

and your mum!

You guys ROCK!

snail pace

when we are young 

we like to move quickly

(especially when we're between the aged of 1 & 3 

and see a unfamiliar woman with a camera pointing at us)

 there is always something new

to see

to discover

to explore

to find

to experience

then we get older

and we wish that life would slow down

so we could spend some time

enjoying 'the moment'

and when we have children

we wish life would to slow to 

a snails pace

so we can enjoy the moments

watching our children

discover

explore 

and experience.

Thank you to K, A, o & s

for allowing us to spend some time with you

capturing your children's experiences 

and personalities.