6/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.”

Saxon: We have been coming here 2 days a week. For no other reason then to just nurse him, and take in the sounds and smell of the ocean nearby. 

Caelan: We often get treats after dinner from the service station on the corner. Caelan thought this wall was funny.

Following along with the lovely Jody.

5/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.”

Saxon: He has the cutest sandy bottom.

Caelan: We waited until 5pm for daddy to get home, i promised him a trip to the beach.

Following along with the lovely Jody.

4/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.”

Saxon: Oh my heart.. That dimple and those fangs get me every time.

Caelan: He claimed to be king of the flowers.

I have always wanted to make a flower crown, but with two boys i don't get to make many pretty things. So it got me thinking...why do we genderize flowers? They are a lovely part of nature, we see them and smell them in the air we breathe all the time.

So i thought, why not just make my son's a flower crown!? Caelan loves to pick flowers, he thinks they smell delightful, and it'll be a fun project for us. We have had all of these lovely frangipanis sitting under our tree lately so i put them to use. Caelan picked the leaves and helped with the flowers. I quickly strung them together and voila! We had a flower crown :)

As you can see, it was a big hit for my boys. They loved it!

Following along with the lovely Jody.

3/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.”

Saxon: Sound asleep with our new addition, Tommy. 

Caelan: Wet, salty hair and a 'milka shaker' make a great combo.

This week has been one of the hottest this summer so we mostly stayed inside sheltered from the heat. We did however do a spontaneous day trip to adopt Tommy, our heavily overweight cat who has been such a delight for the boys.

life with Saxon - month nine

My Dearest Saxon,

Today you are 9 months old, and I say it every month how time flies! I can't even comprehend that it's your first birthday in just 3 months.

You have achieved many things this month. First of all we've reached our second goal - to breastfeed to 9 months. I have no doubts that we will have any problems now. It's all smooth sailing from here.

You are a little explorer, Saxon. Everything goes to your mouth first, and if you don't like it you will try it again anyways. You don't like the feel of grass just yet so you will walk on all fours, so that your knees won't touch the ground.

Your laugh is so joyful and a pleasure to hear. It's very rare, as you are quite content sitting and smiling at us. But when Caelan makes you laugh, oh! It is the sweetest sound on earth.

Sleeping longer then 4 hours at night hasn't been established yet, but mummy doesn't mind waking to you and nursing you back to sleep beside me. I still can't find a reason to put you in your own bed - i enjoy cuddling you too much.

I think about when you will someday read this series. I hope it will mean as much to you as it does to me. I sit here now with you, close to my heart. This is where you belong.

Mum x

new beginnings

After over a year of sharing one blog for client work and personal work i have decided to cut the ties and create a new blog.


The adored: journal. Named after my three adored: Saxon, Caelan and husband Matthew. This space will be where i document all that i see. A place to keep my memories stored with written words. This will be my journal for all that i cherish.

Amy x

2/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.”

Saxon: The day before he had his hair trimmed. Charming me with his extremely good looks.

Caelan: There have been many accidents and much success during toilet training. I hope i can say he will be a full-time undie-wearer by the start of school term. *touch wood*

Following along with the lovely Jody