Nicki, Kate and Sparky before going through security to board their Virgin Atlantic flight to London, and then head down to South Africa. As I write this, they should be getting ready to land in Johannesburg, and then later to Durban to see Granny Moira and Grandpa Tony. I pray it’s been a safe journey …
Read MoreMeghan, from California, married Roy, from Durban, South Africa on a gorgeous, bright winter day at the Hilton Waterfront Resort on December 10th. Having met in February, theirs was a whirlwind, and storybook romance and marriage that spanned two continents and thousands of miles. Their wedding was a mixture of California and South Africa with …
Read MoreNicki tries to get both Kate and Sparky to sleep this afternoon, reading in their room. No luck. Both didn’t sleep at all, but did go to bed extra early. Tomorrow’s departure day and we need them both rested and in good shape for the flight.
Read MoreLast week I had a lovely session photographing Tim & Nicki’s family and their kids Jack and Lara. This session was at Uhmlanga Rocks and it’s amazing how different it can be from day to day. During this session the tide was out and not nearly so windy or rough. Here’s a few of my …
Read MoreBefore the party started, the dogs up the street were going wild. The vervet monkeys that live in the trees around the house here were at it. And the neighbor’s dogs made Rufus and Millie start to go mad, too. I couldn’t get any closer or it would scare them off — as it was …
Read MoreJules is one of Nicki’s oldest and dearest friends from Cape Town and she is with Kerry’s children (Kerry is another old and dear friend) Finn and Ruby in the backyard of Kerry and Andrew’s home in Newlands. We had a wonderful dinner with old friends last night…we made homemade pizza and Kerry made home …
Read MoreI wanted to post these images I made earlier in our trip. These two gorgeous kids are Noah and Hannah and are the niece and nephew of Nicki’s brother Michael (who is married to Sharon’s sister (Belinda)). We had a lovely visit with them when we first came to SA and Kate has spent some …
Read MoreChristmas takes on a whole different meaning with children, especially when they’re old enough to “get” what Christmas means for a child. Plus, this was also Matthew’s first Christmas as well and for a little guy, he was swamped with presents. So much so, that even though Kate scored a ton of great presents, including …
Read MoreNicky and the baby came home from the hospital today. Incredible care from the nurses and doctors at Saddleback, too, btw. Hard to believe less than two full days after being delivered they’re here. It was hectic for Nicki this afternoon. Kate was wound up and super excited to be around the baby. When Nicki …
Read MoreLast night Kate and Nicki were bathing and after a while she began to check herself in the big mirror and start to pose. This was the first one in a long series of photos of her doing it and really captures her intense little nature. I often find that it’s many times the first …
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