I have photographed this family many, many times over the past five years and I think it has rained on us. Every. Single. Time.
So when I pulled into the carpark for the session and the dark skies started to drop on us, I figured it is not their family session without some rain around. Lucky I had brought umbrellas.
The boys have grown so much since the last session! Owen has just finished his first year of school and Paddy is growing so independent keeping up with his big brother. He wanted to run a lot at this session, and since my general rule with kids is to (mostly) let them do whatever keeps them happy, we let Paddy run.
While he toddled off with a sneaky grin back over his shoulder his big brother Owen was spotting turtles in the river with his dad. Of course Paddy quickly noticed that he was missing out on some fun so came back to see what was going on. The boys and their parents sat on some riverside rocks spotting loads of wild turtles popping up for air from the murky waters of the slow running river.
We made a move further up the trail and found a beautiful wooden boardwalk, I love photographing boardwalks! The boys had some cuddles with mum and dad and then since Paddy loves to run, I sent them all off for a walk together before the boys broke away into a run back towards me.
Things slowed down again when we spotted a beautiful lizard on a tree right beside the boardwalk, the boys fascinated again by the wildlife in the area.
Another change of scenery and we went to the waters edge. It is such a beautiful spot and dog friendly too. Which sounds like a good thing until you realise that some dog owners are not responsible for their dogs at all. The boys were building "sandcastles" in the river sand at the waters edge and their parents looked on, until they realised that the boys had built their castles using doggy do!
It was straight to the water to clean up their hands, and boys being boys they were in up to their armpits within seconds. Luckily despite the overcast sky it was still a balmy summers afternoon and the water was warm.
So between spotting wildlife, playing with mum and dad and an impromptu swim in their clothes, these boys had an amazing afternoon out!
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