“The most important thing she’d learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”
– Jill Churchill

“If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of god, one need not go far to find it. I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby, when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on it’s cradle.”
- Vincent Van Gogh

“A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart ’til the day you die.” -unknown

Riani

The last time I saw little “C” was when he was but 4 weeks old and look at how much he has grown!  He looks a lot like dad and hot his musclar build as well.

He’s even gotten two teeth now   Photographing young babies is called the hurry up and wait game, you get everything ready, your lighting, the temperature in the studio and then you have to do all you can for the next 30-35 mins.

Being a baby model is a lot of hard work and they tire quickly so you have to capture all your beautiful baby pictures while they are still happy and smiling!

This little guys was just such an entertainer, he was cooing and kicking his little legs the whole photo session through!  Guys I look forward to another fun filled photoshoot when “C” is crawling/walking all over the studio

Riani

If you have a little one like gorgeous little S in the house you know just how fast they grow up and get bigger.  One day they are little nunu’s who can’t do anything for themselves and the next they start sitting up by themselves and crawling all over the living room floor…

This is why I would make sure that I have my baby’s photos done at least 3 or   times in the first year because they change so dramatically… (from truly helpless little angels to little tornadoe’s who wants to put everything into their mouth)

And they also make wonderful gifts for grandparents, so come through for a fun filled family photoshoot at your studio and use your photos to make the most beautiful christmas gifts!

Riani

Photographing babies is always such a pleasure!  Each and every baby photoshoot is just as unique as the baby being photographed.  Some of them love the camera and smile that you only see dimples and others have to be eased into the photoshoot.  I always say that babies are the

easiest to photograph as they are already gorgeous and we aim to capture just that. Dad C went to school with R & D & B.  And as we all know… everyone knows “THE DIESEL BOYS”  lol   L is just such an angelic little baby.  You can’t help but fall in love with her as soon as you see her.

What I will never forget is the K’s SPECIAL MOVE.  Dad takes little L and swings her around (the wilder the better) and she goes quite instantly.  She absolutely loves it!  I find it amazing how babies are so small but they just rule any room you bring them into.  They really are precious and I

enjoyed every moment of this photoshoot!

Riani

“A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bank balance smaller, home happier, clothes dirty, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for.”

“I don’t know whether they should say “You have a baby” Or “The baby has you”.

“When you become a mother, you stop being the picture and start being the frame.”

“I hear every one say that they want to have babies…. but till now i have not seen any-one that really knows wat they are getting into…”

“When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy”

“Happiness is the purpose and meaning of life, the whole aim and end of human existence” – Aristotle

“Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have.” -Robin Lim

“Maternity is a matter of fact, Paternity is a matter of opinion”- American quote

“We are made to do this work and its not easy…I would say that pain is part of the glory, or the tremendous mystery of life. And that if anything, it’s a kind of privilege to stand so close to such an incredible miracle.” - Simone

“Courage allows the successful woman to fail – and to learn powerful lessons from the failure – so that in the end, she didn’t fail at all.”- Maya Angelou

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.”  – Eleanor Roosevelt

“We can do no great things; only small things with great love.” -Mother Teresa “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”  -Mahatma Gandhi

“Anything I’ve ever done that ultimately was worthwhile…initially scared me to death.” -Betty Bender

“To become a mother is one of life’s greatest blessings. It is a lifelong event that forever changes you. Becoming a mother changes your heart, your thoughts, and your actions. However, you may soon wish you had a few extra hands” – unknown
“As a mother, you find that they first tug on your sleeve and later on your heartstrings” -unknown

The Mondeor Mini Mites hosted their first tournament ever on the 28th of June 2008 and what a success it was! The boys (and girls…) had so much fun and played their little hearts out much to the satisfaction and pride of their parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, second-cousins etc. It was a really special day and we thank all the parents and organisers who helped to make the day a reality – and a big well done goes to all the little boys (and girls too!!!) 

Click here to view a dvd of photographs taken on the day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVm3hQjvbtc