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Have you noticed how kids go crazy when they see puddles... It is like fatal attraction - they just need to step in so there is no point about resisting.

In my family, we embrace muddy puddles. It is "all in" with a good pair of wellies. I will be honest, I have mine too and I ALWAYS join in after a few shots but I know I am not the only one. So I love to see other adults jumping in muddy puddles and let their inner child out. It is liberating <3 <3 <3

Since it is the rainy season here in Cyprus, who's in for a good muddy puddle jump?

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There are places where you feel comfortable almost immediately, places that feel like home without having ever lived there...Athens is one of those places, and Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in particular. If you have kids, this is the place to be. It is simply magical with its colourful garden, its many wooden playgrounds, its musical games and its big playful fountain. Kids can just let go of their energy and be creative - and most times it is hard not to join in.

I am lucky to be only a short flight away so I go regularly, more often than to my home town. I have to admit that I am always as excited as my daughter to go there.

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I am a memory keeper so I take a lot of photos.

When it is not commissioned work, I capture my family, my friends - I pretty much have my camera around my neck all the times. Capturing moments here and there. It is hard to stop. But as my business grows, I have less time to edit personal projects. It is frustrating and makes me sad because I know my disk is a treasure trove.

With Christmas round the corner, I found the perfect excuse to make time and edit some of those special moments for my album collection.

This was a few weeks ago - my first Sunday free in a long time and my daughter loved having us both for the whole day so we escaped to the lake and the beach. I still remember the feeling on Monday morning - refreshed and ready to rock.

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Hello, my name is Eleftheria Hadjioannou and I have a 2 years old baby boy that I would like to take some pics alone along as with us (man and dad). I am pregnant though, due in April and I don't know which is the most appropriate time for the shooting. Any ideas? My number is 99610261. Thank you.

Eleftheria hi. I am sorry for my late reply. Annoyingly, I do not get notifications from my blog when I receive messages and I have been really busy before Christmas so I did not check my blog since a few weeks ago and I am only seeing your message now.

Thank you for getting in touch. I would love to meet or speak to discuss a family session. There is no most appropriate time for shooting a family session with a pregnant mummy. It depends on how much you want to be showing. A 5 or 6 months belly is nicely round and not to heavy so not as tiring as when you pass the 7 months mark.

Where are you based in Cyprus? I am travelling to France tomorrow but I can call you on Tuesday and we can discuss how I handle my family sessions and see when is the best time to set up a session in 2018.

I am on 99721178.

Have a lovely week and looking forward to speaking with you.

Celine

I have lived abroad most of my adult life and whilst I have learned to get on with my life without my parents and siblings, a part of me still find it hard not to see them more often - even more since each of us have become parents/grandparents. So I made it my mission, whenever we get together, to capture those very precious moments, however rare those moments are.

Those moments are anchored in me forever. And those photos carry more than just a memory, they carry a feeling - "how that moment felt" ❤

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Yesterday was one of those days...when my daughter was restless.

Up. Down. Up. Down again. Jump. Hide. Run. Roll. Hide again.

She was getting annoyed with me because of my inability to follow her around at her speed... “Viens Maman, VIENS!” she says impatiently... She does not seem to be affected by the heat the way I do. I go at the pace of a snail these days...

Another one who doesn't seem to mind the heat and is restless too is our latest addition, little Figaro. I think my daughter has found a new playing buddy to my delight ❤

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My daughter loves two things - being surrounded by people and animals. The Golden Donkeys Farm has it all and she loved feeding the donkeys, climbing on old olive trees and jumping down the stone walls. And the fun carried on on the way back - who said being at the back has to be boring!

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I love seeing the world through my daughter's eyes - it is as if I have finally wiped off all the dust that covered my glasses. How pure, exciting, fun & perfect that world is.

During a gardening session last weekend, her encounter with Mr Snail summed it all.... and every time my heart melts.

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When sad events like today's attacks in London (or the ones in Quebec, Nice, Paris, Brussels and so on) happen, it is often a sleepless night for me as I am worried sick of the world my daughter will grow up in... so I find it slightly healing to go through photos I capture of the people I cherish most. Tonight is one of those nights and I look at recent photos of my daughter - her innocence, curiosity and crave to discover the world brings me back to "living in the moment" and being grounded again. I don't want my fears to take that away from her and I know something good will come out of it.

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Sometimes you just need to change scene and take a breather to see clear again. A being surrounded by kids was just what I needed that day to get my energy levels back up again <3

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Rainy day is here to stay! So that was the mood of the weekend.

It is hard to keep a toddler entertained when outdoor is not an option. But we made it! Fooling around in PJs, cuddling the cats, trying out the new pizza place in town and bringing play dates at home. That's how we spent the weekend.

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Καθαρά Δευτέρα/Clean Monday is the 1st day of fasting where meat drops off the menu for the next 40 days until Easter. But this day is not only about food and is certainly not about "cleanliness". It is a day when the sky is filled with flying kites, the air with smoky smells of grilled octopus and fields with laughter of children running around. It is a day for outdoor lovers.

Just what I needed before March kicks in. Here is to Spring!

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So ...I am full of good intention - I started my blog as a mean to document some fun and special moments in our daugther's life but life got in the way - a union, a new start with a new business, a new house ... I am not sure where the last 10 months have gone! And our wonderful daughter is so full of energy and strong-willed that we do not get to sit down until after her bedtime and by that stage we are both pretty much out of juice!

But I think I am starting to get a grip back on my life again!

Perhaps it is because it was carnival day on Sunday and the day started with so much gorgeous light in our new house (I love this house ) that I thought it was time to go back to my blog. Welcome back to our happy messy house <3 <3

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I love seeing those three perfect little peanuts growing up. Each time they get together it is always magical

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Blowing wind, leaves flying and perfect light to end 2015 <3

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My favourite place on earth when I need some head space is being in the fields - I just love smell, the colours, the sound of the birds, the breeze on my face.

It is the perfect place to day dream and escape whilst butterflies dance in the sky. I have found a new companion happy to join me during my outings.

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Sweet dreams

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