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The women who work the Santa booth are magicians. ✨😂✨He only looks slightly bewildered here and not downright terrified.....his little hand reaching for mine is the only give away. 🎅🏼🎄😍 -M.Y.

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His little personality is such a mix of mummy and daddy. 💞 - M.Y

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....but mum, why nap when I can play with these blind thingys? 😑❌😴 - M.Y.

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Happy Birthday Flora & Hugo, you're destined to share your birthday parties forever. 🎁🎁🎁🎁 #twincousins (at Billarong Reserve)

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Where to begin? Last night I was writing in your birthday card and started crying. This past year has been, honestly, the most challenging, life changing, joyful, and love-filled of my life. Today, Hugo, you are ONE. No longer a baby, but a big boy with a boisterous personality to match. The last few months as we've been nomads, you have just gone with the flow and been amazing. We catch you all the time snuggling your toys and saying "Iloveyouuu" to them. You went to the beach for the first time, and are settling in seamlessly with Australian life. Without a doubt you have music preferences (fav songs are 'yes I'm changing' and 'the less I know the better' by tame impala) and you're almost standing by yourself. My little boy, I love you. Happy Birthday!! x - M.Y. 🎁🎉🌞😍1⃣👦🏼✌🏻️🍭

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Back two weeks and it actually feels like months. Our new normal is quite slow paced compared to L.A living. The only complaint I have is how does one tame postnatal #minibangs in the sea breeze? 🙅🏻🌊 - M.Y. 📷: @simonjfrench (at Narrabeen Beach)

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In cahoots. 🎭 - M.Y.

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😴😴😴 - M.Y. #jetlag

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My handsome - albeit very unhelpful - packing buddy. - M.Y. 📦✈️🙇🏼

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Trying to help your baby control his utensils. 🍴⏩💦 -M.Y. #dropdeadfred #foodonthewalls

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Family reunion with a long lost daughter, incredible story, remind me to tell you 👩🏻C #yatesfamily (at Kirribilli Club)

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🌷🌹🌻🌿 #🎂 👩🏻C

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To Kill a Mockingbird is my favourite book, I've read it every year since I was 13. I know what everyone is saying about #GoSetAWatchman, but it's still Harper Lee. If it breaks my heart I'll just pretend it doesn't exist. 👩🏻C #📖

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RG @boofolk ✨✨😂 "YOU LIE!"

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Dad just found this note from '95. 🙈💍🙅🏻😂 #oops #10yearsold #promisesbroken - M.Y

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Trusting the Almighty with new adventures in our hearts ❤️ / called to live out of our comfort zones, upheave everything we planted deep and start afresh in new soil. So grateful for the wonderful city of L.A. and its community of people that have held us close these past six years. The Frenchs are moving back to Sydney #🇺🇸✈️🇦🇺 -M.Y. Proverbs 3:5-6 #🌱🌱🌱🌱

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I picked up a fair bit of loot at the recent #mcazinefair yet only now have had an opportunity to go through it all. This is one of my favs, a zine called #PlacesToFindBeauty by @emilyyyboulton & @unicorncrossing. Not only is the art gorgeously vibrant but the copy is surprising & inspiring. Lord how I heart #smallpress - 👩🏻C #📚 (at Museum of Contemporary Art Australia)