manaias baby blessing

today one of my favourite families everrrrr had their newest baby girl blessed. i was blessed to be able to take the photos yet again and loved every minute of it. 

seriously the coolest people you will ever meet, so laid back, this is the easiest friendship ever and i love it.

daddy aitu with baby girl number 4!

and gorgeous mel. i just love this picture of her and manaia

but my absolute favourite bit of the day was watching this gorgeous little girl gang!

i love how much these girls dote on their baby sister. it is the most precious thing. 

happy blessing day baby girl! ❤

alexander's blessing day

today our sweet little alexander had his blessing day. for those not of our faith, a baby receives a name and a blessing, during the first months of their life (although it can on occasion be done at a later stage). the blessing is given generally by the father of the baby, or another prominent male in their life who holds the melchizedek priesthood. during the blessing, this man and other important men in the baby's life surround the child in a circle and join together to assist with the blessing. he will speak of things hoped for or that may occur in the baby's future. it's a wonderful experience for a family.

today was no exception, doug spoke of wonderful things in store for baby alexander and it was beautiful to hear him speak so tenderly of him. the thing that stood out the most was that he would be strong both psychically and spiritually, which was a huge relief to me! after his rocky start in hospital, i'm glad to know he'll be strong in body and with the crazy world around us, i hope he'll always be able to remain close to his earthly family and his father in heaven.

he was assisted by his father stephen, my father neil, my eldest brother jared, our bishop paul and two friends, mark and hayden. getting everyone together for a photo afterwards proved impossible, so here's all the family together. 

alex with his daddy and grandfathers

and with mummy and his grandmothers

he was such a good baby during his blessing, not making a fuss at all, meaning we were able to hear the entire thing with no problems at all. yay baby!

and madeline and joseph were so proud to have their pictures with him afterwards. look how chuffed they are. i'm so glad he's slotted in perfectly and that they love him so much ♥

and finally a good photo of baby alex with me. he is just the sweetest little thing. i am so happy he is mine. 

all these little cuties turned up for the blessing... i couldn't resist throwing in a photo of them too!

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last but not least. alex's little outfit. i was so stoked. i found it on ebay (an absolute steal, just $10.49 including post) and it was exactly what i wanted. when it arrived i thought it was so huge that he could never possibly fit into it. but fast-forward a few months to now, when we actually had the blessing and it's just right. hooray for ebay!

another baby mcilwaine blessing

my beautiful friend alexandra and her husband mike blessed baby number 3 today. what a joy it is to have close friends in the gospel and to share things like this with them

baby michael william (the third) arrived just two weeks ago and he is such a cutie! fits in perfectly to their little family... all so genetically blessed. it's so easy to take photos of them.

proud big sisters myra and evie

and three generations of michael williams in one shot. ♥

alex and her baby boy

so blessed to have this girl in my life!

looking just as young and in love as they did when they got married. i love you guys! ♥

keilani's blessing day ♥

mel and aitu's adorable baby girl keilani was blessed today and oh my word is she adorable! just over a month old and has so much hair and big big eyes that stare right into you. i'm in love!

i love mel and her girls, they are just too cute!

some funny faces with dad 

and the proud as punch big sisters showing off their new toy, um, sister.

mel with her new addition keilani ♥

cutest little fam! we love the niupalaus ♥

baby zoe's blessing

my gorgeous friends bianca's little girl zoe had her blessing today and oh is she a little doll. just look at those cheeks! ♥ 

she was looking so sweet in her dress and headband, that i couldn't help but take a million photos of her...

she is such a peaceful baby and slept through most of the day, what a perfect baby, i just love her!

and here they are... the happy landis family of four ♥

baby marlee's blessing day ❤️

our friends baby marlee was blessed today. isn't she perfect! 

surrounded by family and friends, her father mark gave her the most wonderful blessing with beautiful promises for her life to come

baby marlee with her mum and grandmothers

look at that widdle face!

baby m with her doting dad

we love you vinnies! ♥

baby blessings in mandurah

what's the only thing better than one new baby? two! cousins that were born just weeks apart and will undoubtedly be best friends when they grow up.

baby lincoln (on the left) and baby samuel who were blessed today at mandurah ward and they are just the cutest little men. :)

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my friend kelly is baby sam's mum and  was quite happy to let me snap a billion pictures of him which made my day, he is an absolute little darling.

i mean seriously. look at that face.

it was a gorgeous day, full of family and love

and cake! yum

and just for good measure, here is my friend aeronny (kellys husbands aunt and the reason i know kelly! i go waaaaaaaay back with this family... haha) cuddling her two new great nephews! i am loving this photo!

baby myra's blessing

today we were so lucky to be there when my beautiful friend alex's new baby myra was blessed. alex and i have been friends for as long as i can ever remember, so it's wonderful that we can share times like this together. she has the sweetest little family and a great husband who loves her like crazy.

i got to take pics too (what a busy picture weekend! haha) and loved it. they are very photogenic and make me look good.

myra is such a gorgeous baby, very sleepy and content and alex is a fabulous mama... her older girl evie is just lovely too!

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if they are all this sweet dear alex, you better have ten! :)