Thank you so much for all the lovely birthday wishes and your comments on our family photos. I'm just happy we have some decent family photos. I can never find any one to take family photos for us and when I do ask people to take a snapshot for us, it's usually no more than 1 and we all look a bit posed and awkward. With the self-timer, we had fun and the photos turned out exactly the way I envisioned them in my head;)
It was a beautiful sunny day today with a fresh light breeze. Tuesdays are my usual house cleaning day. I did a load of washing, vacuumed, cleaned both bathrooms and the bath, cleaned the windows(but forgot the dirtiest one looking out of the kitchen and hung the washing out. A nice and clean house makes me very happy. We had chocolate pancakes with sliced bananas for lunch. Yummy!
We even had time for some photos out in the garden. 
Thanks for dropping by my blog and for your comments. I really do appreciate every one of them even though I can't reply to all of them.
Your photos are wonderful!! I'm researching cameras right now..which one do you use?
Posted by: Corinne | August 11, 2007 at 11:51 AM
Happy Birthday Shirley (im just a touch late) lol
those photos of Abbey are just adorable! cant wait to see them scrapped! :)
Posted by: Kellie | August 11, 2007 at 09:57 AM
Happy belated birthday Shirls!! LOVE your LO and photos as usual. How do you take such good photos? Have you done a course?
Posted by: susan j | August 10, 2007 at 01:59 PM
those photos are simply stunning! She's a sweetheart :)
and ouch! you remind me to clean my house LOL
Posted by: Sasha Farina | August 10, 2007 at 12:41 PM
Gorgeous photos Shirley of Abby! Can't wait to see them scrapped!
Posted by: sofi | August 09, 2007 at 07:52 PM
HAPPY Belated Birthday ! :) Great shots there !!
Posted by: emeline | August 08, 2007 at 10:51 PM
OH WOW Shirley - always love looking at your blog!!! Your photos are just AMAZING!!!and those layouts are just STUnnING.... I think I say that every time I visit!!!LOL... Happy Birthday for the other day!!! The family pics are gorgeous - LOVE the one of you two kissing and abby at the front!!! Love ya
Charmane
Posted by: Charmane Koch | August 08, 2007 at 06:00 PM
Hi, we've missed your posts at SB.com!!!
Lizzy
Posted by: Lizzy | August 08, 2007 at 05:09 PM
Glorious photos of your little cherub Shirls - Abby certainly is a star!
Megan xx
Posted by: Megan Stephenson | August 08, 2007 at 04:20 PM
Hi Shirley just stopping by to say that I think your work ROCKS
and your photography is awesome. you are so talented.
Hugs
Kayla
Posted by: Kayla MacAulay | August 08, 2007 at 01:12 PM
Happy birthday shirls! :) love the pics - the pink umbrella backdrop is so cool! I've tried selftimer too for the family pics, but i dun have any hope of a decent shot as G wouldn't sit still!!!
Posted by: jacqueline yeo | August 08, 2007 at 12:48 PM
Happy belated birthday Shirley! Glad you had a great day. And yep, your photos are fantastic!
Jess
Posted by: Jessica Lothian | August 08, 2007 at 12:13 PM
Beautiful photos Shirl - she is so photogenic! Also thanks for stopping by my blog recently too!
Posted by: Shirley Fyfe | August 08, 2007 at 09:32 AM
stunning photos Shirl!!...
Take care
Connie...xxx
Posted by: connie | August 08, 2007 at 09:23 AM
Oh wow...those photos are absolutely amazing!!! Not sure if I commented on your family pics, sometimes entering the alpha numeric thing throws me out....but those pics are totally amazing. Self timer...must remember that one!! Catch up soon!
Posted by: Ruey Enanoria | August 08, 2007 at 08:23 AM
Oh wow...those photos are absolutely amazing!!! Not sure if I commented on your family pics, sometimes entering the alpha numeric thing throws me out....but those pics are totally amazing. Self timer...must remember that one!! Catch up soon!
Posted by: Ruey Enanoria | August 08, 2007 at 08:23 AM
Oowww...the pics are beautiful Shirls!!!! Your photography is awesome!!!!! XOXO
Posted by: Nancy | August 08, 2007 at 06:09 AM
Love the photos... How did Abby not freeze to death in those short sleeves? I would love to get shots like that of Lilly but anything exposed these days just gets frost bite lol...
Posted by: Mel Nunn | August 08, 2007 at 05:51 AM
Happy birthday for Sunday Shirley. The photos look great - love the ones from today
Posted by: Kim Arnold | August 07, 2007 at 10:30 PM