While waiting...

We were waiting for our clients...
and Iffah asked mommy to take her picture with some leaves she collected from the park. It's her favourite thing nowadays, if not flowers, leaves will do :)

Memory...

Was going through her 2009 pictures for an album project, and stumble upon this!
Wonder why I didn't post-processed this picture back then?
This one definitely for the album!



And this one too ;)

Casting Call: And the winner is.....

A VERY BIG THANK YOU for those who have participated in my casting call. I am overwhelmed reading all those entries from the participants. Thank you so much! It was not an easy decision for us to pick the winner for the free session. We have to make another round of selection, getting the finalists to send further descriptions of their ‘little story’. Thank you again for your support sending me all the details for the final round. I really, really appreciate them. *Hugs*

All the stories for the final entries are really, really wonderful! Actually we do get a lot of picnic stories, and how wonderful it is if we get to capture all the families having a lovely time with their children. And not forgetting the clothing selection that you chose for the session, some are truly unique we hope we get to capture your family in the outfits. The locations you chose are great too!!!

I can vividly imagine all the descriptions that you gave. Wouldn’t it be lovely if I get to document all those moments that you describe? Oh how I wish!!! Yet, I can only pick one winner.

So again, it is a tough decision to make the final call. After much thoughts and discussions, all the judges UNANIMOUSLY agree the winner for the casting call is............

Congratulations!!!!







To





*Iffah Illani and Family*

We love your unique idea of having a face painting activity with your daughter. Your idea is fresh and fun! It is definitely something that is rarely done in family portraiture. Furthermore the activity is something that is very, very special for your daughter. We love how you describe how often you and hubby become her 'victims' and we can’t wait to capture her doing just that! So congrats again!!! You shall get your gift voucher for the free session soon!

And I do think all the other final entries are winners too. Your little stories are beautiful, and they are very special. To express my deepest appreciation, I’m giving away RM77 voucher to all the final participants who send us their entries. And more good news, the voucher is valid all through 2010. So you can use it anytime you want this year! You shall get your voucher by next week, through email ;)

On further note, the casting call is actually for my new portfolio, Littlestori Photography. If you notice we have come out with interesting sessions (and more coming), check them out! So this casting call is for ‘OurLittleStory’ session. Well, what does it mean? Good news!!! We have done the first casting call, and it will lead us to another casting call. And this time it will be for the ‘LittleStar’ session. Yup, you heard me right! We’re looking for a little star for the new portfolio. I will announce the details sometime in February at my new official site so do visit the site often to get the details!

Some hints for the ‘LittleStar’ search:
If your child is a little gardener, a pet lover, crazy about cars, loves painting, or just into anything, then she or he might be the one we’re looking for!

And some pictures for the hint ;)


xoxo,
Milin.

Greeting 2010

Iffah having a splash on the 1st day of 2010

Leaving 2009

Iffah on the last weekend of 2009...

It was a beautiful year...
Surely there were sad times, bad times, trial times...
But we love to remember the good times, happy times, goofy times, great times...
Best of all, we are blessed with another miracle... growing inside my womb
And Iffah is the happiest for mommy is now a WAHM
Last year was also the birth of littlestori photography, that has been long in the dream
Alhamdulillah, we are so grateful for 2009.

Yeay, I've got flowers from someone!

And guess from who?


Last weekend we went out for breakfast. Well, our lilttle girl was not really in the mood for it though. So while we were having breakfast, she told her daddy that she wanted to take a walk outside.
And to my surprise when she's back with my hubby, she gave me those lovely flowers!
I was like SOOOO touched.... and thrill!

And yes, recently Iffah loves to give flowers to her mommy. If not fresh flowers that she picks, she would draw them for me.

Another thing that she loves, loves doing that really tire us us sometime is providing scripts for us. She will tell us things that we must say to her.
LOL!

She'll start with "Mommy, say this.."

And she continues with, among them:

"Oh little darling mommy, you are so cute!

"Why are you sad little baby elephant (or cat, or rabbit, or koala etc)?"
Usually when she gives me sad face, she actually wants her mommy to cuddle and hug her and say I love you.

And one of her favourite request from us is to ask us to act surprise, with big wide happy eyes! And it has to look real! This is especially when she's done with her paintings, writing or other stuff. LOL it's tiring sometime, coz it's not spontaneous but we were asked to say those things. Almost everyday, and now and then, she does this!

One thing I know she's very much a happy, bubbly kid especially when she's with us. I am so, so glad that I make a decision to be a work at home mom (WAHM). There's so much wonderful progress as compared to when she's at the child care.

Yes, she was very clingy when I started become a WAHM, probably adjusting to me staying at home working. But now, knowing that she's with me all the time, she's much more independent and very, very happy.

I am way far from being a perfect WAHM. Sometime I feel guilty having to juggle work and her. And especially when works are over loaded, I do feel that I neglect her. But despite all that feelings, I am thankful that I get to see her 24/7, to know that she is alright. And I find it a treasure to greet her when she wakes up, get to bath her, comb her hair, and do all the little things for her.

Back when I was working in the office, I kept wondering how was she at school. How do they treat her? Is she happy? I am glad I don't have to go through that again. And I know she's so much happy now that she doesn't have to be away from mommy. I'm not saying that nursery/child care is bad. But unfortunately for us, we had some bad experience with it. And I guess I had enough.

Oh on the other note, now I will be fully operating my photography works under a new name, littlestori photography. Do check out our website! OMG I am very thrill about this. And from now on this will be very much a personal blog to me, with all the ramblings and other stuff. While all the official works will be shared at www.littlestori.com.
I will still do sneak peeks here though ;)

So stay tune, to both my personal blog and official blog for more updates :)

I hope it's still not too late for me to wish Salam Maal Hijrah. May we have a blessful year ahead, ameen.
And for those who are celebrating Christmas, do have wonderful times celebrating it with dear family and friends :)


xoxo,
Milin.

Some Progress and Beach Getaway

It's been a month since I last updated my blog! I really, really miss updating my blog but I'm just too busy setting up our new official blog cum website. And I tell you with my preggy condition, things get real slow!!!

Our new official blog is still on it's way... I hope I can get things done, if not by this weekend at least within these two weeks time. I wish I can speed every thing but now I really have to listen to my body and of course my lil' one inside. And the big sister Iffah who demands a quality time with mommy who now works at home ;p


Announcements:

1) Thank you for those who sent me your entries for the casting call, we're now in the final selection and you will get email from us InsyaAllah within this week. Sorry for not being able to reply to each and everyone earlier, but you will definitely get our reply soon :)

2) From now on, I won't be able to take all sessions due to my preggy condition. Hence sessions are only limited for babies who just started toddling and below, as well as maternity. And I'm giving discounts for these sessions, also because of my preggy condition :) Do contact me nearer ( a week or couple of days before your preferred date, if time and conditions permit we will head on for the session. I prefer not to take early bookings, again due to my preggy condition ;)


On a personal note, we took Iffah to the beach and would love to share with you some of her moments there :)

Have a lovely week everyone!

xoxo,
Milin.























Heheh an ice-cream treat to wrap up a lovely morning :)