Drina, and her many faces

Drina, is the youngest member in my extended family, she's the youngest child of my youngest sister, that makes her my youngest niece... :-))
I had the chance to take Drina's first pictures when she was born in May last year, and has been one of my camera's favourite subjects since. Now at fourteen months, she has learned to be quite versatile in getting her way around, but most of the time we have to translate what goes on in her young mind through her actions and facial expressions and oh, I cannnot wait to hear her talk in full sentences so we can at least make sense of everything that she wants to say.....

found her hiding under the dinner table...to her suprise

isn't she lovely?

this is chloe, almost 2 years old. when she came to the birthday picnic last sunday, i was simply mesmerized by her cherubic face. however, it was such a challenge to take her photo as she's camera-shy. i wonder how many times i tried to take her photo without any success, till i left her alone for at least half-an-hour. then i saw her watching other kids playing around a tree by the lake  that she did not notice me coming close, after asking permission from her parents to take her photo, i quickly snapped a few shots and this is one of a couple of shots that came out clear before she started jumping about!

The smile that melts my heart

The weekend has come and gone in a flash. Although it was rainy throughout, I braved the weather by doing things i love doing! Had the chance to visit my five year old grand niece, Tynni (above), went to a halloween dance party with a fantastic live band, with my husband and relatives, and today, had fun playing with my 6-month old niece, Drina, when my youngest sister's family dropped by for a short visit. The weather was not as bad as expected, especially that it was somehow warm...ah, it was pleasant, in one word!

At the market