He did it!

My husband is the sweetest. He has been making calls behind my back, sneaking around and telling porkies to me. How does this make him sweet, you ask?

Well it's all because he was planning something special.

Just for me.

He came in last night with a bunch of white roses and a card that told me to go to the car.

Bring in the yellow bag.

Brace myself

and prepare NOT to feel guilty.

(He knows me so well!)

So I did, and you know what he had done?

He had bought me my camera.

My beautiful, SLR Nikon D60, just the one I wanted. With an extra lense, beautiful case and massive memory card and just in time for a holiday we are taking with friends over Easter.

He is so beautiful. He has such a lovely heart and delights in seeing me happy. I am so blessed. Its not just about the camera, much as I love it. Its about his love for me and the way he went that extra mile to show he cared. Not just the camera, but the flowers and card. So thoughtful. So loving.

So I have gone from blurry, icky phone pics, to beautiful, bright, bold photos that capture my world. I am so estatic.

So here is a little sneak peak of my favourites today. They also highlight a lovely day I had with my good friend Edwina and her daughter, Talei, who is Hannah's favourite friend. We made icing flowers for cupcakes and watched the girls play, and tried to stop them eating all the icing sugar we had to keep sprinkling on the bench. Not very successful! Hannah came home on a sugar high, and crashed without dinner! But it was a lovely day and I am so excited to finally have my camera! I have the loveliest husband. On top of what he did, he actually sat through the whole stamping up catalogue with me as I excitedly pointed out all the products for 2009!

This is a very happy day.