Wet Easter

A long, grey Easter weekend in London—but thankfully, we had visitors to liven things up, including Damien’s twins. It was a great test for our new house, hosting four kids under two and just as many adults. Safe to say, getting out to the park was a lifesaver, especially since our garden isn’t finished yet.

With Olivier recovering from a long illness and Chiara at full throttle (read: jumping everywhere), there wasn’t much time for photos this time around!

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Canon EOS 5D MkII – EF 50mm– f/2.8, ISO 125 – Olivier in much better form, all smiles as long as we talk to him. He can now turns his head, and with extra effort hold it straight when we put him in seating position.

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Canon EOS 5D MkII – EF 50mm– f/3.2, ISO 160 – In Olivier’s bed, where Chiara always want to go to to play with his little brother. Needless to say it’s impossible to get them smiling at the same time for a picture – so this is the best we managed so far.

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Canon EOS 5D MkII – EF 50mm– f/2.5, ISO 100 – Chiara filling up her bad during eater egg hunt in a cemetery close by. A typical boy would eat on the spot, whereas Chiara is keeping them – one a day, and when we are lucky and ask nicely – one for her parents too.

March Catch-Up

Olivier is growing so fast that sharing pictures from late February already feels outdated! During this time of rapid change, every missed moment feels more significant. With spring just around the corner, the days are speeding by—though the long nights still give us a chance to pause and reflect.

Here are a few random snapshots from March, arranged in a laid-back, no-fuss layout. 🌸👶📸

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First two pictures taken with Panasonic GF1, all the other with Canon EOD 5D MkII and 50mm f/1.8

Olivier smiling and pausing after his bottle. He stop smiling exclusively to his sister a few weeks ago and us too we are lucky to get smiles too now ! Chiara and Olivier playing in Chiara’s bedroom. Chiara enjoying a chocolate ice cream in Covent Garden. Feed time for Olivier, then finally Chiara getting ready for a birthday party, dressed as a pirate.

Black and White Winter Wonderland

Catching up on old pictures – we attended Winder Wonderland fair in Hyde park in January with Chiara and her friend Valentin. A good time for some winter photography – at the time we still had one hand free to take pictures.

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Canon EOS 5D MkII – EF 100mm– f/2.8, ISO 400 – View from a distance of the main attractions, the tall ones the kids could not do. In fact everything with a strap they were too short.

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Canon EOS 5D MkII – EF 50mm– f/2.0, ISO 100 – Chiara and Valentin in the fire truck. Both enjoying the noisy horn (luckily there were two cords to pull) and then argumenting how to start the engine. It finally started in the end but the tour were quite fast.

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Canon EOS 5D MkII – EF 100mm– f/3.2, ISO 3200 – Leaving Hyde Park, with a strong backlight and black and white gives the impression of the scene coming from an old movie.