TOURIST TUESDAY: JIMBARAN BAY DAY TWO AFTERNOON/EVENING

Day two in Bali was the day of our actual anniversary, so Justin had organised a driver to pick us up and drive us to Jimbaran Bay for dinner.

Not my date for the evening, but he was interested in my hair.

According to Google " Jimbaran is just south of the airport and Kuta. This was formerly a real backwater of south Bali, just a tiny fishing village with a daily market. That all started to change in the 1980s and Jimbaran is now home to several world class 5 star beach resorts, plus a few more moderate mid-market hotels."

For me it was a beautiful place to walk on sunset. A place to wander, and look at the locals. None of which approached us trying to sell anything. But most did, second and sometimes triple look at Jarvis and myself.

Dinner was lovely. Nothing like eating yummy seafood as the sun sets.  Must recommend to any parent trying to eat a dinner with a toddler a dinner on the beach. Jarvis played in the sand for ages.

Selfies in the lift.

My two cute dates for the evening.

How is that for ambient lighting? 

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This week it was all about ‘Selfies’ as it has been just Jarvis and I for most of the week. So I put the camera on self timer and then we jumped in front of it. I ended up with a lot of blurry images. But we had fun taking them, and jumping on the bed and cuddling. That boy is the best cuddlier! 

Jodi over at Che and Fidel has inspired me to pick up my camera and turn the focus inward. Since I already take 100s of photos of my children each week, so I thought I would twist the idea a little. What I never seem to get is group shots, images of the family together, whether it is my two children, Tamika and Jarvis, or me with the kids, or shots of Justin and I. So I am going to challenge myself to get one image of "my family" per week.

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Mimicking me in the bathroom testing the water was taken by Justin

I often feel as if Jarvis is my little shadow, following and duplicating my moves. This week we played with shadows on the fridge for ages, Jarvis trying to ‘catch’ my shadow hand. This was a game, yet in real time I watch him mimic me in so many ways and I am aware of just how important it is to set a good example for Jarvis.

Jodi over at Che and Fidel has inspired me to pick up my camera and turn the focus inward. Since I already take 100s of photos of my children each week, so I thought I would twist the idea a little. What I never seem to get is group shots, images of the family together, whether it is my two children, Tamika and Jarvis, or me with the kids, or shots of Justin and I. So I am going to challenge myself to get one image of "my family" per week.

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I was thinking the other day that Justin and I have very few photos of us together. We are always the one taking the photos. So I tried to do a serious portrait of us, but we are both so awkward in front of the camera, this is the end result. I know normally it is meant to be just one image, however, Justin and I debated over which image to use so I thought I would post all three of our final choices. Which do you prefer? Image one, two or three?

There are a few, Portrait a Week options out there. A lot involve taking a portrait of your children each week. Jodi over at Che and Fidel has inspired me to pick up my camera and turn the focus inward. Since I already take 100s of photos of my children each week, so I thought I would twist the idea a little. What I never seem to get is group shots, images of the family together, whether it is my two children, Tamika and Jarvis, or me with the kids, or shots of Justin and I. So I am going to challenge myself to get one image of "my family" per week.