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Josephine: In her new desert boots and favourite Coco & Wolf dress.

Coralie: Little fingers and pretty florals.

Images captured on our Coco & Wolf AW16 shoot.

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Josephine: Her first day of school!

Coralie: Her first dance class!

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Josephine & Coralie: Out with the babies and their prams, finding so much joy in such simple things. Walking up and down the street, spotting birds and planes and chatting about the world. One of our favourite past times.

iPhone pictures this week as I didn't get out my big camera once...savouring every second before school starts!

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Josephine: Enjoying the lazy bank holiday Monday sunshine in the garden. Looking ever-so The Virgin Suicides-esque...

Coralie: Searching for bugs, always.

MONTHLY PORTRAIT: august

Sitting on the stairs in our Airbnb cottage in Scotland. They spent so much time there together - holding hands, chatting, scheming, laughing...I hope they remember. We'll cherish them forever no matter what.

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Josephine: Finding, holding and rescuing the beetles from the pathways (and placing them very carefully in the grass, where they wouldn't get stood) was one of Josephine's most favourite things, and something she tells everyone when they've asked her about her holiday.

Coralie: Smelling, touching and examining all the pretty wild flowers on each of our walks.

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Josephine: In our beautiful Airbnb cottage, on our Scottish adventure. Watching the rain pour down. Both the girls loved those window seats and looking out at the countryside. So much to look at, so much to be amazed by.

Coralie: Taking in every detail on one of our walks.

SOMERSET LAVENDER

Last week we visited Somerset Lavender with our lovely friends, for a walk around the fields and a taste of the lemon and lavender cake. It was a beautiful place, and offered the chance for some gorgeous photographs of our girls.

The smell was so amazing as we wondered around, and even though Coralie suddenly noticed all the bees just at the end and became a little nervous, we all had a wonderful afternoon.

TOO MUCH FUN

Sometimes hanging out at the meadow is just too much fun, and you really don't want to go home. I want to remember the happy faces, and dorky faces, and grumpy faces all the same. And she may look sad and fed up, but boy she's still beautiful. I just love these photos (and love how they show just how stubborn and dramatic she can be sometimes!)

HORSE LOVERS

Our girls looooove horses. From real life ones to unicorns, My Little Pony (not that they've ever watched it!) to their favourite Schleich models. A few weeks ago I suggested taking their current favourite horses (which my Grandparent's gave them when we stayed with them last month) to the meadow and they were thrilled. I love how much it's the simple things that excite them the most. The horses galloped through the grass, went on the swing and were pushed down the slide. Happy days :)

And I just love these photos. Their happy faces as they play together has got to be one of the things that makes me most proud to be their Mama, and which makes me sure we're doing a pretty good job at this parenting malarkey.