Lyndel Garden - preferably Lyn or, most preferable, Lee Lee. My four-year-old daughter nicknamed me Lee Lee when she was four, and the nickname has stuck. She's a blessing to my husband Darryl and me.

My name is Lyndel Garden. I am thirty years old and I transform famous fairytales into something greater. I am a wedding photographer and a half-time teacher. I teach disabled children (five to eight year old children) in a private classroom where only two other teachers teach disabled children like me and help them develop their vocabulary and learning skills. 

I'm a proud mother of one daughter and one son, both twins. Gretel and Riley are four years of age. I'm seven months pregnant with my third child, who will be born somewhere in December, my favourite month of the year!

I'm not certain if you'd like to hear about my marriage, but Darryl and I have been married for six years. We were teenage sweethearts and I still remember my reaction when he proposed - a girl never forgets her proposal.

So, I guess you can say I'm living the life in Ireland!

I want to be like the kind of supportive, kind and understanding mother in the following quotes: 

"My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was."

"A mother is a person who, seeing that there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie."

"A mother's hug lasts long after she lets go."