Play | Photo Challenge

Children, Photo Challenge
  We should have been doing homework but sometimes the weather is just too nice to worry about fractions and adjectives. We dug out the swim suits and the sprinkler, found the hose that had been put away months ago, and jumped and splashed until the yard had inches of standing water. Then we turned off the water and jumped in the yard puddles. What a fun afternoon, I will cherish this memory for many years. This is my entry for the I Heart Faces Photo Challenge, this month's theme is "Play."  Click the link below to see the other great entries.    
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Pet Faces | Photo Challenge

Photo Challenge, Uncategorized
  The Photo Challenge this month over at I Heart Faces is "Pet Faces".  This is my awesome dog,  Xander. He's a German Shorthair, a breed often sought by pheasant hunters because of their ability to "point" out a bird and then retrieve it. When Xander was only a few days old he was scratched in the eye by one of his litter mates and the breeder didn't seek treatment for him. By the time we got him at 8 weeks he was already blind from the infection that took over and his eye was a cloudy blue color. Since this breeder sells to people who want a "perfect" dog with a great blood line, no one wanted him. We were thrilled to take home our "discount dog" and couldn't…
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Cupid | I Heart Faces Photo Challenge

Babies, Children, Photo Challenge, Uncategorized
The theme over at I Heart Faces this week is Hearts in honor of Valentines Day. Normally I'm not one to take photos with many backdrops & props.  Must have been all that sweet baby pudginess screaming "cupid" to me that made me pull out the fabric and craft supplies to fashion arrows, wings and a diaper. The arrows kept him busy for a few shots but his toes held the real interest. There were several cute pics from this shoot but this one with his toes was my favorite. This little cupid made me fall in love.  You can check out the other entries at I Heart Faces by using the link below.  
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Pink Dreams | I Heart Faces

Children, Photo Challenge
The Photo Challenge theme this week is Pink. I wasn't going to enter a photo this week because I just didn't feel inspired.  As I went to check on my sleeping daughter, I noticed her pink pjs, pink pillow, pink sheets, pink cheeks... I immediately thought it was unfortunate that I didn't  have a photo of my beautiful sleeping princess. I looked at the clock and realized I still had an hour. I grabbed my camera and got the photo posted on the blog in record time. I hope she's dreaming of all things pink. Check out all the other great photos at I Heart Faces.  
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Hands | I Heart Faces

Photo Challenge
This week's photo challenge theme is Hands. As you can imagine, tons of sweet, chubby baby fingers and hands were submitted. I truly enjoyed looking at all of them but thought I'd go in another direction. I took a few shots of  rough, callused hands wrapping up a hard day of work.   Check out the other entries at iheartfaces.com
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I Heart Faces | A Touch of Sun

Children, Photo Challenge
  For this week's I Heart Faces Photo Challenge the theme is A Touch of Sun. We were on out way out the door last week when my daughter put on this dress. I immediately thought the colors would look great with all the "weeds" growing in the field near our home. We quickly walked across the street, already running a few minutes late for a Cub Scouts meeting. As I was setting my white balance, I looked up to see her soaking up the warm sun on this  breezy evening. I thought she looked gorgeous in the sunlight and snapped off one quick shot before she realized I had even taken a picture of her private moment.  My favorite part of the photo is the sun shining through her…
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I Heart Faces Photo Challenge | Back to School

Children, Photo Challenge
Here is my entry for the Back to School Photo Challenge on the website I Heart Faces.  I used the photo I took of my kids on their first day a few weeks ago. We had a rough start when the school bus failed to show up because of construction on our road. When we realized the bus was not coming I drove the kids to school and arrived 20 minutes late.  Despite the rocky start, both kids had a great first day and came home on the bus. I chose this photo because I love the sign my son made the night before the big day.  He was excited about his first day of second grade and made the sign knowing I'd be snapping pics in the morning. Not…
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Mud

Photo Challenge
My latest Photo Challenge theme was shoes. I'm not really one for shoes, I wear the same pair of Reef flip flops just about everyday.  And I wear them from the last frost in the Spring until the snow flies in December. I hate the way shoes feel, I think I'd be much happier in a warmer climate where I could be barefoot all year. When winter comes, my shoes tend to be more for function and comfort than style. I figured I'd take a photograph of my kids' shoes, I love to take pics of kids & their shoes. But then I took my run yesterday & because of the rain the previous night, my shoes & legs were splattered with mud. I thought that element might add some…
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