I heart smiles

 

Iheartfaces.com not only hearts faces, but like me, they also heart smiling faces.  Here is a sweet "almost" smile as my entry for this week's assignment.  Now hurry on over and check out the other entries and then enter one yourself!

 

 

Hellow Yellow!

I love yellow!  And now I have a new reason to love it even more.

Isn't he adorable?!  Wait til you see his mama. . .

 

Yep.  Adorable duo.

 

 

Adorable boy adoring his adorable mother!

 

And, since I am an equal opportunity color enthusiast, we tried several  different spots and I discovered the adorable duo are just as adorable next to just about any color of the rainbow.

 

 

 

 

And even when yellow has gone to bed, they still continue to melt my heart.

J's Crew

It was so fun capturing the personalities of this energetic little crew.  Especially number three!  They are beautiful children and I have been wanting to take their pictures for a long time.  My camera loved them almost as much as me!  Thanks guys!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rainbow Connection

 

This vacation and its following plethora of pictures were made possible by friends and family with wonderful connections in the travel, tourism and airline industries.  To them I say, "Malo aupito and Mahalo nui loa!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Must. Rest. Cheek.

 

 

This is one of my all time, favorite black and whites.  I edited another version of it where I removed the dirt, food smears and little scratches.  Then I decided that for this image, it would be a little like scraping the frosting off a cookie.  Unthinkable!

Hey Little Boy Blue, whatcha thinkin'?

 

It is my entry for the dramatic black and white challenge over at iheartfaces.com

Go check out some of the other moody, dramatic and stunning entries.  Or enter your own!

       

And then I jumped for joy!

Remember this picture?

Well, after trying for how many months now to win a challenge at iheartfaces.com, I finally did.

It was only 9th place, but I did it! Technically, it is not a fabulous shot, but I love the colors, contrast and frozen motion. And the flexibility of youth.

Yaaaaaa. See it here.

And now I get my first button--Ta Da.

Jumpin' for Joy!

There was a girl

who loved to twirl

and leap

and jump

FOR JOY!

So I entered her picture in iheart face's weekly challenge.

Jump on in and join the fun.

Joy.

The quickest sneak peek ever!

 

Here you go little lady. . .

 

 

 

Kate Turns Two!

 

A little over a year ago, this little doll Kate turned one and I got to do her birthday pictures.   That photo shoot is here.

 

Since then she has sprouted the softest golden locks and the most adorable and agreeable personality.  She kept us laughing and running with her sweet energy and I just couldn't get over how happy she was to have her picture taken.  There is not a drop of terrible in this two year old!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I nearly cried at how her beauty came thru the camera lens and made some of the most incredible images.  They are simply breathtaking, wouldn't you agree?

 

Happy birthday Kate!