I Heart Baby Bumps {and Yellow!}

I Heart Faces is going with the Yellow theme this week.  I was surprised when going through all my images that I had quite a few that would be great entries ... but I decided on this one.  Katie first contacted me as a last minute bride and we were able to pull off a beach wedding in a matter of days.  Her and her husband also live a couple hours away, so probably not the most likely that we would stay in close contact ... but it has been completely the opposite :)  I have photographed their wedding, their maternity session, their newborn session, and now, just this week, I got to visit and photograph the whole crew for a family portrait {Nick has three other boys and baby Liam is now 3 months old!} They are such a beautiful couple ... and I consider myself lucky to be able to see their love and family grow :) They started out as clients, and have ended up as friends ... one of the reasons I do what I do.

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April Showers brought May flowers!

I Heart Faces is having a {non}contest theme this week, May Flowers.  The ladies of I Heart Faces are busy with a workshop, so this is just a fun week to roam around the yard, walk around the neighborhood, take a stroll though the park ... wherever you decide to go, grab your camera and find some of the beauty popping up all around. We had plenty of April showers; I didn't have to go far - our yard is blooming with May beauty :)

This tree is right outside our front door.  It's beautiful this time of year, and welcomes you with such a lovely scent when it's in bloom ... wish it lasted longer.  Sometimes in the evening after the kids go to bed, I'll grab a drink and sit on the front steps, just admiring it's beauty and aroma.

Here are a few other signs around the yard that Spring has sprung ... little buds of hope as I like to call them :)

                                 You can check out some of the beauty caught by others here:

Motherhood

I Heart Faces photo challenge this week is Motherhood - this image is from a newborn session today. My old friend Jessica gave birth to her second little bundle of joy one week ago today ... Baby Marin is named after his grandpa ... and I know grandpa Marin is up in Heaven with a big smile right now :)

Check out more sweetness here

Happy to announce that this shot placed 10th!!! 

Thank you so much!!!

                                                                                    

I've Got My Fingers {and toes!!!} Crossed for This One!!

CRAVE PHOTOGRAPHY is hosting a MORE THAN AMAZING Giveaway!!! Not only is it an ALL EXPENSE PAID 2 Day WORKSHOP, but there are several other Vendors participating in the AMAZINGNESS of the whole thing!!!

You can check all of them out on facebook here:
CRAVE PHOTOGRAPHY FACEBOOK
FLORABELLA ACTIONS FACEBOOK
ZOZOBUGBABY FACEBOOK
JESSICA DROSSIN TEXTURES FACEBOOK
MCP ACTIONS FACEBOOK
GRACYLU ORIGINALS FACEBOOK
ROCK THE DROPS FACEBOOK

If I woke up tomorrow as the winner, I'll be having a giveaway myself :)  Pay it forward!!!

For now, off I go to find my suitcase ;)

I HEART FACES {PET WEEK}

It's Pet Week at I Heart Faces.  Jewel wanted to make her debut in this maternity session too ... after all, she is going to be one of baby's proud Aunties :)  Jewel really is like a family member - after she jumped in for this one, we gave her 10 minutes of fame and got some great mug shots of this gentle beauty all by herself.  
{And baby will be here soon! Due at the beginning of May; we're all excited {Jewel included} to know if it's a little prince or little princess :}

You can check out more here

The Wind is your Friend

I HEART FACES weekly challenge theme this week is Wind.  The first session that came to mind was Becca's Senior Shoot last fall. We headed to the beach and it was definitely windy that morning ... though it worked in our favor {most of the time} to get some really great shots. Becca is gorgeous, and even more so with a little wind blowing through her hair :)  The image I selected for the weekly challenge shows this just slightly with her golden locks, but highlights the theme with the natural setting ... check out the waves rollin' in...

Check out other great entries here

Just one of my "Slices of Life"

I Heart Faces is having a "Slice of Life" photo challenge this week.  I had the perfect picture picked out ... a super sweet and tender moment of a family adoring their newest member  -  until my daughter came home with her new bottle of body lotion from her little shopping trip with grandpa.  'Slice of Life' lotion, how funny! So while I meant to do something fun with it yesterday, it totally slipped my mind ... due to the fact that I've been sick and laid up on the couch all weekend :(   My nose is raw from blowing it so much, and I think I went through an entire box of kleenex and a whole container of Vics just yesterday.
While I was getting my son ready for the bus this morning, I saw the lotion sitting next to my camera. I had enough time to snap one picture before he headed off to Kindergarten.
These weekly photo challenges {almost} always require you to have a face ( hence the name, I HEART FACES ) and then follow some theme ( this week's being "Slice of Life" )

So here it is ... literally ... I HEART this FACE, and he's just one of my "Slices of Life"

Head on over to check out some of the other great entries

(I'm off to the Dr.  hoping to get some medicine to get rid of this germ bug once and for all ;)