I Heart Faces- Innocent Wonder

I am linking up to I Heart Faces weekly photo challenge.  This week's theme is "Innocent Wonder."  Here is Samuel quietly listening to his grandpa tell him a bedtime story.

March Madness

My brother is getting married in March and I took some engagement photos this fall. He and his fiance asked if I could make a Save the Date for them and they wanted it to have something to do with March Madness since they are huge basketball fans! I have no experience in design so I had to keep it simple but I came up with this ticket idea. Note: church name and last names have been blocked to avoid wedding crashers.

I Heart Faces- Silhouette

This photo was taken during my first ever photo shoot last month--- with 5 kids! I told the boys to run up the hill and be tough and this is what I got. I showed the oldest boy the picture (being quite proud of the artistic shot) and he said "I think you need a flash." Hopefully the I Heart Faces crowd will appreciate it more than him.

Fix-it Friday #74

Every Friday I Heart Faces posts a photo that is SOOC and let’s everyone have fun editing. It is awesome to see the different styles everyone chooses. I went for a warm, hazy look and you can see my edit below.

Original

For my edit, I cropped a little closer and then ran Coffeeshop’s Perfect Portrait 2 which allowed me to adjust levels and work on the little girls skin and eyes. I ran Florabella’s Spring Haze at 50% and PW’s Seventies Action at 20% to the lighten everything and add some warmth to the photo. Finally, I cheated and used Lens Flare to make it look like it was a bright fall day and the sun was hitting her face. Be sure to check out fix it Friday to see all of the different edits!

Pigeon Forge

On the way back from Chattanooga, we stopped to see my cousins and her little boys. She asked if I could bring my camera and I had never done a “photo shoot” before but I did get a few good pictures after lunch.

Tate just learned how to say TACKLE!

Samuel totally knows how to work the camera.

I Heart Faces- Smirk

These cousins got caught in the act swiping icing from a birthday cake when they thought no one was looking. Thank goodness for zoom lenses and being able to catch these guilty smirks.

I Heart Faces- My Summer in Review

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I traveled to Alaska with my family this summer. It was one of those last minute deals so 2 weeks before the trip we found a 7 day cruise for $300 per person. My mom paid for the 3 kids to go so to thank her for taking us, I created a photo collage for her. Be creative when you look at the letters (it is her last name)... each of the photos reminds us of something from the trip.

T- boat anchor from an excursion

E- Eagles-- we saw 86 bald eagles one day and each one was breathtaking

D- yummy food on the cruise

F- dolphin statue in the pool area of the ship

O- life ring from the Aleutian Ballad-- one of the ship's from Deadliest Catch

R- a park we visited while in Vancouver

D- crab measuring table from a crab boat in Ketchikan

It was an amazing trip-- I hope that everyone enjoys getting a quick glimpse!

Beautiful Asheville!

I just returned from Asheville over the long weekend. What an amazing trip! I was amazed by the unique architecture that we saw on our historic trolley tour. Here are a few snapshots of my favorites: