WW: Snow Boots?

Daniele and Son: Sneak Peek

A few weekends ago I had the honor of capturing some fun photos of this Mother and her sweet son. Here are a few of my favorite portraits.

weekend reflection

Linking up with Jame's Weekend Reflection.

Coming Soon!

Back in April I had the privilege of capturing the early stage of Anni's pregnancy and now I have been privileged once again to capture her in her late stage of pregnancy. With only three weeks left the baby should be coming soon. 

Weekend Reflection Submission

I wish this new family all the best and hope I will be able to capture their little one when she arrives.

Maternity Sneak Peek

Maternity portraits are among my favorite sessions. It is a joy to help family's document this miraculous time.  Here are a few from the first session with Stephen and Anni.

The next session will be done when Anni reaches her eighth month of pregnancy, and will be an outdoor session. Then we will do another session when the little one is a week old. I am almost as excited as they are for this little one to arrive.

Summertime Snapshots

I absolutely love one of my neighbors front porch! Doesn't it look inviting? 

I can so see myself relaxing in one of those rocking chairs with a nice cold Mountain Dew. I bet you expected me to say lemonade, but alas I am a MT. Dew nut.

 Now for a few more random shots taken around my neighborhood.

Don't forget to take a moment to enjoy yourself this week!

Linking up with Mary Denman for Wordless Wednesday.

Random Round Up

Today's Random Round Up is comprised of photos taken over the course of last year that I some how never got around to sharing. With these photos I say goodbye to last year and hello to 2013. I also invite you to read my post Goodbye Eeyore! Hello 2013.

There were many moments of solitary quiet reflection both happy and sad.

 Moments of joy and laughter

 Moments of great joy and sorrow, the circle of life.

 Moments of excitement

 And Pride!

Moments of peace.

Moments of beauty.

 Moments of inspiration!

 Most importantly there were special times with loved ones.

Wishing all a healthy and prosperous 2013! 

And now this weeks top shot to start the New Year off.

Weekly Top Shot Submission

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Flyin' High: Skywatch

Have you ever taken photos from a ride like this?

I tried to convince the grand kids to go on this with me so I could get a few fun shots, but they thought I was crazy. Years ago I took some really fun perspective shots while riding on a roller coaster, so I am sure this would be a great place to get a different perspective on the beach scene.

Neglected Camera

That's right, this week my poor camera feels very neglected. Between the heat, rain and preserving peaches my camera spent most of the week sitting on my desk. I was lucky enough to make a few minutes to get away from the peaches late one afternoon once it had cooled down slightly get some fresh air and take a few photos of my grandchildren at a nearby park.

Sunday Best Submission

There are only two of the 14 plus bags of peaches left to preserve and the weatherman says it should cool down by mid week so hopefully my camera wont feel so neglected this next week.

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday: Family & Friends

This weeks prompts for the hunt lended themselves very well to the a theme of family and friends. Most of these photos were taken this week.

Sunset 

The beach is a great place for families to cool down on a hot evening.

Sweet 

This is from my archives. I really miss this sweet little boy.

Hanging Around 

Taken last Saturday night while the family was hanging around playing card games.

Funny Face 

Last Sunday my niece became rather animated when we came across this giant crab head.

Space 

My dog is such a gentleman he gives the cat plenty of space at least for a little while.

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday

This weeks hunt was very exciting. The prompts really generated so many ideas.
The prompts this week are rainbow, fluffy, letters, metal and tree(s).

Rainbow

I had so much fun playing around with this prompt. My work partner and oldest daughter came up with the idea of using skittles, and I ran with it.

Fluffy

I wanted to take a picture of Gabriel Iglesias  for this prompt but sadly he wasn't here, so I had to settle for something a little less wild. Fluffy pumpkin cookies with orange butter frosting.

Letters

Being part of a Navy family letters and the sea go hand in hand. My son-in-law is currently at sea so of course we are all missing him. Although it is hardest for the little ones, so with the prompt I decided I wanted to somehow use it to help my granddaughter express her feelings.

Metal

Can you tell I have our service members on my mind?

Tree(s)
This tree reminds me of Jack's bean stalk . . . anyone up to climbing it and finding out for me?

So there they are folks, my submissions for this weeks scavenger hunt. Please click on the button below and pop over to Ashley's to check out what everyone else found, or join the fun.