I Heart Faces - Red, White and Blue

Let's Paint the Town RED.... White and Blue...

I hope everyone had a fantastic and safe 4th of July.  Head over to my favorite challenge sites, I Heart Faces and Shutter Love Tuesdays, and check out all the colorful entries!

(Side note... poor Kaylee endured a traumatic ant bite in the taking of these photos which abruptly ended our little photo session, but we did get a few more shots which I will share soon.  Including a photo of the ant bitten screaming face.)

OK, the rest of the photos are now posted HERE.

I Heart Faces - Whimsical

Ok,  I was heartbroken that I didn't have an image this week to participate, but then even more bummed when I learned that Barb Uil from JinkyArt was the judge.  BUT then it happened....  the girls came down with tu-tus on their heads pretending to be lions and I asked if I could take their picture.  To my surprise, I got a YES....

I had ONE SHOT... literally...  I had the girls sit in their room and after one snap of the camera... the tu-tus were off and they were out the door.

I Heart Faces - Let's Hear It For The Boys

My husband and our little man, Cody... Check out I Heart Faces this week and their tribute to Father's Day...

I Heart Faces - Bright and Vivid

I just LOVE this weeks theme !!!  Be sure and check out all the other A-MAZing entries!!!!  I Love Love Love I Heart Faces!!

Memorial Recap

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend... ours was certainly action packed with picture taking, shopping, swimming, and bouncing.

My husband was sweet enough to indulge me with some photo taking.  We took the kids to nearby shopping area where I snapped away to my hearts content.  Here is one of Addison and I'll be posting more over the next few days.

We swam Sunday and Monday afternoons at my parents house and Monday morning we took the kids to Bouncin' Bears where they bounced to their hearts content.  It's an easy outing for Mom and Dad and the kids have a blast and WEAR themselves OUT!!  BONUS!!!

We are still very much in the "gross out phase" and nothing makes them laugh more than the word "Poopie"!!!  Hilarious!!

Best Face Photo May... People's Choice

It's the best face photo for May (People's Choice) over at I Heart Faces... Check them OUT and head over later in the week to vote for your favorite!!!

Kaylee playing dress-up in one of my scarves... she was sick and had to breath through her mouth.

I Heart Yellow

Ok, I've posted this picture before, but I still think it perfectly captures this boy. As always... be sure and check out all the other FAB photos at I Heart Faces.

Fix It Friday #99

I've never participated in I Heart Faces Fix It Friday given my blog is to chronicle our family's life and isn't a photography blog.  But, most of my follows are fellow photography lovers and I really loved this shot... so I thought I'd jump in and share an edit....


1.  In adobe raw, I increased the exposure and brightness and corrected the color
2.  In Photoshop, I softened skin using Coffeeshop Powderoom 2 and adjusted to taste.
3.  I added a Soft Light layer and masked off skin at 70% and masked off areas where black details were lost.
4.  Brightened eyes with a curves layer.
5.  Removed color cast from lollypop using MCP Reflective Color Cast Vanisher from Bag of Tricks
6.  Brushed on a little rosy glow to cheeks
7.  Increased red and blue color saturation and masked off the skin...
8.  A touch of sharpening...

Done!!

I Heart Pets in Easter Baskets

Happy Easter to You and Your Families

I Heart Wind

Super busy this afternoon... so I'll leave this as just a photo post.  I thought this photo captured wind perfectly.  Although it's not a perfect picture,  It did allow me to have some processing fun and I just can't stand not to try and participate.

I Heart Shadows

Whew, I really cringed when I saw this weeks theme... "Shadows."  I couldn't draw upon my reserve of photos, but had to make a real effort to take a new photo for this weeks theme.  I racked my brain on what to do and had an idea, but my WONDERFUL HUSBAND (btw, we celebrated our 6th anniversary on Saturday) was the brains and momentum behind this shot.  He is easily annoyed by my camera, but this time was super sweet in helping me because he knows just how much I LOVE participating in I HEART FACES!!!    We had 4 very cranking kids after a busy day with no naps, but we did it... A shadow photo!!!!  

To my husband, I LOVE YOU more than words can convey and you are a wonderful loving father!!!

I Heart A Slice of Life

I heart Faces this week is "A Slice of Life"... well, boys playing in our house is certainly a big part of our life.  Watch out for THE TICKLE MONSTER!!!!

Gotta Love Sunflare

This week at I Heart Faces it's all about 'Sunflare' which I just LOVE!!! Head over and check out all the truly STUNNING images!!

Go Red For Women

This weeks theme at I Heart Faces is RED in support of the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women.  Take a moment to stop by their site and learn more... and visit I Heart Faces to see some AMAZING red photos!!











Also linking up with:

I Heart "Innocent Wonder"

She Still Believes in Fairies & Unicorns

I love this picture of Kaylee.  It was just a candid shot of her taken in her room while getting the kids ready for bed.  Visit I Heart Faces for all the other fantastic Innocent Wonder photos.

Shutter Love Tints

This weeks theme at Shutter Love Tuesday is Tints, so I chose this photo of Cody from the bathtub play pictures I took earlier this week and added a rose tint and soft rose vignette.  Check out all the other awesome shots at Trendy Treehouse.

Give a Boy Bubbles

Give a boy bubbles and he'll give you a smile...

I Heart Smiles

Check out all the SMILES at I Heart Faces this week!!!

My Girls

I Heart This Face

Kaylee, Show me your brown eyes

The challenge at I Heart Faces this week... your best face photo from 2010.  My favorite is Kaylee in the tub showing me her brown eyes.  Have fun and of course check out all the incredible entries at I Heart Faces.  I'm #36 if you want to vote... no judges this week....