I Heart Faces; SHADOWS

This month's challenge at I Heart Faces is SHADOWS.  A recent early morning fishing excursion presented an awesome chance for some fun with shadows.  

My entry for I Heart Faces shadows challenge.

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A Labor Day Weekend Story

Labor Day weekend our family made plans to get up early and head out to the Little Red River to do some fishing.  Of course, I made sure my camera battery was charged and my SD cards were ready to go.  If I'm going to be up before sunrise, you can bet I'm going to take advantage of it!

The alarm clock rang out loud and clear in the early morning darkness.  We rolled out of bed with sleep still lingering in our eyes, dressed ourselves for a day of fun and fishing.  One quick stop to pick up Uncle Gray and we were on our way to our fishing hole.  

The Little Red River was almost invisible thanks to a blanket of thick fog.  Early morning sunshine trying with all it's might to break through.  Hooks were baited and they began to hit the water.  

It wasn't long before the trout started to bite and were pulled from the river with smiling faces.

Time spent with family.  A great day.

I Heart Faces, Theme :PLAY

     The last 7 months have been an adventure!  Moving to a new town, starting a new school, making new friends, leaving old friends, closing a business, starting new jobs, buying a house, making it a home, and becoming part of a new church. 
The best part of this adventure is that it was all part of God's big plan.  We now live in one of the most beautiful small towns the state of Arkansas has to offer, just 5 min down the road from my Dad and Mom. 
     My girls have an amazing set of grandparents who find time to spend with them (almost) daily.  In pure Grandfather fashion, my Dad lovingly crafted a seat, strung it from a tree with rope, and made my girls a rope swing.  It was such a hit, that very soon after, another swing was made and hung.  Watching them swing and PLAY on something that was made just for them is sheer joy.  What better place to spend a childhood playing than Granny and Grandpa's backyard?

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I heart faces photo challenge, Raise your hands

This week at I heart faces the photo challenge is all about hands.  The photo I am entering this week is of my oldest daughter, Addie. 

I planned this weekend (Sept 10, 2011).  Family and friends were invited to the park close to our home.  We grilled hamburgers, talked and laughed, and let the kids play on the playground.  Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the time spent watching the kids play on the playground and talking with the adults, but I could not WAIT for the sun to start it's decent.  About an hour before sunset, I asked if anyone would mind it I took the kids to the swimming area to play on the "beach".  Of course the kids were thrilled!

They played while I began to capture as many memories I could of one of our last outings of the summer.  Shoes were kicked off, sandcastles were made, seashells were searched for, clothes got wet, and I was rewarded with some AMAZING photos. 

So, for this week's entry I chose this photo. 

Sweet, precious hands of my girl.  Dirty from digging in the sand, proudly holding her found treasure.

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People's Choice

This week's I Heart Faces theme is "Best Face Photo from Summer 2011".  It seems like I took a million pictures this summer.  Summer vacation, time spent at Granny and Grandpa's house, 4th of July, etc, etc...but the one FACE photo that I remembered right off the bat was of my little Zoey. 

Here, school starts August 15, so we have to start school while we are still enjoying our summer.  This photo was taken the morning of her third day of preschool.  This morning she was making up silly songs about her 3rd day of school.  I love the look of sheer HAPPINESS on her face.  I love that she still wears that smile to school *almost* every morning. 

May this feeling of happiness stay forever in her heart.

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A Touch of Sun...

Wow!  Summer kept us busy.  The last I heart faces challenge I entered was in June!

When I read this week's challenge, one image from a couple of weekends ago immediately came to mind.  Little Zoey building a sand bithday cake.  On the "beach" at Lake Dardanelle just a few miles away from home.  To me, it is a perfect picture of childhood, just enjoying life.  No worries.  The sun shining on her face as she creates the perfect sand cake.

Happy Monday!

 

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From a Distance...

This week at I Heart Faces the challenge is From A Distance.    As a Mother of 3 girls, most times I find it hard to stay at a distance.  I like to have my girls by my side, to keep an eye on them or to be right there if they need help.  This happened to be something that didn't allow me to be up close and personal.  To me, the fence in the picture represents that my girls are growing and that they will have to do some things on their own.  I'm not always going to be be able to be inside the fence.

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