Photo Challenge :: Fave from April

This week's prompt at The Paper Mama is to share your favorite photo from April.

That one's easy...I've shared this photo already, and used it on my page's facebook banner AND on my new shop banner. {added tons of sweet goodies for newborn babes :: come have a peek!}

Just can't get enough of this giggling face.

Seeing her happy makes my heart happy.

Winner of our eShakti birthday giveaway was comment #9, Christina from The Olive Tree. Congrats! I will email you. 

Photo Challenge :: Green

This week's challenge at The Paper Mama's blog is green.

This photo remains my very favorite photo of Ava.

Can't wait till Summer.

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Photo Challenge :: Favorite Photo from February

This week's challenge at The Paper Mama is to share your favorite photo from the month of February.

Here's my  Isabella :: 

She asked me to take a few close-ups of her in hopes of entering one in a contest for a chance to win a spot in a local ad campaign.

Deadline was the day before yesterday.

After writing the required one page "why do you want to be the face of..." piece. 

Getting said pictures together.

She didn't enter.

She has big dreams. But is too shy yet to reach out and grab them.

Time may change that.

But if it doesn't, that's o.k. too.

For now, I get to enjoy the pictures of my sweet girl.
And so do you.

Photo Challenge :: Feet

Truth be told, I'm not really a big fan of feet.

Unless they're of the teeny, tiny, baby variety.

Then it's love.

Barefoot and swingin' this past summer.
Delicious.

Photo Challenge :: White

This week's photo challenge at the The Papermama's is white.

I love a babe in white.

My very favorite.

Our Ava on the eve of her baptism day.

Sweet angel.

Have yourself a Merry little Christmas

Ava is the star of our eco-friendly cards this year ~ truth be told, I captured this shot quite by accident.

She climbed onto the coffee table and grabbed both Christmas balls off of the angel candelabras they were placed on. I scrambled to get my camera and capture the moment. Et voila.  Christmas magic.

Photo Challenge :: Smile!

This week's photo challenge at The Paper Mama's blog is smile.

Not always the easiest to get from this little girl.

I had her at my mother's for a little while this morning while I ran a few errands.

She kept picking up an old camera and mumbling something each time she held it up to her face.

'mile, 'mile, 'mile

I may take a few too many pictures of her. Maybe.

Photo Challenge :: Family

This week's photo challenge at The Paper Mama's blog is family.

I've entered one of my very favorite pictures :: my husband with the newest addition to our little family.

This is one of a few pictures I had printed and framed for her room.
I love it.

I love her.

Anonymous

I couldn't resist linking up with Elena at Selfie Magic again for this week's photo challenge...

Anonymous - in her own words, "a part of a whole sometimes tells a better story".

I hope the photos I captured manage to do that. At least a little bit.

Afternoon sun...

Below, the nape of the neck, one of the most sensual parts of any woman. 
In this girl's opinion.

And my very favorite of all of the body part's.

Baby feet...utterly delicious.

Take 2. 
I couldn't choose which was sweeter.

And I understand the beautiful Elena will have her very own to eat up very soon...heartfelt congrats from one mama to another!

Such happy news on this lovely Saturday.

Them Then, Them Now

I have been a fan of Ms. Elena's photography blog, SelfieMagic for some time. 

She takes unbelievably good self-photos (like crazy good) and makes it look SO easy (which it is certainly not). She also hosts a weekly challenge where she provides a tutorial and then challenges you to attempt it. 

You follow?

This week she challenged readers to recreate old photos of themselves. 

Sounded simple enough. 

First problem, digging through my folk's basement to find said old photos of myself. Maybe not this week. Instead, I chose to use my very favorite subjects, and an extension of myself, my two eldest. 

They were surprisingly eager to participate. 

The first attempt.

My Isabella. 

Yes, it's the same bear.

And yes, I am weird like that.

Next, Julian takes a turn.

He so enjoyed (has been trying to since we set it up) getting back into "his crib".

Lord help me, I kept that crib sheet from Pottery Barn Kids. Yes indeed.

And his favorite blue bear...a little worse from wear but still intact. 

I couldn't resist just one more of Isabella's.

On the original glider which is now in Little Miss' room (albeit covered up - who chose that print?)

Getting the color the same was next to impossible for this amateur.

I seriously need a lesson in Photoshop. 

Still so much fun.

Happy Saturday!