iheartfaces- Motherhood Challenge

The ladies at iheartfaces have chosen Motherhood as this week's theme. As a homeschooling mom, my whole life is about motherhood right now, and so is an awful lot of my photography! But when I thought of motherhood, it was this shoot that stuck out:

Motherhood-it's so all-encompasing...so interconnected...so defining...and Ashley is in the thick of it right now with 2 little ones. She's such a natural mom, in every sense of the word, and this shoot was great fun.

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iheartfaces- Slice of Life Challenge

This week's theme over at iheartfaces is "Slice of Life." In other words, a photo captured spontaneously, just to record the moment- nothing posed, nothing planned.

This was captured over the summer on a family vacation to NY. We were hiking through Watkin's Glen, and apparently the hike up nearly 400 feet and I forget how many steps (but a LOT) was more than my eldest could handle. So as mommy stopped to take "just one more picture", he snuck off and found a quiet alcove to rest in. He never heard me sneak up and take this picture. I wonder what he was day dreaming about?

iheartfaces Pets Challenge

I know, the title of the Challenge is "pets" and these critters are anything BUT pets...more like PESTS to be honest. But any critter qualifies, so I present an Eastern Lubber Grasshopper. These suckers are HUGE, hiss when provoked, and give off an acid too. Oh, and they are voracious eaters of my tropical plants... come on...you know you want one ;-).

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iheartfaces Scenic Black and White Challenge

The ladies at iheartfaces are changing it up a bit this week with a "scenic" theme that does not have to feature a face. I thought of this picture of Sari and Abi from VA. They were out watching this horse in the pasture with rapt fascination. Too cute!

iheartfaces Vroom, Vroom Challenge

Vroom, Vroom is this week's theme over at iheartfaces. I immediately thought of some pictures I took at an antique car gathering in our little city. There were all these old, amazing cars that had been totally restored. Some of them even displayed the matching Matchbox car that was modelled on their classic. And then there was this guy...

His presence there spoke volumes to me. I didn't get to actually speak to him, but I'm confident he was the "real deal" and I'm sure he had some war stories to tell. I admired him for being here- the genuine article with a story to tell- among all the others with their "hobby" cars.

iheartfaces Beach Challenge

This week's challenge was, well, a challenge for me. We just got back from Sanibel a few weeks ago, but I really was playing the role of "mom with a camera" than "professional photographer". Don't get me wrong, I got some amazing shots...but few that met the iheartfaces criteria of having a human face in them (lots of gorgeous sunsets, kids silhouetted in those sunsets, sea creatures, and sea gulls with their prey) :-). Of the ones that actually showed a face, I chose this one because I love that the kids found a sand dollar. That may be common place in some areas, but we've never found a live one on Sanibel before, and Mimi, as you can see was radiant.

iheartfaces Pets Challenge

We have a small ark's worth of pets around our house, but I like this picture of one of our tame-only-for-our-family neighborhood feral cats. This is Skitter, aptly named for his skittishness, on the prowl-singularly focused on a bird further down the tree limb.

iheartfaces Celebrating Teens

Two of the most BEAUTIFUL teens I know :-)

This week's challenge is "Celebrating Teens". Click below to see all the other amazing entries at iheartfaces.

iheartfaces All About Babies Challenge

This week's challenge at iheartfaces is All About Babies! And I just had 3 newborn shoots in a row :-). Picking my favorite one to enter was hard, but I LOVE her mouth in this one. She was awake for 99% of the shoot, but we got her to sleep for a few precious minutes-long enough to snap this.
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