photo challenge | happiness

The definition of “happiness” for my kids this weekend was Copper, my sister’s puppy golden retriever that we puppysat for her this weekend. My kids were in heaven!  :) As co-founder of I Heart Faces, I am not eligible to win the monthly photo challenges but still enjoy joining in the fun and seeing my [...]

photo challenge | beautiful b&w

Pin It For a photo challenge theme like “Beautiful B&W” I didn’t really expect to use an image featuring two of my rough-and-tumble, hair-way-too-long-and-overgrown, best-of-friends, ornery boys BUT…my usual model (a.k.a. my daughter, Weslea) headed out the door to attend a basketball game with her daddy this evening and (much to their chagrin) these two [...]

photo challenge | hugs & kisses

Friday night saw me helping a very excited Weslea get ready to attend her last Father-Daughter Sweetheart Dance with her daddy. In years past I have attended the dances myself as the photographer (and have so many photos of the memories here, here, here and here).  This year was different though as my boys were [...]

photo challenge | hearts

Pin It This past week I had the pleasure of photographing a lifestyle session for this wonderful family as part of a new endeavor I’m embarking on with Spirit of Faith Adoptions, an amazing organization that helps connect birth mothers and potential adoptive families here in Ohio.   One of their staff members attends my church [...]

photo challenge | oh so silly!

Pin It With four crazy kids, it’s pretty darn easy to capture an “oh so silly” photo around here. Enter your silly themed photo into the I Heart Faces photo challenge this week.   As co-founder of I Heart Faces I can’t win any of the challenges, but I love to use them as a way [...]

photo challenge | by the book

Pin It It seems like any time I need to find Weslea, I can go into her room and find her cuddled up with the newest book she is reading.  She uses her birthday money to buy books, she gives me big-puppy-dog-eyes in stores so that I’ll buy her the newest book she’s been eyeing [...]