Look Whooooo's Snapping {13}

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Last week's "Look Whooooo's Snapping" TWO most popular photos were...("Winners" are chosen by your popular vote). 

 These gorgeous and lovely colored winter berries were shared with us by Daogreer Earth Works.

Very creative and quite beautiful raindrop reflections were brought to us by Clytie {from Random Stuff}.

Congratulations to you both and thanks so much for participating!

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My favorite photos from last week were....

 Ginger {from my life just as it is} shared this very sweet moment of a precious ballerina. 

Is your mouth watering right now?! Because mine is! Such a beautifully delicious capture of grilled artichoke with mint and chiles. Thanks for sharing Jaymi {from Live, Love, Travel).

Thank you both for your wonderful entries, and congrats on "winning" the most favorite "awards"!

Both of you deserve to grab the button below :)

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Here is my favorite photo of the week...

This is my favorite photo of the week for these reasons:

1. These are my daughter, Ava's, shoes.


2. She is always on my mind, but thoughts of her are currently heavily on my heart as she is scheduled for surgery on her kidney next week.


3. The heart represents the love I do and will always have for her.


Please keep her in your prayers these next couple of days. She is such a sweet little angel of mine.


(If you want to read more about her story:
Part1, Part2, Part3).

And...

4. The heart also represents the lovely upcoming Valentine's Day!

Now it's your turn to share your favorite photo(s) of the week! 

And THANK YOU in advance for participating :)

 Don't forget to "like" at least one other photo besides your own!

NOTE: This linky party will extend for TWO WEEKS due to my daughters upcoming surgery and me not having much time to enter into blog land! So feel free to link up more than once!

Photo Session: Mr. Nicholas

I've had the pleasure of photographing Mr. Nicholas on several occasions, and I must say, it truly is a lot of fun. This young man is full of happy energy and is always very cooperative. Below are a "few" of the images from his "Three Year Old" portrait session. You'll notice he likes to share many of his "silly" facial expressions while getting his picture taken, and I'm sure you'll agree that he certainly is a true cutie pie!

If you haven't already, be sure to check out my entire portfolio and current products at my JB gallery website. 

(JB gallery is also on facebook. Check it out here!)

Life is About... {Blog Hop} Week 6

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Thanks to those few of you who participated in last week's hop! You guys are awesome!
My favorite entry from last week was...

Czjai {from The Rebel Sweetheart} shared this "teaching your child to be money-wise" submission.
Thanks, Czjai, for participating & congrats on being this week's feature!The button below is just for you :) 
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Now to begin this week's hop...
WEEK SIX
For me: Life is About... helping one another with the chores

The other evening, after I made a big plate of spaghetti and went upstairs to put Audrey to bed, I came down to the kitchen to find this.....

{Yes! Every mommy's dream come true!}
I found Ava helping Daddy wash all the dishes. I just love witnessing moments like this, and it's also nice to catch these precious moments on film ;)

I just love my little {and big} helpers!




What is life about for you?!! Please link up and share below. We'd love to hear about what's important in your life!

Look Whooooo's Snapping {12}

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Let's start out by taking a look at last week's "Look Whooooo's Snapping" photo linky "winners"... shall we?! 
Last week's "most popular" photo "award" goes to...("Winners" are chosen by your popular vote). 

Ranu {from RCB's Pink Cloud} shared this beautifully colorful image. I love the detail and overall mood. Just lovely.

Congratulations, Ranu, and thanks for participating!

You deserve the button below :)

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You guys are really making it more difficult each week to choose only a couple photos to name as my "favorite"! I'm loving it though... keep up the good work!
This week my favorite photos are....

This beautiful butterfly capture was provided by Karen {from Pieces of Contentment}. You should know... I'm a sucker for butterflies. Give me pink or give me butterflies, and I'm in love! Yep, I'm all girl!

This is just too precious! Don't ya think?! Melanie {from Rocking My 365 Project} shared this sweet photo with us.

Thanks, Karen and Melanie, for your precious entries, and congrats on "winning" the most favorite "awards"!

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Here are my favorite photos of the week...

We love to play outside, and even a little bit of snow can't keep us in! So, last weekend we all got bundled up and headed outside for some fun. We took a little walk and did a little sledding. It sure was fun! The girls just love being outside. Ava really loves to play in the snow. I have a feeling Audrey would to, but I kept her close to me to keep her nice and warm. She didn't seem to mind! ;)

And while the photos below were taken with our Canon PowerShot SD1000 with a custom waterproof housing case (I wouldn't dare take my Canon 7D out in this type of weather without a waterproof case and while lugging Audrey around in the child carrier!!), I think they turned out rather nice. I did a little editing in Photoshop to adjust the curves and brightness, but for the most part, the overall quality looks pretty decent. Wouldn't you agree?!

(Oh, and I suppose I broke one of my own rules just a little bit - Because I am in fact in a couple of these, my husband was the one behind the lens. I didn't think you'd mind since you'd get to see your's truly... that doesn't happen too very often!)

Now it's your turn to share your favorite photo(s) of the week! 

And THANK YOU in advance for participating :)

Note: Be sure to "like" at least one other photo besides your own!

Life is About... {Blog Hop} Week 5

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I'd like to start by thanking everyone who participated in last week's "Life is About..." blog hop! 
My favorite submission from last week was...

This fun Salad Spinner Art Craft was given to us by Jodie {from Wilson's (almost) Irish Twins}.
Thanks, Jodie, for participating & congrats on being this week's feature!The button below is just for you :) 
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On to this week's hop...
WEEK FIVE
For me: Life is About... being creative
One of Ava's favorite things to do is paint. She loves it! But what kid doesn't, right?! And although she's a tad bit young for the color-by-number print that she's painting in the images below, she'd still tell you she's having a blast! And while we are currently working on receptively learning our numbers (although letters seem to get a little more attention these days), she's still a couple years behind being able to actually follow the rules for a paint-by-number color craft. She can, however, verbally count in order from one to thirteen. That's pretty great for her age, if I do say so myself ;)

What is life about for you?!! Please link up and share below. We'd love to hear about what's important in your life!

Oh and be sure to head over to Crayon Freckles first thing tomorrow morning to read my very first Guest Post in her series:

In {Her} Shoes!

Look Whooooo's Snapping {11}

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**********************************************************************************I'd like to thank everyone, newbies and regulars, who participated in last week's "Look Whooooo's Snapping" photo linky party! You guys rock my blog world!!
Now on to the "awards"!
The photo who "won" last week's photo contest was....("Winners" are chosen by your popular vote). 

I was actually going to pick this photo as one of my favorites if it didn't win! Jennifer {from Fotoplicity} provided this Birds at Sunrise work of art. Doesn't it just take you there?! It does me :)

Thanks for participating, Jennifer, and congratulations on stealing this week's "Most Popular" photo "award"!

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It was very difficult to choose only a couple photos from last week to name as my favorite, but I had to make the choice nonetheless.
And they were....

All I can say is "Wow!" Beautiful colors and gorgeous capture. Emily {from Scattered Horizons Photoblog} submitted this gem. Very lovely indeed!

This photo makes me smile. Does it you?! Sarah {from Naptime Momtog} provided this super cute, playful image. 

Thanks, Emily and Sarah, for your lovely entries, and congrats on "winning" the most favorite "awards"!

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Here are my favorite photos of the week...

The weather this week hasn't been to bad. A little chilly, around 40 degrees or so, but for the most part pretty decent. So yesterday while the girls were napping, I decided to take full advantage of the lovely sunshine. Despite the crazy wind against me, I think I was pretty successful at capturing some beautiful sun leaves (as I call them). Wouldn't you agree?!

I love how the back light of the sun in the second photo really shows off the intricate detail of the leaf. Pretty amazing, I think.

Now it's your turn to share your favorite photo(s) of the week! 

And THANK YOU in advance for participating :)

Note: Be sure to "like" at least one other photo besides your own!