Showing posts with label i {heart} faces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label i {heart} faces. Show all posts

May 09, 2011

i {heart} faces...MOTHERHOOD.

this week the peeps at i {heart} faces chose an appropriate subject for the weekly challenge...motherhood! this little mama has a heart larger than life and she fills it with Jesus, her husband and 4, yup f.o.u.r., little ones. (Her oldest daughter (4yrs) is not in the photo). On my most tough days with my two, yup one-two, boys, I look at this picture and see what motherhood truly is. Doing whatever it takes, going to whatever lengths, pushing yourself to do the near impossible in order that your child/children feel secure and loved.




Celebrate more mothers at http://www.iheartfaces.com/

March 28, 2011

i {heart} faces... ... slice of life


this week the fabulous peeps at I HEART FACES have tossed out a challenge to capture a 'slice of life'. This style of photography was my first love. When you really catch a 'm o m e n t' it is as if God plated you up a little treat to indulge with your lens. People & emotions just as they are. I {heart} photojournalistic...lifestyle...candid pix!



(two boys and their daddy, their hero.)

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March 15, 2011

i {heart} faces... ... sunFLARE!

I {heart} the peeps over at i {heart} faces for having a SUN FLARE photo challenge!



(sun kissed)



wash



dry



fold



repeat.






view all the FLARE-ific pix by clicking above

October 12, 2010

i {heart} faces....beef!

A slight drift from the 'normal' challenge which must include a face...this week it is all about BEEF. Each year for Father's Day I try to wow my hard working & devoted husband with a hearty, usually beefy, meal. This was one of our favs.




here are my notes from the Father's Day feast pictured above…

BURGERS:
2 lbs lean sirloin, 1 med onion or ½ large, (grate 3-4 T and chop the rest for topping later), 1/3 lb smoke gouda cheese, 1 T worsteshire, ½ bottle of beer (obviously the alcohol will cook out, but certainly okay to skip this), 2 T parsley, a palm of Montreal grill seasoning, palm of paprika – smoked sweet, palm of cumin, 2 cloves garlic – finely chopped.
Mix all together and make 4 patties – tip was to make them thinner in the center so you don’t get that burger bulge when they shrink up on the grill.
**I have side note that says to ‘drizzle in evoo’ but I don’t know how much???**

Top burgers with lettuce, pickles, sauce(see recipe) & chopped onion. Serve with corn on the cob (see recipe)

BURGER SAUCE:
Handful of dill – chopped, 4 T spicey mustard, 4 T sour cream

BBQ SAUCE (for Corn below):
2 T vinegar, 2 T brown sugar, 1 T worsteshire, 1 T hot sauce, 1 T montreal seasoning, ½ C ketchup
Mix and cook on medium low heat

CORN ON THE COB:
Cook corn first then - squirt juice of 2 limes and drizzle some evoo on corn + some salt (like those measurements?), and put on the grill for a few min to get ‘grill marks’, then baste with prepared bbq sauce and top with chopped onion.

That is all she wrote, literally those are my notes in entirety- bon apetit!

wanna drool some more? click below!

thank you to TxBeef.org for sponsoring this week’s yummy challenge! And Nolan Ryan Beef
who will be rewarding one of the entries with a $250 gift certificate.

August 17, 2010

i {heart} faces challenge...sunglasses

i {heart} faces challenge of the week? sunglasses.... you would think living in Arizona would provide a pluthera of photos with faces adorned in sunglasses, and while I did have a few to choose from, most of the time you ask people to remove them before taking the shot.
I myself have a love hate relationship with sunglasses. I love that they protect us from the harmful rays of the sun. But I have struggled since a little girl when it comes to finding a pair that 'fit' me. Don't be surprised if you see me in the kids section. Not kidding! But I do love the many different styles of sunglasses...something for every personality...for every season (maybe only in Arizona) ...or every mood. Sunglasses can turn you into a rockstar, a pro athlete. They can transform you into a diva or just give you class. Go get some and express yourself today!

I chose this shot because even though you can't see behind the sunglasses at this little man's eyes you can still feel what he is thinking.

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June 29, 2010

i {heart} face challenge - pets

'LOVE IS A FOUR-LEGGED WORD'
Pets. I am not a pet owner right now, but my 4 year old is sure anxious to get one. Just last week we were praying over our breakfast and he requests, '...and God, would you please help Sparks bark for real?' Sparks is his stuffed puppy dog. TOO CUTE right? A few more of these moments and Daddy is sure to cave. So for this challenge I borrowed a pet from my friend. I just love this picture and how this little one is soaking up the sun & wind.


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June 22, 2010

i {heart} faces challenge - 'Celebrating Teens'

I love this weeks i{heart}faces challenge. You may recognize this beautiful teenager from her Senior Pix post. Kaydee brought her sister along on our shoot and we had SO much fun - it felt more like hangin' out with friends. Honestly as a mother of 2 young boys, I really look forward to the moments I share with adults, however few & far between they are. And this time I was treated to even more than grown-up conversation...THIS TIME I got to feel like a teenager again. Thanks Kaydee & Taylor for your contagious laughter and free spirits!

Do some more 'celebrating' & check out the other entries at...


June 08, 2010

i {heart} faces challenge...PLAY

So the i{heart}faces challenge was a tough challenge for me...as a mother of THE most adorable two boys on the planet, I have a pluthera of pix demonstrating PLAY in its rawest and rarest form. For some reason the one posted below just spoke to me. Maybe because it was January and 70+ degrees out in sunny Arizona and yet my boys were puddle jumping... maybe because it was only the 2nd time they'd worn those boots in actual water...maybe just because they are my boys! Regardless, I hope it makes you want to 'play'.



For more 'fun & games' check out the other entries at...


June 02, 2010

i {heart} faces challenge...Barefoot Week

the challenge from i {heart} faces this week is non-competitive and allows more than one entry. the idea is to introduce us all to an amazing organization souls4souls

About Soles4Souls: Soles4Souls is a Nashville-based charity that collects shoes from the warehouses of footwear companies and the closets of people like you. The charity distributes these shoes free of charge to people in need, regardless of race, religion, class, or any other criteria. Since 2005, Soles4Souls has given away over 7 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes (currently donating one pair every 9 seconds.) The shoes have been distributed to people in over 125 countries, including Kenya, Thailand, Nepal and the United States. Soles4Souls has been featured in Runner's World, Ladies’ Home Journal, National Geographic’s Green Guide, and The New York Times. It has appeared on CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, BBC, CNN and thousands of regional news outlets across North America. Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS and donating parties are eligible for tax advantages. Anyone can join our cause

please spend some time checkin' it out.

4 grown hands + 4 fresh feet...what could be cuter?

the protection of daddy's hands will remain even when the feet no longer fit

my feet would much rather be there right now

note: please excuse my older watermark...'designedbyemily' is my other site and how i started. but it is still me.


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May 11, 2010

i {heart} faces challenge...celebrating mom

this weeks challenge at i{heart}faces is all about motherhood. they've asked that we share a photo that illustrates 'celebrating mom' somehow, someway...so without further adieu I present to you one of my favorite moments as a mother. Yes I am actually in this photo, with my first born son Colby (2 years old at the time) and my 2nd boy, Parker (6 months in the oven). It was Colby's first time at the ocean/beach and we had a blast getting sand everywhere we could!


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April 27, 2010

I {heart} faces challenge - SMILE

the wonderful folks at i{heart}faces have challenged us to share a photo that has at least one person in it and reflects 'happy and fun'. I immediately thought of this photo. Big sister and her younger bro - aren't they just adorable? in a grown up kinda way. I love that you can't see their eyes but you feel the closeness they have for one another. Yes, Big Sister and her younger brother...truly adorable!

To view more 'happiness & fun' head on over to i{heart}faces

March 29, 2010

i {heart} faces...'dramatic b&w'

this week at http://iheartfaces.com/ the challenge is 'dramatic black & white'. i asked myself what is dramatic? i googled the definition and came up with: applies to situations in life and literature that stir the imagination and emotions deeply. the photo below 'stirs my emotions deeply' for a couple of reasons...1. the beautiful bride is my cousin, the baby of our family & 2. her father lost a long battle with cancer just 10 months before this photo was taken. to see such joy in its purest form after such pain simply warms my {heart}.



go to http://http//iheartfaces.blogspot.com/2010/03/week-13-dramatic-b-photo-challenge.html to view all of the amazing entries.