Hello All! I have not been participating with I Heart Faces as often as I would like lately. This weeks theme is The Beach. I have thousands of photos just a the beach here locally. This is my choice for my favorite and I probably with get disqualified as there is no face in the picture technically, but I love this shot! Swing by I ♥ Faces and check out all the fun Beach themed faces. Happy Summer~

This week at I ♥ Faces it is a Easter/Spring theme. Here is my entry. This our youngest, Hope, not cooperating while we are trying to take Easter morning photos. She had a pretty hand smocked dress that matched her big sisters, but she wouldn't indulge Mommy with at least standing . I love this shot as it shows her mischievous personality : ) Below is the photo Straight out of the camera. Go over to I ♥ Faces to see more pictures guaranteed to give you spring fever. Have a great week~

Over at I Heart Faces it is week 12, and the challenge is "the pout". Can't you just feel Faith's pain? This may be more than a pout for most children. Not for Faith though. She does everything with much vigor, even her pouting! Go to their blog to see all the cute kids and a special category of animal photos this week.
Blessings to you all~ Crystal

This week at I Heart Faces the challenge is NO Flash. You cannot use any flash on the camera, only natural light. The other day I captured these cute bath shots of Hope. She needed to be washed quickly and so I put her in the kitchen sink. Isn't she just a doll!! She loved her sink bath and Mommy loved having a moment to enjoy watching her splash in the natural light from the kitchen windows. If you want to see more faces lit naturally go to I Heart faces week ~ 11. Blessings to you~ Crystal

Kid Entry

Hello All! This week at I Heart Faces the challenge is Green in keeping with the spirit of St. Patrick's Day. There has to be green in the photo as well as a face. I know these two pictures most likely won't win, but I had to post them. They were both taken after our son Timothy and my husband arrived home from Uganda. First is Timmy in his cute GREEN shirt after enjoying some pie with Mommy. A first for this little man. He is such a cutie pie : )

Adult Entry

Next is a picture of my husband holding our "twins" Timmy and Hope. We adopted Timothy from Uganda and he had just arrived home to Michigan after much hard work to complete the Ugandan side of his adoption. I love my husband's face in this photo as he is thrilled to be holding his two youngest up in the air so proudly. We were separated from Daddy for 7 weeks and we are so proud of all he did to bring Timmy home! God worked miracles and it is written on my husband's excited, albeit tired face : ) He has on his Michigan State Spartans ball cap which is GREEN. Go Spartans!!!!!! To see more pictures of faces and get in the St. Paddy's Day spirit go on over to the I Heart Faces Blog. Blessings to you all~ Crystal

I am really enjoying the I Heart Faces blog and photo contests. This weeks submission needed to be a "creative crop". I have both an adult entry and a child this week. I had so much fun doing this. It was so much fun!!!!!!!

For the Adult entry is a picture of my sister, Heather. We went to a Tea room together and we got to wear big pretty hats. This is the photo before I did anything to it.

This is her photo after. This is using Photoshop Elements 5.0. I thought the antique frame and sepia coloring made the photo that much more special.

This is a random photo of my children playing at a park in our hometown. I snap MANY photos as you never know when you will capture the sweetest expression. Children are constantly moving and changing. Sometimes it is a surprise to me when I load the photos onto my laptop to see the faces I captured. Here is the photo before.

I love my daughter's face in the lower left hand corner of the original shot. She is excitedly playing with her baby brother who is sitting up on some playground equipment. She has a look of mischief in her eyes : ) If you want to see the Week 9 creatively cropped faces go to I Heart Faces. Enjoy! Crystal

Hello All! Well it is that time of the week again. I am entering the "I Heart Faces" photography contest. This picture is of Timmy after devouring his Birthday cake last month. This was his first birthday cake, as far as we know. Needless to say, he loved it : ) What kid doesn't love refined sugar, huh? Go on over to the "I Heart Faces" blog to see more cute messy faces. Blessings to you all from the frigid north~ Crystal