i heart faces: blue

This week's theme at i heart faces is blue...Looking back through iPhoto I found this one of Sam last winter...I like this one because I think his brown eyes are "smiling" (and I've maybe been accused myself of having "smiling eyes").

Reminds me that I can't remember where that snowsuit is- we'll need it soon here in MN!

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i heart faces week 29: crazy, silly, funny face

It's crazy and silly face week at i heart faces...lucky for me, since Lillie is all about silly these days (we call her Silly Lillie). It's gotten a bit difficult to catch the kids in a nice shot, since Sam is constantly on the move and Lillie is quite goofy. But thank goodness for baby Emily, who just lays there and cooperates with me for whatever shots I want. Now I just need to get a good one of all 3 of them together!

This is one of my shots of Lillie on her 3rd birthday- I do a photo shoot each year at the Rose Gardens in South Minneapolis to commemorate her special day.

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i heart faces: patriotic edition

Our 4th of July baby...

Due to arrive July 12th, Emily Marie decided to make an appearance on the 4th of July, just as many of your were celebrating at picnics and parades.

We are thankful to welcome this new patriot to our family...weighing in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces she's the littlest peanut in our family and is doing great. We feel so blessed to have a happy and healthy baby.

i heart faces: let's hear it for the boys (week 24)

This week's contest at i heart faces is entitled "Let's Hear it for the Boys!", in honor of Father's Day...Here's one of my favorites of Sammy, taken right after his 1st birthday. I love his big brown eyes!

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i heart faces: sepia (week 23)

This week's contest at i heart faces encourages us to submit one of our favorite shots in sepia tones. 

I actually took this shot with my film camera a few weeks after Sammy was born. I can't remember if I used the C-41 color processed film, or the more traditional black and white film (I use T-Max 400).

Regardless, I love this shot. I think this was about the time Lillie realized that Sammy was with us to stay- I'm not exactly sure what she was thinking here, but she looks a bit ambivalent (or maybe she's pooping?).

Now we await the arrival of #3- Lillie is all prepped and ready to be a big sister again, but how will Sammy react? That's the question of the hour and we will find out soon enough!

Check out other entries this week at http://iheartfaces.blogspot.com/2008/01/week-23-kids-category-sepia-toned.html

i heart faces: birthdays

I've been inspired by my friend Sonja to enter a photography contest for a website called i heart faces...I love taking photos of my kids, so why not share some of my favorites? 

Here is one of Lillie on her 2nd birthday...I have a tradition of having the kids wear a birthday hat during their party and so far I've been fortunate that they've kept them on for some photos. Lillie can be contemplative at times and so I like this expression (she really did have fun at her party, it just maybe doesn't look like it in this photo). 

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