I Heart Faces - From A Distance

"This week we’re going to focus on portrait photos that were taken at more of a distance.  Examples of this would be:  a photo with the people way off in the distance in a beautiful location, a photo that features a whole slew of people rather than focusing on a single face, a silhouette photo taken from afar, a photo with the subjects walking away from the camera, etc.  For this week only, a face does not have to be clearly showing in your entry!  We just require that a person be visible in your photo entry somewhere." I Heart Faces.

The following picture was taken last week while on vacation in Turks & Caicos.  Jason and Ava had just emerged from the ocean after snorkeling - they saw TONS of fish!!  I bumped up the colors and then added a 'mermaid' texture to get this look.  Hope you like it!

Project 365 Days 93-99

Day 93 - April 3

Ava had to do a project for school showing the precipitation cycle (at least I think that was what it was called).  We helped her a little bit but she did the most of it and got 100%!  Oh how I hated doing these things in school.  Ava, on the other hand, relishes these projects.  Again we ask, "Where did she come from?"

Day 94 - April 4

Jason took his second trip to Haiti this week and after much prodding from me snapped a few more pictures than last time!  This was on their approach into Cap Haitian, where they land...beautiful waters and topography...

Day 95 - April 5

Back at home, we had a beautiful sunset/moonrise the following night.  It was so clear and bright I had to snap a few pictures...

Day 96 - April 6

The girls were playing up in their playhouse and Amelia was telling me something very animatedly when I caught this funny expression on her.  I think it had something to do with making a phone call!

Day 97 - April 7

We routinely have our electricity turn off and then back on again right away.  This happens at least once a month.  And yes, it's very irritating because it's just enough to turn off all the clocks, computers, tv's, and other electrical devices that need to be reset.  But on this day, the electricity turned off at about 4 a.m. and stayed off for 4-5 hours.  So the girls were having some fun having to walk around the house with flashlights.

Day 98 - April 8

So this is the other picture Jason snapped while he was away ;-)  They stopped on their way home to fill gas at this little airport on this little island who knows where.  Jason said they literally landed, pulled up to the pump (they were in a small private plane), quickly refueled and took off.  They didn't turn the engines off or stay very long.  Something about security...(yikes!)

Day 99 - April 9

Ava had been begging to have her little friend from school stay overnight for a sleepover. So, I figured why not when Jason is away and we're not doing anything else?!  Among other things, they spent a little while riding Tinkerbell (it was her friend's first time on a horse!)

Video of the Week - Week 13 - Growing Up

I don't know what kind of mood I'm in, but this made me get all teary (maybe because I can relate!?)  Really sweet...

Project 365 Days 86-92

Whew!  We just got home from a week in Turks & Caicos.  Wow.  What fun!  It was such a nice, relaxing time for our family.  The girls had a blast and the adults had a good time too! I'm going to try and catch up in my 365 photos so I can get to our vacation photos...

Day 86 - March 27

If you remember the last photo from the previous week, you remember that Jason bought the girls these Mardi Gras masks when he was in New Orleans.  As cute as my cousin and cousin-in-law-to-be look in them, these two look cuter!

Day 87 - March 28

The painters started their work today to put our house "back where it was" before the pipe broke.  The first step was to put a white base coat on all the areas to be re-fauxed.  Makes it look like a very white, big, blank slate!

Day 88 - March 29

Tis that time of the year again and Tractor Supply is full of ducks, chicks and baby rabbits.  Too cute!  

Day 89 - March 30

Jason happened to be leaving for work when I was coming down from the barn and I quickly snapped this picture of him on his Triumph before he took off!

Day 90 - March 31

While Amelia's actual birthday wasn't until tomorrow, she wouldn't be at Mother's Day Out the next day, so we celebrated with her class a day early.  I brought one of 3 cakes she would end up having to class (a cute cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes - it was SO yummy and moist!).  She loved sharing it with everyone!  And I apologize for the grainy-ness of this picture - it was taken on a phone, printed out and given to me so I scanned it in for this blog post.

Day 91 - April 1

Here is our beautiful 4-year-old on the day!  She is growing up to be such a wonderful, fun, bubbly little girl!  Because I already did a post ON her birthday, I decided to play with some textures in this shot...

Day 92 - April 2

And here she is again, one day after she turned four, waiting patiently for yet another cake we enjoyed as a family.  Such a cutie!

Video of the Week - Week 12 - Animal Crackers

Oh my - I love this clip.  I think half of the humor is because they have British accents.  It would not be nearly as funny with Americans.  Sometimes it's hard to understand but you just have listen through again - truly funny.  Makes me laugh and smile everytime!

Project 365 Days 79-85

Man!  I've been such a lame blogger!  This last month has been tough.  Faith stretching tough.  And I fear the worst is yet to come.  So, I took a little break from blogging to breathe and focus on some other things that needed attention.  This time of year is always so busy with end-of-the-year activities for the girls and now that the weather is nicer, we're just outside more.  Mowing the lawn, riding the horses, cleaning the barn, picking wild flowers, etc.  The computer has kind of taken a back seat.  


But, I'm hoping to slowly catch up again.   Bear with me while I do ;-)

Day 79 - March 20

Gorgeous sunset.  This is literally untouched.  Love the beautiful oranges and blues.

Day 80 - March 21

A new, clean, beautiful grocery store opened up in town and I decided to try out the gourmet cupcakes.  Guess what color the frosting was on Amelia's cupcake?

Day 81 - March 22

Like I said.  It's been a long, tough month.  Verses like this one have been my lifeblood.

Day 82 - March 23

Oops!  Someone wasn't paying attention while flying their kite.  It's stuck there pretty good too.   Two months later and it's still flapping in the wind...

Day 83 - March 24

These two lovely pups showed up at our house one morning and wouldn't leave.  The one on the left was a girl and might have been the mother to the one on the left.  They were very sweet and I thought about keeping them but they kept chasing my cats!  Well, the girl did.  I thought then about just keeping the boy but they were so attached I didn't want to split them up.  

Day 84 - March 25

Ok, seriously.  They do have their very own water bowl that is filled with fresh water daily.  That behavior is SOOO like a cat though, isn't it?

Day 85 - March 26

This is my sweet cousin, Joni (on the right) and her fiance, Kory.  They drove down from Little Rock for a little visit!  Jason returned the day after they got here from a convention in New Orleans and he bought these for the girls.  But, I had them try the masks on too!  Aren't they cute?  Ava is going to be a flower girl in their wedding this summer and she's SO excited!

Just so you know, here's what they look like without the masks!  Still cute!