i heart faces - Best Face of 2013

Of the many photos that I take every year of my children,

it was difficult to choose just one for the I Heart Faces Best Face of 2013.

I kept going back to this one of my daughter Grace.

My joyful girl.

Please stop by I Heart Faces and take a look.

I Heart Faces - Best Face Photo of 2011

Grace (age 8) - Summer 2011.

It wasn't hard for me to choose a photo for I Heart Face's Best Face of 2011.

Taken on July 2, 2011, Grace and I had spent part of the morning at a local botanical park 

for a photo assignment for a class I was taking.

We were almost ready to leave and stopped near the gate to sit down.

She looked up at me and I think I love this so much

 because it's such a natural expression for her.

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I Heart Faces - People's Choice

This week's theme on I Heart Faces is 'Best Face Photo from Summer 2011.'

I had several favorites and it was very hard for me to choose one.

We were staying in Door County, WI in early August for a little R and R at the beach.

I love Grace's expression, the light and the way the wind was blowing her hair.

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i heart faces photo challenge - May flowers

Magnolias

Our Spring in southern Wisconsin has been slow to arrive and pretty rainy and cold.

Recently we've had some beautiful sunny days and I noticed this Magnolia tree

in full bloom near my son's preschool.

The fragrance was heavenly!

Check out more beautiful flowers for the i heart faces photo challenge this week.

i heart faces - sunflare

This week's theme at i heart faces is 'sunflare.'

I haven't entered anything in quite a while and thought I'd use the one above.

Taken last Fall of Grace and Will, it's one of my favorites

because of the way he's looking up at his big sister.

Happy Monday!

I heart faces - pink

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, the weekly theme at I Heart Faces

is 'pink.'

Breast cancer has touched my extended family in many ways

and I urge everyone to please take care of themselves and get yearly mammograms.
Early detection is so important.

The above picture was taken a few months ago of my 8 year old daughter Grace.

I hope and pray by the time she's an adult,

 breast cancer will be a thing of the past.

Please check out many more pink themed pictures

at I Heart Faces. :)