January Monthly Challenge

I am so excited to be involved in a monthly challenge with a group of great photographers. This month's challenge is close up portraiture. These photos are of my beautiful niece, Megan.



Be sure to visit my link partner, Sarah
Swing by and check out the other photographers in the group: Ashley, Angie, Caristy, Angela, Maria, Gina, Anne-Lise, Courtney, Megan, Rebecca

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Tutorial Tuesday on Thursday

I got back from my annual river trip last night, so I have not seen the internet in 5 days which was actually kind of nice to get a break from everything. So I am trying to get back in the swing of things this week. I'll post some pics from the trip as soon as I get them downloaded. So this weeks tutorial was pop art using an Andy Warhol look. I have to say that this tutorial was a hard one! I found this very challenging but think that I am content with the results.

Here is the original photo I used


This is what I came up with




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Palm Springs - Part 1

A few weeks ago Tony took me to Palm Springs to see the newly arrived Marilyn Monroe statue from Chicago. Every year it will be moved to someplace new. It started in Chicago last year and is now in Palm Springs, CA for the next year. She is 26 feet tall in her legendary pose from The Seven Year Itch. The statue was created by Seward Johnson, you can read the article here.
(the little boy in this pic is so funny!)
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Hosted by Cecily and Lolli

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Tutorial Tuesday

I finally was able to participate in Tutorial Tuesday. If it is one thing I am horrible at, it is editing my photos. So these tutorials are so helpful not to mention fun to do!! Here is my first one from this week! The photo I used is of my niece Cambria. Although the pic is old, the face painting is not! Link up or post your own image or see others creations!

 

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LA Zoo

I have been away from the blogging world for awhile, but I sure missed it. I hope to be able to get back in the swing of things around here. Here's some pics from our recent trip to the LA Zoo.

 

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Happy 5th Birthday Cambria

This past Sunday, July 31st was my Niece Cambria's 5th Birthday! I can't believe how fast she has grown!


Cambria & her Twilight Eclipse cake! She loves Twilight!




Megan hit the 1,000 ticket jackpot!

(I really did take this picture, with my point & shoot scout's honor!)

Spending time with my family makes me happy! Linking with the Happiness Project!



This was the cutest picture of Dad & Aiden, I had to post it even though its a little dark!

We all had a great time hanging out together, it was a fun day!

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Resolutions

Every year I have the same resolution, to lose weight!! Last year I gave up drinking regular Dr. Pepper and stuck to it for an entire year, I can't believe it. Now I did drink Diet Dr Pepper but hey diet is better for you right? So this year I did the same thing and as of this past monday I have started my diet and my regular workout routine at the gym, so far so good. I know it's only been two days but we'll see how it goes. I'll do a weekly check in on my goal to lose 20 lbs.



Even though I cheated and used a pic of myself and not my furchildren, I am linking to Paper Mama's Photo Challenge "Resolutions"

Good luck on your New Year's Resolutions!!

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Trendy Treehouse - Bubbles

This week at Trendy Treehouse the theme is bubbles. I snapped a pic of the potatoes boiling in the water tonight while I was cooking dinner...

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I Heart Faces: Smiles

I know I just posted this photo last week, but it is one of my favorite, and I thought it fit perfect for this week's theme Smiles.

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You Capture...Favorites

This week at You Capture is your top 10 Favorite photos from 2010. I am sure you have seen all these before but here are some of my favorites.
























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