The week’s theme at the Trendy Treehouse is smiles. I thought I’d share another favorite photo of my niece. I sometimes think her smile is more genuine when she’s not paying attention or caught in a moment of laughter, as she is in the photo below. I love this shot even more because she was just starting to lose her baby teeth. She lost one tooth and the other front tooth was barely hanging on. My husband spent the day teasing her about it and suggesting that he’d just rip it out or tie it to the door. Of course she would giggle and run from him saying “No Uncle...

This week’s In a Yellow House theme is NATURE. I have a number of macro flower shots that I could have chosen, but I decided to go with a bee instead. I’m actually pretty scared of bees…but not as much as my husband. He once called me after doing some yard work. I started laughing hysterically as he told me that a swarm of bees attacked him. I couldn’t help but imagine my husband running around our yard screaming like a little girl. When I finally got home later that day, I noticed that he was stung in several places. I guess I shouldn’t have laughed at...