There are a few photo challenges today, so this is one of those weeks that I’m going to combine posts. I’m also severely behind on blog reading and commenting so be patient with me as I make my visits.Simplicity: BirthdayThursday is Faith’s birthday, so in honor of her birthday…I thought I’d repost the picture I took from my birthday. The Paper Mama: Flower and Wishful Pictures: Shadow PlayThere isn’t a huge shadow here, but I didn’t want to dig too far back into my archives…this photo seriously cracks me up so I’m going to pimp it out a...

The Challenge: Take or find a photo of your baby (or kid… or puppy… or kitty) wearing orange, eating an orange, just something to do with orange. Orange you glad I didn’t say Orange? First of all, I am really glad that I’m not judging this week. The entries were soooo good last week that I had a really hard time choosing my favorite. However, I met many new bloggers, and for that…I am thankful. Second of all, I am happy to be able to use this photo, although it is not one of my best shots (I would have preferred to get a catch light instead of a pin...

This week’s Paper Mama Challenge is Water…and I’m the guest judge this week. There always has to be rules… I know, boring right? But, it’s to help the Paper Mama and you. 🙂 Click on the link for more details. Each entry does need to link back to The Paper Mama. All photo entries need to be in by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on August 12th and I will be submitting my favorites to Chelsea on Friday. I can’t wait to see everyone’s photos and hopefully meet a few new bloggers. Speaking of favorites, Chelsea selected my “buddy” photo as one of...

According to Santa’s Official Countdown, Christmas is exactly 143 days away! I decided this information was worth knowing after flashing back to this photo I took of two of my favorite people (my husband and niece) last Christmas. It’s hard to believe that it’s already August, but here we are! Before you know it, we’ll be celebrating our first wedding anniversary (October 17) and then looking forward to the holidays. So much to celebrate! I thought the above photo was perfect for The Paper Mama’s Photo Challenge: Buddies. These two really are buddies and...