Photo Challenge | Hearts

This photo was submitted to the I Heart Faces photo challenge – www.iheartfaces.com

My picture for this week’s theme "hearts" involves a real heart.  See the scar on his heart?  My sweet nephew JD was born with a congenital heart defect, transposition of the great arteries.  He was born with a broken heart. He went through 2 surgeries, one within an hour of being born and an open heart surgery 5 days later to fix his heart.  This week also happens to be Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week! CHDs are the #1 birth defect, affecting nearly one out of every 100 births.  I was unaware of how common babies are born with broke hearts.  I am happy to report that today baby JD at 5 months old, is doing great and should not need any more heart surgeries.  From now on, when I hear “heart”, I will always be reminded of how grateful I am to have my sweet nephew with a new “fixed heart”.

Photo Challenge | Beautiful Eyes

Okay, so I haven't done a challenge in a while but saw the theme and had the perfect picture I just did of my nephew.  I love his eyes...and him of course.  He was the reason I started taking pictures of people 12 years ago, my original muse! Check out the other great entries:  http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/08/photo-challenge-beautiful-eyes/

Photo Challenge | Bright & Vivid

This weeks photo challenge, bright and vivid.  No better way to display the bright smile of baby Jake in his vivid summer colors.  I just loooove his smile! He always knows how to brighten my day.  Check out all of other great entries at http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/06/bright-vivid-photo-contest/

Photo Challenge | May Flowers

This weeks challenge is flowers!!! What a great category!  I love the bluebonnets every spring, it is the State Flower of Texas after all.  We were driving back home into Austin one evening and spotted this field on the side of the road.  We did a u-turn and found a safe place to pull of so I could snap this picture at sunset!  To check out all the other pretty flower entries use this link:
http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/05/photo-contest-flowers/
Enjoy!!!

I Heart Face Photo Challenge | Pets - Misty

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/04/photo-challenge-pets/

This weeks photo challenge is a great one - PETS!  Here is a picture of Misty with the first spring flowers. 

People’s Choice Photography Challenge | Best Face from March

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This is the first time for me to enter an I Heart Faces Challenge.  This weeks contest is "Best Face from March".  I don't think all faces are always smiles.  This cute kiddo had so many cute faces it was hard to pick just one.  He did give me smiles later, but I just love this photo.  Use the link  above to go check out other entries and vote for mine while you are there.