Parents, if you want wonderful pictures of your children, never teach them to say "cheese"! Please learn from my mistake or you will have thousands of photos just like mine - squinted eyes, scrunched up noses, clenched teeth, and an image that just screams "say cheez!!!". Join me while I search for that one perfect shot that doesn't conjure up images of dairy products. Oh, and unless you like that *messy* look, you'll probably want to clean their faces before you snap away. I never seem to remember myself.

An imporant sidenote is to make sure you document your life! Recording the little details of the who, what, where, when, & why makes for wonderful stories and captures your life for years to come. Because if you are like me, you'll forget it all 5 minutes later!

Monday, May 5, 2008

POTD - Week 19: Important Women in Our Lives

My children love their grandma very much. They get excited to talk to her on the phone and often wish they could spend more time with her. Unfortunately, she lives pretty far away so we don't get to visit with her that often. But when we do make the trip to see my mom, my children have a blast! She is very important in our lives. Since I don't have her nearby to photograph her, here are some photos that I think she'd love. This morning, two of my children decided to collect flowers for grandma for Mother's Day. While I don't think the flowers will make it to Florida, their idea was cute!

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"Hi Grandma!!!"

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22 comments:

Chell said...

Gerat pictures. Love his face on the last one..

Kari said...

So sweet. I'm sure your mom will love them!

For Over 29 Years... said...

Really lovely pictures. I love the dreamy one of her by the stream.

pat said...

Oh, these are wonderful!!!

selena said...

These are all great! You'll have to print her some pictures since the flowers probably won't make the trip!!

Tricia said...

Wonderful photos, and what adorable kids.

Angie Moses said...

the one of your daughter alone is so sweet and I love your son peeking through the foliage

Debbi said...

Beautiful pictures. What a great spot for photography!

Reds said...

Beautiful pictures - great way to celebrate their grandmother!

Michelle said...

ok, i really liked the 2nd and 3rd one and then i got to the last one--WOW! love it! what a unique perspective and i love your composition here. send that off to grandma!

Mom2Drew said...

Oh, that IS a great idea! I may have to steal it...what a fun thing it would be to get pics of the kids giving them flowers....

Anonymous said...

Love the vintage feel to these. Really awesome.

Sarah Sees said...

grandma will def. love these. great shots.

Gypsy Girl(Brenda) said...

sorry. The comment I left was under my dd account of sarah sees. I just thought you might want to know.

summerbl4ck said...

love the 3rd one where he's peeking thru the flowers. (love those bleeding hearts too)

Jess said...

These are BEAUTIFUL! I am sure she would love these, I sure do!

Angela2932 said...

I love the last one; such sweet interaction!

Tori said...

these are great shots!

Amy said...

What sweet shots! Your pp'ing is awesome too!

Tera Fraley said...

how adorable!! THese are great, love that last one. What a sweet thought!

Sharon said...

Oh but those wonderful photos will make the trip!

Jill said...

Hi Jonah and Maya! What a perfectly wonderful Mother's Day you made for me! I turned on my computer and found two of the most precious people in the whole world reaching out to me with hands full of beautiful yellow flowers! How did you know they were my favorite kind? I downloaded your pictures to my desktop and now I can enjoy your smiles everytime I turn on my computer! Thank you so much, my pumpkins. I love you with all my heart! XOXO
Grandma