I Heart Faces :: Scenic B & W

I decided to squeak in and enter this weeks scenic b & w challenge.  I love this image of Ben at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.  It's taken in the yellow room.  I wasn't at all happy with the color image but thought the black and white conversion captured the moment perfectly.

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I Heart Faces :: Silhouette

I haven't been entering very many I Heart Faces contests in the past few months. I still enjoy reading interviews of photographers and following them on facebook, but haven't entered weekly contests.

I just love this photo of my youngest because of how his face is silhouetted in both dark and light.   I also love his reflection on the glass.  He is growing up too quickly so I am trying to capture as many special moments as possible these past few months.  It may not be a traditional silhouette, but I still thought I'd share.

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A Boy and His Stick....

We all went to Minnehaha Falls on Sunday for a hike.  What a perfect fall day!  Ben had fun with all the sticks and rocks....but mostly the sticks.

A few more from our hike....

We all were in awe of the beautiful fall colors....hope you've been out to enjoy them too!

Fun at the Park

Give my boys a few donuts and a swing and we're ready to play for hours!  I love that Charlie loves pushing Ben and Sam.

I Heart Faces - "I had enough" Smirk

I've wanted to get some cute pictures of my 3 little boys next to an old truck this summer.  Well, this guy wasn't in the mood.  This was the look he gave me on about the 3 shot.  "Are you done yet?"  "Is this smile good enough?"  Luckily, kiddo #2 was in the mood!

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One Last Look Before you Go-Go

We spent some time at the park today.  I knew I had to try and get a few pictures of Charlie before he lost his other front tooth.  Lucky I did, it fell out this afternoon with a little help from Sam.  The boys were having a "disagreement" over who could drink out of the water bottle.  Sam yanked the bottle from Charlie's mouth.  I heard a little gurgle and saw lots of blood.  Chris brought Charlie into the bathroom to see how everything looked and the tooth fell out during a mouth rinse.  Chris put the bloody tooth into a glass of water.  

I, of course, threw the tooth and water down the drain while doing dishes a couple hours later.   I was able to fish through the noodles that had slipped down into the disposal from dinner and found the tooth.  We even remembered to have the Tooth Fairy come.  (Last tooth, the fairy took 3 nights!  Oops. Sorry Charlie.)

A New Favorite Park

We love Kenwood Park across the street from Kenwood Elementary school.  It has a train for Ben and a zip line that Sam and Charlie love.  We met some of Charlie's school friends there the week before school started.  I can't wait to play there more this fall.  We are so lucky to have so many beautiful parks in Minneapolis!