Wintertime Photoshoot..

..What more perfect time is there for a photo shoot? I certainly don't know...Wintertime is perfect.  Olivia and I recently shot some "sisterly portraits" in order to send them out to friends with Christmas cards...also, our family took our Christmas picture. Here they all are! What do you think? :)

And the family one:

...And, by the way, isn't is CRAZY that Christmas Eve is *tomorrow??* What are ya'll doing for the big day? We are having all of my dad's side's family (akward sentence, hehe!) over tomorrow evening, then on Christmas Day we are having a get-together with my Mom's family. :) I will update you soon on some things we've been doing to celebrate Jesus' birth.

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Ice Skating!

My family and I got to go ice skating with another lovely family, the K.'s, this last week!

..Seven of their nine children were on the ice with us. :) We had a glorious time wobbling about for the first hour, gliding with shaky confidence the second, and aching the last few minutes. =) I recieved many blisters, many sore muscles, and many lovely memories.

{Gretchen and Korena K. trying the ice out...}

{Anne pausing for a sweet smile :) }

..It was the first time I had been for..oh...eight years? A loong time, anyways...it took awhile to get the true ice skater inside of me showing! ;)

A fun time was definitly had by all!

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When was the last time you went ice skating?

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"Timeless Wonders" Entries!

Here are the five photos I am entering in Raquel's photo contest. I had a hard time choosing, and even went out and took most of these on one day...:)

"Face of Winter"

{I thought this was a unique shot...I had the idea that my "eskimo" fur coat would look kind of cool in a photo. It turned out rather well...a little odd, but, very "original," I guess! ;) }

"Forgotten Rose"

{A rose from our dining table bouquet that someone recently gave us was left forgotten on the table for a moment, so I took the opportunity! I like how the macro turned out...:) }

"Secluded Dew"

{THIS shot was very difficult..I had to get down on my hands and knees, try to force the camera to focus for many long minutes..then, at last, SNAP! I captured it before the dew could fall.}

"Pink and Creme"

{Another shot of the beautiful roses, in their full color...there's just something about roses that makes you want to take pictures of them, isn't there?? ;) I just love the vivid pinks.}

"Perished Beauty"

{This was obviously taken way back in Summertime; I also got wayy down for this one..it focused pretty well, and dead dandylions make great subjects...}

...So, how do you like them? Which one is YOUR favorite? My personal favorite is "Secluded Dew..." that was a really hard shot to get, too! ;)

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