{FOUR} years old

My baby turned four in March.

and when you turn {FOUR}

you automatically make

BIG BOY

status.

and when it's your

{BIRTHDAY}

AND

you're turning

{FOUR}

you can be nothing but

SILLY.

try it.

it's FUN. 

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Two of the.CUTEST lil' Irish sweeties I know! 

Brightened up the original and crisped up the details using the action Picture Perfect from one of my favorite photography blogs, The CoffeShop Blog. 

more to come from my lil' leperchaun's 4th bday/St. Paddy's Day bash!

black&white

I LOVE b&w photos

the timeless quality they portray

and there's something about them

that makes me feel peaceful and warm inside.

Here are a couple other shots I thought about entering into the b&w challenge at i heart faces.

bella. the dog princess.

rise and shine.

a special snuggle.

which one of the three did you like best?

(the chosen shot is in this post.)

thought I'd share a few 

of my all time favorites

just because,

i LOVE black & white.

cousins.

my girl.

mesmerized.

i heart faces photo challenge {black&white}




Over at the AMAZING site, i heart faces, the March photo challenge is black and white. Here is my entry.

I love the innocence of it,
the timeless quality it holds.
Since Aiden is deaf and does not wear his cochlear implants while sleeping,
I (try to) wake him in the mornings by opening his blinds and letting the light shine in.
This specific day, the morning sun was especially bright,
and his recently adopted bunny "Hoppy" (from his 15 year old brother's younger days)
was still right there beside him.
who could resist this shot?

Ryan {Galena Children's Photographer}

my first born

is growing up way too fast,

right in front of my eyes.

which do you like better?

black and white?

or color?

LOVE

LOVE is my sweet boy finally figuring out how his fingers work in order to sign i love you,

love is my sweet boy with the bluest eyes, a pretty cute smile, and a lot of determination,

LOVE is my sweet boy who was born deaf and wears cochlear implants to hear and speak,

love is my sweet boy who can hear me tell him, i love you,

LOVE is my sweet boy SPEAKing the words i love you back, because he can.


to read more about his journey to hear and speak, and more about cochlear implants, go HERE.

i hope you always,

dream

imagine

wonder.