"JOY OF LOVE" - DAY FIVE

Day Five of the "Joy of Love" Photography class was to capture...

"What You LOVE to HATE about them"

Well let me tell you, as soon as I saw this topic, I knew EXACTLY what my "HATE" would be - even though it wouldn't make for very exciting photography.

There are Two things that my Husband does, that absolutely DRIVE. ME. CRAZY!!

I LOVE to HATE this about him...

1. He NEVER re-hangs the dish towel - he always throws it on the counter.

... but more importantly

2. When using the microwave, he ALWAYS opens the door before the set time runs out, therefore, the "Clear" button needs to be pushed to reset the Message Screen. He NEVER. PUSHES. the "Clear" button. When I go to use the microwave, there is the never ending scrolling message, and "I" have to push the "Clear" button.

Trying to capture that scrolling message was a little difficult.

How hard is it to push that button? Or better yet, wait 'til the time runs out? However, if that would cause your food item to burn, then maybe a more appropriate time should be selected.

Do I sound bitter? I don't mean to. In all actuality, my Wonderful Husband does MOST of the cooking, so I will forgive him of this one minor flaw... and well the towel thing too. LOL!!

"JOY OF LOVE" - DAY FOUR

Day Four of the "Joy of Love" Photography class was to capture...

"What They Wear"

When I saw this upcoming prompt yesterday, I immediately knew what picture I wanted to take. I wanted to show what my Husband wears around his neck, as a Memorial to two very special people we have lost.

He wears two Crosses. The smaller Cross is for our son Max, Luke's twin, who passed away at the age of three weeks on October 2, 2007. The other Cross is for his Mother, Yvette, who passed away last March 4th after a ten year fight with ALS. He NEVER takes them off.

Now, since I haven't really shown the "Love" for my youngest so far, I thought I would feature him today.

What Grey "Wears" are Hats...

and he likes to wear them low. Usually covering his eyes.

This one is my favorite. I wish it was more in focus. Hard to capture sharp images of a little being always in motion.

And now just for FUN...

What They Wear...

Thanks to their Grandparents who live in New Mexico, the boys always have Cowboy Boots just like Daddy.

"JOY OF LOVE" - DAY THREE

Day Three of the "Joy of Love" Photography class was to capture...

"Then and Now"

I've only know my husband for about eight years, so we haven't changed that much - other than us both gaining weight. Since I don't think he would appreciate me taking pics of his love handles, for this assignment, I will focus on my children.

My oldest, Luke, arrived almost 3.5 years ago, Seven weeks early. It was a Tuesday... September 11th @ 12:33pm. He weighed 4lbs., 6oz. and was 15" long. He was SOO small. His head was about the size of a medium orange. I thought for the "Then and Now", I would capture the comparison of the Size of his Feet Now to how tiny they were Then.

We took this picture a few days after bringing him home from being in the NICU for three weeks. He was about the same size as his Mother's Heartbeat Teddy Bear.

He's now obviously much larger than that Teddy Bear, but still small for his age, and Totally Healthy!!

Another great thing about this particular photo, is that it documents his love of his brother's crib. We cannot keep him out of it. He thinks it is his own personal trampoline.

My youngest, Grey, arrived 21 months ago, after an easy full term pregnancy. It was a Thursday... May 14th @ 7:58am. He weighed 8lbs. even and was 21" long. We were shocked that he was as big as he was, and it took us awhile to get used to him being a "normal" sized newborn.

It's comical to me to see his footprints compared to his brothers. Plus, his "Now" feet aren't all that much bigger than his "Then" feet.

"JOY OF LOVE" - DAY TWO

Day Two of the "Joy of Love" Photography class was to capture...

"How They Look"

I was excited to do this particular assignment so that I could photograph my husband. He's not one for having his picture taken, but he happily obliged for the sake of "homework".

I wanted to capture some of his distinct features...

like his eyes - a piercing shade of blue-ish, gray-ish, green...

and his Fabulous Gray hair. He's not called "Silver Fox" for nothin'!

And most distinct feature of all, his Cleft Chin, which he has generously passed on to our two boys. I think he looks SO HOT in this shot.

However, even though I LOVE all those sexy distinct features of his, this is usually "How He Looks"...

Almost ALWAYS with sunglasses on. Whenever we're having our picture taken outside, I ALWAYS have to plead with him to take them off.

Then there's my first born - Lucien. He gets his Green Eyes from his PaPa Faucheux.

I just LOVE that single. tiny. Freckle. on his right check. I just want to eat it.

And of course, the Cleft Chin.

Then, there's my baby, Grey. He was napping when I was taking the above shots, and by the time he woke up, my DSLR camera battery had died. So his One shot was done with my Point & Shoot.

He has the Cleft Chin, though not as prominent as his brother. He also has a dimple in his left cheek - don't know where he gets that from. But the one feature he has that defines "How He Looks", is his head of blonde curls. Actually, it's more of a Mullet of blonde curls. He's going to need his First Haircut soon... I will be so sad to cut his "Babyness".

PUPPY LOVE

Today, February 1st, is Luke's girlfriend's, Laci, Birthday. Now really, he's only three - I know he's too young to have a girlfriend, but the first time I witnessed this "friendship" was back in October during their pre-school field trip to the Pumpkin Patch.

Then again a few weeks ago on the night of their pre-school Christmas program.

How could he not "love" this cute little redhead he calls "Weezy" ('cause he can't pronounce "Laci")?

Anyway, because I don't have any little girls to make cute little hair things for, I thought this "Birthday" would be the perfect opportunity for me to make a "cute little hair thing".

And so I did...

A little felt, a little hot glue, a few little rhinestones, and Ta-Da...

A Cute Little Hair Thing!

I've also been wanting to try to make little tissue paper rosettes, so I made a few to adorn the gift bag.

Aren't they sweet?

I hope the weather doesn't keep Luke from going to school tomorrow to give his little lady her present.

"JOY OF LOVE" - DAY ONE

For the month of February, I have signed up for a FREE online photography class called...

Day One - "What They Do"...

Today's Prompt was to capture a loved one doing "What They Do".

My Hubby getting ready to head out for the day. He's an outside salesperson for a flooring distributor. Really HARD job to have and keep due to the current economy, but he KICKS ASS!!!

Nothing really special about this pic, but the lighting is great, and I LOVE the color of his hair. He's been gray since his teen years, and it helps people think he's older than me, when in actuality, I'm 8 years old than him. Sorry, if that was TMI. LOL!!

Now, for my other Loves, well...

they climb!! And yes, the bookshelf is bolted to the wall. They have a huge sliding glass door in their room, so there is wonderful natural lighting.

And, they also play.

This is actually a rare moment of them playing "Well" together. About 10 minutes after this picture was taken, I missed photographing another RARE moment, when they actually PICKED UP the blocks. That NEVER happens!!