i heart faces - Photo Challenge/White

A soft sweet romanic look of a college student friend of mine. She is wearing her 

grandmother's wedding dress in a fashion show of vintage dresses. 

Yes, her grandmother was there to take it all in. 

 Included was her camera in hand.

     




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i heart faces - Photo Challenge/Beautiful eyes

This week's photo challenge over at I Heart Faces is eyes.  And I couldn't resist posting this of sweet Justine.  She has the most awesome eyes.  

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Santa Cruz Memories

This photo captures a great place of memories and sun.  We used to vacation here as kids.  We spent a few days at a Motel 6 right down the street from the beach. We really liked it because it had a pool. No complaints here. Believe it or not, the hotel is still there. In those days not much sun screen was applied.  If it was, maybe only once. Burn... The sun is deceiving on the beach...even in overcast weather you can burn. I tan pretty easy but I even burn at the beach. I remember those burns and after affects. I'm sure you have memories of the "burn" too.

Anyway, my friend Kim and I were here last weekend. I got my camera out after she pulled over trying to find a parking spot and taking a phone call.  I would have never found this great overview of the boardwalk and beach if we hadn't pulled over.  Never give it a second thought to pull over to capture that shot.  You never know it could be a keeper.

My friend, Kim!  Her first time on the Santa Cruz beach and boardwalk.

Santa Cruz mountains at Mt. Hermon

Yes, I did step in the middle of the road to capture this.  I'm a photographer so I had to get it.  I was safe and Kim was watching on coming traffic behind me.

Motel 6 - same hotel our family stayed in - 1968 or so.
The color is very retro don't you think?

i heart faces / photo contest - friendships

When I heard that the theme this week was friendship, I knew which photo to use.  Then I had more I thought would be great... so hard to decide. I just loved this one as it captures joy, admiration and contentment in their friendship with each other.

i heart faces / Water

This week's photo challenge over at I Heart Faces is water.  And I couldn't resist posting an entry for this week! I love these precious girls enjoying the water and playing in the sand together.

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Goins Family Farewell

I will miss this family greatly.  I know as you view these photos you will be reminded how much they have mean to you too.  Leave a comment for them at the bottom.  They will treasure your kind words I'm sure.

Farewell Sunday, July 17, 2011.
 As you can tell lots of tears were shed.  Bitter sweet time for many I know.

Lydia, such a little sweetheart!  I love you Lydia girl. Age 20 months

Holding her dolly with care.  This was packing day. 

Friends - Greg & April Morse

Photo frame gift from the choir.  Jill, Grant and Karolyn

Friend - Liz Stevahn - Missionary to Mexico

I heard this photo is for Laura Campion....

Friends - Ross & Susan Schmiedt 

Friends - Gary & Katie Erwin  Katie wouldn't have missed this Sunday for the world.
 Broken leg and all.

Friend - Kim Trader - Awesome bass player

Annie, Gary & Daisy saying "good-bye" to Kim.

Wow- love this photo of Grant. 

Best friends...Larissa and Audrey.

Friends - Paul Fulton , Awesome drummer and friend

More from packing day....lots of good helpers.

Jodi and Sue....worker bees. 

Silliness.....sometimes are the best shots!

I love these silly and random photos that make be smile.  Mike and Kristen are posing for me so I can have a few memories of them before they moved to Iowa a few years ago.  Silly and crazy, you choose, might be Mike's middle name.  He is a Jr. High Youth Pastor so it works perfectly for those "pre-people" he works with.

Now Rachel is my freshman girl model. She was a little quiet at first but then she really got into it.  She is a beauty and a natural.  

This shot was after a very beautiful shot I set up that was more serious in nature. I think she needed to let loose and be the

 "goofy" Rachel.  You can't tell but she had goosebumps from the cold air which suddenly appeared as the sun was going down.

 A beginner but a pro.

This was taken in B & W film. Yes, I said film. This is Michelle's Sr. portrait shoot and it was the last shot of the morning.

It's my favorite and her dad's too.  True joyful laughter.

Silly girls posing for me.  Both actresses who love the camera.
Ambre (L) is looking "much afraid" of holding out that note for 16 beats.
 Raini's expression says, "Are you kidding me?"

Molly is my friend who is a ham and isn't afraid of the camera.  Adorable isn't she? She can sing
like Ethel Merman if you ask her to. :)