Give Me Your Best Shot ~ Snow in Georgia!

Well...it happened again! February brought a "snowstorm" to NE Georgia! The kids were amazed. I thought we had escaped it by leaving New York! HA!

It was SO beautiful to look at though and it certainly made for some nice pictures!

I caught this little guy at dinnertime.....

The morning after....the sky was breathtakingly blue....no color touch up! That's ALL NATURAL!

Out my backdoor looking out into the acreage. I love the sunshine!

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Give Me Your Best Shot #17 DR Jekyl & Miss Hyde

So I'm back into Give Me Your Best Shot hosted by Lolli over at Better in Bulk. All you have to do is post your best shot of the week...doesn't have to be a great shot...it can be your favorite shot. Goodness knows I'm not a real photographer but I love taking pictures.

This week I'm entering my youngest, Ella doing her Dr Jekyl & Miss Hyde impression.

Ella, being her adorably sweet self

and BOOM, with one simple word, "NO"....she turns into this!

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Give Me Your Best Shot #16 ~ Pumpkin Picking!

Pumpkin Picking 2009 (& Give Me Your Best Shot)
We got to take the kids to the Pumpkin patch and we had a BLAST.
It was our family, my in-laws, and my sister-in-law with her boys.
It was SO hard to pick just one good shot, so I cheated and posted a few!

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All the GA grandkids!

Someone put a lil' pumpkin in with the other pumpkins! Oh, it's just Ella!

Paul FINALLY found the perfect pumpkin!

Some creative shot, huh?

Credit goes the the hubby for this shot...I think it may have been accidental, but I love how it came out AND I got out from behind the camera!!

Give Me Y our Best Shot #15 - Star Festival

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We went to a local Festival in our little town of Bethlehem. It was called the Star Festival.
There is just something about this shot that I adore. Can't put my finger on it though! I apologize for putting up yet another photo of one of my kids....y'all must be sick of seeing them! LOL.

Give Me Your Best Shot #14 - Mushrooms!

I"m back in the game for Give Me Your Best Shot over at Better in Bulk!
I tried my hand, err...eye? at shooting some mushrooms that had popped up on our lawn from 6 straight days of rain here in Georgia.

I'd LOVE some constructive criticism.

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Give Me Your Best Shot #13 - Morning Glory

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I too cheated, I experimented with different angles and framing the shot.

How can something as pretty as these morning glory flowers grow like weeds? We pull it up every year from our front garden and every year it comes back!

Give Me Your Best Shot - Daddy's Girl

It's Give Me Your Best Shot Friday over at Better in Bulk! I love this shot of hubby with Baby Ella. I had a shot similar from when Alyson was a tot and I'm glad I got a repeat shot!

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Give Me Your Best Shot #12

It's Friday!

Time for Give Me Your Best Shot blog carnival over at Better in Bulk with Lolli.


My precious son is obsessed with water....dirty, clean, soapy, pools of, puddles of, tubs filled with.
I love that I captured his excitement in splashing!

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Give Me Your Best Shot #11 Three's A Charm!

I grabbed this shot thanks to my grandma yelling into the house, "Shana, BRING YOUR CAMERA QUICK!"

For some reason these shots from behind of kids make me smile!
Although, it does kind of look like they are trying escape, doesn't it? LOL.
Not the greatest of shots "technically" but always a favorite of mine.

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Give Me Your Best Shot-BEST Summertime Photo CONTEST

It's time for Give Me Your Best Shot over at Better In Bulk.

This week's photo is just one of my FAVORITE Summertime Shots. It's my oldest daughter, Alyson Paige, at the State Park/Lake near our house for the first time. It was taken way back in 2007 when she wasn't even walking yet! She's just over a year old here.

The lake has a "beach" with real sand and everything. I just love her shadow and the waves of the sand. It was hard to choose this one over a picture of her daddy holding her, looking down at the "shoreline". That's HIS favorite.

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Give Me Your Best Shot #9 - Fireworks!

It's FRIDAY! Time for the Give Me Your Best Shot blog carnival with Lolli over at Better in Bulk.

Like Lolli, I did not take a lot of pictures this week. The kids were very uncooperative (full moon anyone?) and I had to deal with 2 killer sinus headaches this week.

This was my first venture photographing fireworks with my D40.

Give Me Your Best Shot #8

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The overgrown grass at our neighbor's house (VERY sore subject) brought in some butterflies!
Not the greatest shot, but my favorite because I love butterflies.

Give My Your Best Shot #7

It's Friday which means it's time for Give Me Your Best Shot over at Better in Bulk with Lolli (and her sweet family).






I snapped a kagillion shots of the kids on the swings....This is my favorite of Alyson. She has magical eyes! They make me melt every time I look at this picture!

Give me Your Best Shot #6! I'm BAAACK

I'M BACK! I finally got a new lens for my camera and I'm back to participate in Lolli's Blog Carnival at her site *Life is Sweet*

She hosts a GREAT blog carnival where you post your "best shot" of the week.

So here I am, back in the game. It's been hot and humid here in Georgia but we got outside for plenty of playtime!

My little "Tiger" as in Tiger Woods...makin' his daddy proud!









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Give Me Your Best Shot #5

It's FRIDAY! Time for Give Me Your Best Shot over at *Life Is Sweet* with Lolli.
We had a SUPER rainy week, so the good pictures were limited.

I captured some lovin' between our very first baby (the furry one), Bailey the Rottweiler and our last baby, little EJ. It truly bothers my husband and I that Rottweilers have such a bad reputation. Bailey is 7 years old and is the GREATEST dog in the world. She adores the kids. She thinks she's a lap dog but at 85 lbs, she's an awfully heavy lap dog.

Give Me Your Best Shot #3

It's FRIDAY! Time for Give Me Your Best Shot over at *Life is Sweet*!!

Here is what I thought was my best shot this week. I didn't realize that I hardly took any photos this week. Shame on ME! I was having a bad week missing my friends and family in New York (to the point of crying and wanting to move back to NY).

I was lucky enough to get 2 hours away to join my husband Rich on his radio show. I remembered to bring the camera along since he wanted pics for his Facebook page. If you're interested, you can hear his show, Uneducated With Rich via webstream (M-F 10-11pm EST). It's his spin on politics and social goings-on in our world. No political jargon or stuffiness though!