Coming Fall 2012







Yep yep yep! You read that right. Baby girl is going to be a big sister! Seems like it's one big pregnant party in blog land right now so if you're not pregnant yet, feel free to join in on the festivities anytime. :)

P.S. These pictures were taken at high noon with an uncooperative toddler. I must say I am pleased with how they turned out despite the obstacles. :)

Due Date: October 15, 2012

What caught me by surprise: How quickly I am showing this time. When they say you show earlier with your second, they weren't kidding.  7 weeks in and I already can't fit into two of my fave pairs of jeans.

Baby's size: A blueberry

Planned pregnancy?: Most definitely

How long did it take?: Two months. The hubs has reminded me many times how blessed I am. It only took two months to get pregnant with both of my children. (Wow that feels weird to say: "both of my children")

Side note: I took a pregnancy test 2 days before I was scheduled to start my period and got a negative. Had what I thought was a period (abnormal for implantation) and a week and a half later took another pregnancy test just to quiet my nagging disappointment. I was pleasantly surprised with two lines!

Things I am looking forward to: My growing belly and my first appointment.

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SHOOT. EDIT. SUBMIT. People's Choice

Time to vote for your favorite photo from this month's SHOOT. EDIT. SUBMIT. Winners! These listed below were chosen as the #1 winning photo the last 4 weeks and now it is time to choose a winner.

The winner's photo will get a free month long feature on the right side bar of mine and Kim's blog which gives them more exposure thus driving more traffic to their blog.

Not only will the winner win a free month long feature but we also have some wonderful people sponsoring prizes for our winners each month. This month's sponsor is Camera Creatures!

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About Camera Creatures:  I developed a serious interest in photography when I had my first baby.  Then there were three in total (each 15 months apart), and it became nearly impossible to get them to sit still, let alone look at the camera on command.  My shoots consisted of my jumping up from behind the camera with a hand puppet and yelling any variety of high-pitched noises interspersed with loud “peekaboos.”  Sure it worked, but it was a legistical nightmare. I also found my friends’ children were not quite as attentive to my antics. 
The search for solutions led me to find a variety of hand crafted lens props that I knew I too could make at home.  I created some of the animals my children loved and I joined the ranks and opened a small shop on the internet.  After being contacted by a couple of reputable camera shops wanting to sell Camera Creatures, I decided to develop a professionally made stuffed animal that fits comfortably on all interchangeable lenses.
Thus was born Camera Creatures, LLC.
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She is giving the winner ALL 3 of the camera creatures!  She is a firm believer that getting the choice of which one to select helps open up kids and get them in the right mood for a photo shoot.   Her site only has images up of the dog and the owl, but they just got a ladybug that she will be sending to the winner, as well. So, sound the alarm and go gather all your friends, fans and families to come vote for you! These are amazing prizes that you most certainly will want to claim as your own. If you are not in the running but still wish to have own one of these adorable camera creatures, visit the Camera Creatures website to get some of your own! You can also find Camera Creatures on Facebook and Twitter.

Voting closes at midnight on Tuesday. Winner will be announced on Thursday.







White Magnolia Photography

Butterflies in Time

 Tranquility....& Turmoil

 Pieces of Contentment

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SHOOT. EDIT. SUBMIT.


The winners this week are....Drum roll please....

Photo by Ansku
I love the contrast of the colors against the cold, harsh, snowy backdrop. The varying levels of the lanterns make for a very beautiful and interesting composition. {Kim}

Scattered Horizons
I love how this photo captures the wintery chill yet still looks so serene. Love the muted tones. {Misty}

Danelle M Photography
The subtlety of this shot is beautiful. It is so soft and the crop is absolutely magnificent.   {Kim}

A Moment In Time
 Not only do I love the creativity behind the edit but the lighting and bokeh are perfect! {Misty}

 Congratulations, winners! Grab your button!






And this week's #1 winner is:
Um, what can I say about this?  The depth of field is spot on.  Every bit of that water lily is in focus while the background bokeh compliments the colors and textures beautifully. {Kim}

Congratulations on being chosen as this week's #1 photo. Grab your button! You will be in the running to win a fabulous prize at the end of the month.






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Well, it's time for you to submit your entries! Be sure to grab the button below to include on your post.

1. Photo must be taken this week.(Sat - Fri)
2. Only one entry per person.
3. "Shoot. Edit. Submit." button or a link back to this contest must be on your post in order for it to qualify.
4. Link only to your blog post not your main blog url.

 (If you submit a photo you are granting us permission to copy and paste it onto our blogs if you win.)







Have I mentioned how much I love my co-host Kim at Mom Tried It? Go visit her. I promise you will love her too!
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King of the Jungle


What a magnificent creature! It took some patience waiting for this guy to turn his head my way. When he finally did, it felt like he was eyeing me up for an afternoon snack. *shiver*



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What's Up Wednesday!

If you are like me, you stumble across inspiring photog bloggers from time to time by chance through other bloggers, linkups, comments, etc. Well, I thought I would try to make it easier for you by grouping everyone in one place. Instead of opening this linkup to all bloggers, I am only asking for blogs that are geared toward photography to link up below. Just link up your blog's url below and start sending a "What's Up" shout out to your neighbors! That's it!  Linky will be open on Wednesday morning through Thursday evening so get your blog linked up.  Be sure to come back to meet new photogs!

It's not required but feel free to grab my button for others to find their way to the linkup as well.






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Scavenger Hunt Sunday

I, of course waited till this afternoon to get all my shots in again. When will I ever quit procrastinating?

{Love}

{Plastic}

{Duplicated}
Anything that has been copied has been duplicated. :)

{Trending}
Since I had already changed out of church clothes into my comfy clothes I threw my scarf around my cutesy niece and had her pose for me. These scarves are definitely trending right now.

{Paper}
A rolled up newspaper.

Hope you all had a fab Sunday!


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Weekly High/Low

What a great week! I've really enjoyed this new habit of sharing highs and lows with the hubs this week. I so appreciate everyone's encouragement in allowing me just to share my heart. To sum up this week, here are my high/lows:

High - Rain! It rained this week and we are always in need of some good rain here in SoCal. It was glorious!

Low - Neck pain. I got rear-ended a couple of weeks ago and didn't realize it at the time but I've been having some new neck pain that started within a couple days after the accident so though I'm not 100% sure that's what it's from, that's the only thing I can think of that could cause on-going discomfort like this.


High - Spending family time together at the zoo. Always makes me happy.



Low - Accidentally putting non-charged batteries into my camera for our zoo trip. My camera died after only a few shots. Ah well. We go all the time. :)

High - Cold weather. We don't really get a real winter here so I just love it when it's cold enough to wear a coat and scarf! I so much prefer winter to summer. I just don't enjoy being hot and it makes me so happy to bundle up in my cute coats and scarfs.



So there's just a few things about my week. I would love to hear about yours! You don't have to list a certain number of highs or lows, just whatever comes to mind. I love getting to know my readers better so feel free to leave a comment and tell me your high/low this week. I certainly hope you had more highs than lows for sure, but we all know that's not always the case.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!






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SHOOT. EDIT. SUBMIT.


So many awesome shots this week again. You peeps amaze me! Check out our incredible winners!

Unbelievable colors she so amazingly captured! I'm in awe. {Misty}

I love the composition of this shot, not to mention the soft, delicate tones of the flower.  Beautiful. {Kim}

Gorgeous lighting and great composition. {Misty}

The creativity of this shot is great.  This is a difficult shot to get done right.  My hat is off to you.  Nicely done. {Kim}

 
 Congratulations, winners! Grab your button!







And this week's #1 winner is:
I was totally blown away by this shot. It's kind of Ansel Adams-y. Such gorgeous details, composition and creative idea changing it to b&w. {Misty}

Congratulations on being chosen as this week's #1 photo. Grab your button! You will be in the running to win a fabulous prize at the end of the month.







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Well, it's time for you to submit your entries! Be sure to grab the button below to include on your post.

1. Photo must be taken this week.(Sat - Fri)
2. Only one entry per person.
3. "Shoot. Edit. Submit." button or a link back to this contest must be on your post in order for it to qualify.
4. Link only to your blog post not your main blog url.

 (If you submit a photo you are granting us permission to copy and paste it onto our blogs if you win.)








Have I mentioned how much I love my co-host Kim at Mom Tried It? Go visit her. I promise you will love her too!


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