~Birthday Giveaway~

Is anyone interested in a $10 Starbucks Gift Card?

From today until June 15th, you can enter to win.... if you'd like to win the Starbucks Gift Card, here are your three chances to enter:

1. Simply leave a comment telling me about your best birthday present ever. (you don't have to be registered, you can just leave an anonymous comment, but be sure to leave contact information)

2. If you are a subscriber, you get an extra entry for the contest! Just make a second comment that says "subscriber." THANK YOU for reading my blog! OR...If you're new here and would like to subscribe, you can and then leave a comment to get your second entry.

3. If you have a blog, you can blog about this giveaway. Then, leave a third comment, with your blog address so I can come visit.

I know this is totally unrelated to my photography stuff, but hey, its my birthday and I can do what I want now that I am 30! (or will be in a few more hours) So, happy birthday to me!!!

The fine print:
This giveaway ends Monday, June 15, at 9:00pm PST. I will draw the name of the winner using the random number generator at Random.org.

The winner will be contacted by email as well as announced here on Tuesday, June 16. If the winner does not email me with his/her mailing address within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen.

A Sweet Moment

The other day my oldest daughter was having a hard afternoon. After listening to about an hour of off and on, whining and fussing, I had had enough. (Mean mom!) So I sent her outside to talk to daddy. A few minutes later I look out the window to see this....

it totally melted my heart. I have an awesome husband who is a great daddy to his girls!

I used an action from Coffee Shop Actions. They have some great free actions for Photoshop and PSE. The one I used here is Creamy Toffee Latte. It just gives the picture a sweet soft look.

The *J* Family

Okay, so just a few more shots of this cute family. I am having a really good time with these pictures. I have some new actions from http://coffeeteaphotography.blogspot.com/. They are so perfect for the outdoor pictures. I really like one called "Hot Cocoa" it does awesome things to the browns and greens and just looks really neat. It isn't your standard coloring for portraits, but I think it is a fun one to add.

I love Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer! Does anyone else? I think it totally rocks and I can't wait to get some every year.....just wanted to say that!

My Favorite Things

This photo doesn't show ALL of my favorite things, but a few of them. (Coffee, my personal relationship with my living savior and my shabby decor. But it leaves out my sweet girls and awesome husband!)

See more at I heart faces.