I Heart Faces ~ Autumn Splendor Challenge ~ Bloomington, Indiana ~ Dreams Do Come True Photography

I'm entering this photo into a contest over at I Heart Faces this week. Go check out all the entries!

McCoy Family ~ Family Photography ~ Bloomington, Indiana ~ Dreams Do Come True Photography

I met with the McCoy family this past saturday and we got some great family photos. Here's a sneak peak!
Enjoy!!!

Stay tuned for a future giveaway!!!

Pretty Princess Shoes ~ Bloomington, Indiana ~ Dreams Do Come True Photography

I took Josie to the mall after my haircut and before Rachel's shower. We went to go get the "woody" costume at Build a Bear and look for Josie some brown and black boots.
We found the black ones and went searching for the brown ones. We went down to payless and as I was looking for brown boots. Josie found some pretty pink glittery princess shoes. She just had to have them, she said. Who is this Mommy to say no, to my spoiled little girl. Especially since they weren't Dorothy shoes! Those that know me, knows I do not like the Wizard of Oz and therefore I will not be buying her red no place like home shoes. Someone else wants to that's fine, but pink ones were just fine with me.
She insisted she wear them out of the store. This was the first, I remember always wanting to wear my new shoes home and how it was such a treat. She had to show everyone she seen her new shoes. It was totally cute!!!

On another note, Texture Tuesday's prompt this week was using and interpreting the #2 however we so choose. So once I remembered this photo, I did some playing around.

I did some burning on a duplicate copy of the photo, applies two layers of Ugglovebandw and a layer of graydayslate. Did some masking and some blend modes on the layers themselves. I think it turned out super duper cute, but I couldn't let it go and not put a quote on it. I guess this is my "new" thing! :-) LOL

So there we go, linking up with:

Refurbished Desk ~ Bloomington, Indiana ~ Dreams Do Come True Photography

Allrighty! I'm never painting another piece of furniture without a sprayer.
First off the kid, told me I wouldn't need primer cause this is the paint with the primer. Even after I told him what I was painting. So this dumb desk took 5 coats of paint. It still shows the wood through, but I was finished!!!!
So here is my new art desk! You can see the before photo here.

Monster ~ Bloomington, Indiana ~ Dreams Do Come True Photography

I had a pair of gloves that were from when Mike was little. Josie was afraid of them last year so I didn't get to use them anywhere. This year I got them out and stuffed them with papertowel, shut them in the bathroom window as if they were coming out the window. Josie was afraid at first but after a couple nights of seeing them she thought they were funny.
She always wanted her photo taken under them and everytime she asked, I didn't have my good camera handy. So here's one with my phone.

A Hunting we will go ~ Bloomington, Indiana ~ Dreams Do Come True Photography

Lord, why do I continuously fall behind in these blog posts! I need to clear my brain and start over with life! (would be so nice at times)
Anyway, long overdue, Mike took Josie hunting the day after the Halloween party. Mommy told her I was going to do absolutely nothing on Sunday but spend time with her. I didn't keep my promise completely, the OCD in me came out and I had to clean up a little bit. But I did go hunting with them, which is something I said I would never do again. Mike took me one time when we were dating and he said he wouldn't take me ever again either. I couldn't sit still, so if I wasn't smoking, I was breaking twigs. I don't think he liked it very much! HeeHee!
But this time I went and took my own shooting weapon, my camera!
Josie thought we were going to camp out cause he took his blind that he uses during turkey season. Now every time we go to the woods, she informs me that - that is where we went camping.
Here's some photos to share:

I wish this was more in focus, I love the simplicity of this photo and her holding onto "rapunzel".

She wanted a picture taken with "rapunzel".

Don't know what it is about men in camo, but ain't he hot! :-)

After she collided with the bow handle, that led to profuse bleeding, mommy let her play with her Iphone.

Love my baby! I don't look so good in camo though.

Going to check for some rub markings.

To elaborate on the bleeding issue. Mike had his bow hanging from the blind. Josie was on the ground coloring in her color book. She stands up and hits the end of his bow. She started her normal cry she does when she is hurt and/or gets hurt doing something she was told to watch out for. Which she was repeatedly asked to watch Daddy's bow. So she climbs up in my lap, crying, I'm rubbing her and trying to calm her down. She quits crying, so I get her to lean up to check her head. When she leans up, her entire face is covered in blood. My shirt is covered in blood, or should I say Mike's shirt?! We get her cleaned all up and it was a tiny little nick in the top of her head. I don't know if she bled that much or if it was mixed with all the tears. But she was fine as soon as we got her all cleaned up and she figured out she wasn't in trouble. I was so proud of myself when it was all said and done, cause I kept my cool and didn't flip out on all the blood. And I even got the blood out of all of our clothes!
She had to show everyone the nick the next day, which you had to really dig in her hair to find cause it was so small.
Uncle Rick calls her knot head, and I think she's going to keep that nickname for a while, as much as the child hits her head on things. But I'm thankful so far it has all been minuscule injuries.

Shades of Autumn ~ Bloomington, Indiana ~ Dreams Do Come True Photography

I'm participating and linking up to Bumbles & Light Shades of Autumn Photo Challenge. This week's color is purple. I just noticed a tree out back that had some purple leaves. Turned out really pretty!

Of course I couldn't leave it alone and not use a texture on it as well. So I used Kim Klassen's "sweettart and shadesofautumn" texture on it.

Did a few blend modes, masking and opacity changes and TADA!
Trying to think of a quote or inspirational message to put on this one.