I Heart Faces: My Favorite Things

Angie and Amy are taking another well deserved break over at I Heart Faces, so it’s time for another My Story In Photos. This week want photos of everyone's favorite things.  I have a few favorite things up my sleeve.

My very favorite things in the whole wide world are my boys!

There is nothing like the love between a father and his sons.

Little Fire Chief is our 4 year old (soon to be 5).  He is a happy, well rounded, enthusiastic little man. Along with He and his brother Mr. Moo being my favorite things, I have a few phrases that are my favorite as well.

“Mommy, you look gorgeous!” and “Mommy, When I grow up, I want to be just like my Daddy, and drive a BIG, Red, Shiny Fire Engine!"

 

Mr. Moo is  a year old an ALL Boy!  He loves to play in the dirt, get wet, and make a ton of noise.  My favorite time of the day with him is cuddling up on the couch and reading “ooks.” We call him Mr. Moo because he loves food and is ALWAYS hungry.

(photo taken by Mark Anthony of That’s Amore Studios)

It is fitting that I married a Fire Fighter because Fire Engines are kind of my favorite vehicles of all time.

(photo taken by Mark Anthony of That’s Amore Studios)

My grandfather (another one of my favorites) used to take me to the local fire house and say that the engines in the bay were “Van Pelt” Fire Engines. My maiden name is “Van Pelt”  so he used to say that they Engines were made just for me.  Thus, my obsession with Big, Red, Shiny Fire Engines just like my sons and husband.

 (photo taken by Mark Anthony of That’s Amore Studios)

This lady is my grandmother (moms side). She is an inspiration. She raised 9 children and lived to tell about it. She is the  most loving and non-judgmental person I know. I love her dearly and she loves each one of her 32 grandkids individually for different reasons and we all know it.

 

My mom is my favorite of all ladies though. She is an amazing woman. She is intelligent, hard working, loving, compassionate, and strong. She has been handed some health issues that are difficult but still has a very good outlook on life.  She is strong in her faithfulness to Jesus Christ.  She is a wonderful Christian woman. I used to say that I Never wanted to be like my mother, but the older I get, the more I hope that one day I will be just like her.

One of my favorite things is photographing people. *I especially love photopgrahing my children*

   I love bright vivid colors.

And party planning.

My favorite thing to photograph is FEET!

And Hands

but my most favorite thing in the whole wide world, is my hubby!

  (photo taken and edited by Mark Anthony of That’s Amore Studios)

We have so much fun together. We can’t even take a serious photo when a photographer asks us to.  *ahem*

Did I mention Pink is my favorite color?

What are some of your favorite things? Head on over to I Heart Faces and show us all!

Water Babies

Welcoming summer also brings many water activities. Recently Hubby purchased a slip and slide for Mr. A. He loves the water. He loves to run through sprinklers, play in his kiddie pool, and his new found love is slipping into a puddle of water. Like most boys, once he is wet, he has to get dirty too. He is a muddy mess when we are finished outside. Mr. C is a water baby too. He loves to splash, sit, and float in water. If there is a bucket of water sitting anywhere you can bet his hands are going to be in it. He loves his baths. He has recently started calling all bodies of water "ba" which is his way of saying bath. You can bet we will be spending some time in the water this summer. In fact, we will be playing poolside this coming weekend. We are going to Cupertino, California to be dental patients for Nana while she takes a test for Coronal Polishing. I hope that all of you enjoy the many photos that come with summer activities because there will be many of them! God Bless,

Memorial Day 2009

Our family from montana came to visit for the memorial day holiday. Nana threw a big bbq at her house. Food was delicious, children were happy, and Adults got to socialize. It was one of the best family get-togethers I think we have had in a long time. I enjoyed spending time with everyone. I took lots of photos of the kids, here are my favorites. I hope you love them as much as I loved taking them. :0) God Bless,