I ♥ Faces...Wintertime FUN!

Never in a million years did I think I'd ever see the kind of snow and ice we had here in the Atlanta area last week! We got close to 8 inches of snow in some areas! It was our first snow of 2011. Everything completely shut down and we couldn't venture out of our house until about Thursday of last week. Abby, in fact, has missed 5 consecutive days of school...tomorrow will be her first day back. Brittany headed back to college several days ago and, thankfully, made it back without any trouble.

While the snow was here, we enjoyed playing in it to the max! Sledding was so much FUN! Now, since I Heart Faces is having a Winter Wonderland theme for their photo contest this week, I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to participate!

Here's a picture I took of Abby that makes me giggle everytime I look at it. My hubby threw a snowball at her and she turned around at just the 'right' time to get it square in the face. We all about laughed ourselves silly at how the snow got stuck behind her glasses...including Abby!

Now, be sure to check out all the other wintertime entries at I Heart Faces! I know I sure will!

Snowy Wonderland...In GEORGIA!

Well...our wishes FINALLY came true! We got about 4 inches of snow on Friday afternoon!!! That's quite a rarity for this part of Georgia, so we had to make the best of it! As soon as Abby got home from school, we went out and started "playing". We had so much fun going sledding, throwing snowballs at each other, and just enjoying the beauty of freshly fallen snow.

This picture shows one of the main roads in our neighborhood. It was so PRETTY!

Here's Brittany heading down the hill in our backyard. Talk about a speed demon!

Surely you didn't think I'd pass up the opportunity to get in on the action!

Another snow covered road in our neighborhood.

Abby's about to crash and burn! No...I didn't laugh hysterically when it happened. What kind of mom do you think I am? :)

Bella on Day 2 of the snowfall. She had the time of her life...can't you tell?

Abby and Chris having a sledding race. The look on her face says it all! :)

The snow stayed around until about mid-day on Saturday, then it started to melt, sadly enough. It sure was nice while it lasted! In fact, I can't recall the last time I've had so much fun! Sometimes, it feels GOOD just to let loose and live in the moment!

I ♥ Faces...Patience, My Dear!

I love photography, but I have yet to learn so much more about it. The I♥Faces Blog has been a great place for me to find some information AND inspiration.

As always, they're having a photography contest and this week's theme is Creative Crop. You take a photo and crop it any way you like, as long as you can still make out the face. My entry this week is one I took of Abby when she was around 3 years old. We were living in Madison, AL. at the time and it snowed one winter. I bundled her up and out the door she went. I took this picture of her as she was leaning her head back trying really hard to catch a falling snowflake on her tongue...I think she succeeded!

Here's what it looked like AFTER I cropped it...And this is the BEFORE shot...
Be sure to check out the I♥Faces Blog...you'll be glad you did!

"Nature has no mercy, at all. Nature says, "I'm going to snow. If you have on a bikini and no snowshoes, that's tough. I am going to snow, anyway..."~Maya Angelou

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