top 11 of 2011

one of my favorite photography blogs is click it up a notch.  i have never participated in her link ups but thought i would because there are some cool prizes up for grabs (winners are random, it's not a contest!).  the cool thing is with this link up, i was able to go through my pictures from the year and i enjoyed looking at my growing changing family!  i picked all of my pictures from june on because that is when i learned to shoot in manual mode.  some of these are edited and some are not.  now, my top 11 in no particular order:

1. i love this picture of my son.  it captures his personality and i also love the blueness of his eyes.  precious!

2. i am drawn to this picture because it's my two "boys" doing what they love to do-fish!  there's nothing better than quality time with dad!

 3. this picture is special because whenever i snap green beans i think of my grandpa who is no longer with us.  we used to snap beans every summer together and now i get to pass on the tradition with my son.

 4. can you say "bad to the bone?" ha! greyson and his birthday toy!

 5.  i just this shortly after i learned to shoot in manual.  it was taken with porch lighting, which is amazing! when i printed this picture out, his eyes are sooo blue.  love it!

 6. yes, i do have two children! :) this is one of miss kenna's three month pics...love the sweetness of this.

 7. this picture makes me smile every time i see it.  i love that she is standing on her toes and i can't resist the cute outfit! :)

8.  she spends a lot of time in her high chair.  i just love chubby baby hands.  melts. my. heart.

9. i took this picture using tips from click it up a notch. i love the way it turned out!

 10.  okay, i think this is my all time favorite picture from this year.  i just love everything about it. 

11. one of kenna's 6 month pics.  country gal at heart?