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I heart faces - orange theme

When I think of orange I automatically think of monarch butterflies as well. We have raised our fare share over the years , but none of the hatches compares to the one we witnessed up close and personal. I thought this photo of Julia would be the perfect submission for this week's orange theme over at i heart faces. For more orange photos click on the button below.

Elsa the Ewok...& her entourage

Elsa's Ewok costume was the inspiration for our family Halloween costume theme. I found it at Once upon a Child after many trips to look for one. It was worth the wait don't you think? Once I had her costume I went ahead and put together her entourage...sort of like last year when we did a Chronicles of Narnia family Halloween themed costumes   Jessica Turner wrote recently about taking costume pictures BEFORE Halloween and I couldn't agree more! It takes the pressure off the night of Halloween - especially because it gets dark so early and the weather can be unpredictable.  So instead, once I have costumes I have the kids dress up and run around outside for a while so I can get photos of them. Since we do a theme I need that low key time to get a good one of ALL of them together.  This little mini session took all of five minutes and even the outtakes are great! This is the second year we've taken photos ahead of time and I highly recommend it! Granted, these