{I Heart Faces Challenge}

I couldn't resist this week's challenge over at I Heart Faces. Smiles? Yes please!! 

Make sure you run over and check out all of the wonderful entries!!

Have a wonderful week!

xo Lauren

{ NEW WEBSITE }

Wow... words can not express how delighted I am with how the website turned out.

It is now LAUNCHED for your viewing pleasure. Head on over to www.laurencastophotography.com to check it out. It is a lovely combo of blog/photo goodness so I will no longer be using this blogspot address.

See you over there!!

xo Lauren

princess blake

she is a darling little princess ballerina.. 

dressed in pink.. 

with intense eyes.. 

and ready to eat. :) 

she's my niece, blake, and i think she's ridiculously cute. she's a little over 5 months and i'm so happy that i live so close to her so i could snap a few photos. she's the youngest of 5 kids. 4 of which are girls. you might remember her from their family  photo session back in november. isn't she just a precious little girly girl already?

 

 

  

  

  

 

it's my friday today and i couldn't be happier!! have a lovely weekend everybody! xo

airplanes & church bells

a few more from the california trip... we stopped by an airforce museum on the way back home and had such a delightful time just roaming around checking out all of the cool planes. my grandpa was a fighter pilot in wwII, so the airforce and awesome little jets have a special place in my heart. :)

 

  

the jet below happens to be the fastest jet that's ever been created. it's called the sr-22 blackbird. 

 pretty incredible.

 

 

and i did manage to get myself into one photo while on the trip. sort of.
 

while in san diego, we visited the first catholic mission of california. it was beautiful.

 

 

{california}

the husband and i took a quick trip down to san diego, ca this last weekend to spend some time with family. it was a beautiful weekend down there.. even though it did rain off and on the whole time. but coming from the desert, rain is always welcomed with open arms. besides, it isn't quite beach season anyways. :) just wanted to post a few photos from the trip...  i'm sure i'll post a few more once i've gone through them. these ones make me wish i were back there... lost in california dreamland...

 

  

  

  

{another photo showcased at i heart faces!!}

yay!! they liked my photo again. :D not in the top ten yet... but was an editor's pick! that's still SUPER cool to me! check out the other incredible photos that were showcased this week over at  i heart faces.

I Heart Faces: 'We Heart Kisses' Challenge

I know... we've been seeing a lot of these two lately... and you've seen this one before, but I love this image of them smooching away whilst the sun sparkles between them. And thought it'd be perfect for this week's 'kissing' challenge over at i heart faces. Go check out the other photos and hey, you should submit one, too!