Blog Challenge #4... {there's actually a prize!}

Tonight I'm in the mood for another blog challenge! It's been a really long time since I've posted one, so it seems like a fun idea to post one tonight... and it's going to be a good one! And I'm even going to give out a prize!! {So you should totally give it a shot!}

For tonight's challenge, check out this photo I took of my sister a few weeks ago:



So here is the challenge... I am going to write a list of statements. Some I think are true, some are not. Take a look at the list, and try to figure out exactly which of the statements I think are actually true. And there's a prize for this one! I am giving away a brand new, super-cute mini photo book/album... it holds 16 wallet-sized photos, and it's perfect for carrying around in your purse. {I love mine- it stays in my purse and holds some of my favorite pictures of my loved ones.}

The specifics~ Post a comment at the end of this posting with your name and your answer. (Click on the word 'comment' at the bottom of the post, it's really easy!). I will NOT publish any of the answers until the end of this week, so it will look like no one has commented... Don't let that scare you off from commenting! I will post all of the comments at one time, at the end of the week and when the challenge is officially over. If there is more than one person with the correct answer, I will put all the names in a hat or do a random-number generator or something like that to pick the winner of the prize. Cool, huh? {And for the record, I'm doing this because I think it's fun, so be a sport and play along!}

So, which of these statements are true (according to me)? Just list the numbers in your answer...... answer by Thursday night, July 23rd, at midnight!!!!

1) My sister is probably going to flip when she sees that I posted this photo.

2) This photo would be better to me if she was smiling.

3) We were standing in a jungle when I took this photo.

4) I think my sister is beautiful, even without make-up and what she might call a "bad hair day."

5) I think the lighting in this photo is pretty cool.

6) I definitely don't like taking pictures of my beautiful sister.

7) This photo is not really "my style."

8) If I was to describe this photo using only one word, I would say "moody."

9) I totally don't care even if my sister WERE to flip that I posted this photo because I love it and this is MY photo blog. :)

10) I really hope that at least a few of you reading this will give this a try!

*********ETA: I've decided you do not have to get the answer correct to be eligible for my fabulous prize... anyone that leaves a comment with an answer will be eligible... don't be shy, my beloved blog readers! I know you're out there!!

Berta & Jason

As promised, here are a few more pictures of Berta and Jason... they were so sweet to let me snap a few pictures of them~ this was something I asked them to do as a favor to me, since I most often take pictures of adorable little kiddos and don't get to take pictures of adults all that often... It was a refreshing change and I was really excited to take some pictures of the two of them together!

Gorgeous Peeps

A few weeks ago, I took pictures for these two gorgeous people... my sister has been patiently waiting for {at the very least} a preview of the pictures I've got for her, so I'll start with these...









... and I will post more later!

Amazing

My sister... is truly amazing.



Have a nice weekend!!

Reruns

Was looking through some older pictures tonight and thought I'd post some reruns... all of these have been on my blog before, but I don't mind posting them again, just because.













Have a nice weekend!

Bowling

As I mentioned in my December Top Ten post a few days ago, when my sister came back from Hawaii, we left it a total surprise for my dad. Here is the picture a few moments after she surprised him again (because I totally love this picture, can you tell my dad had been teary-eyed?)



And here's a pic from when she first walked downstairs...



She's holding her cell phone (and my dad's holding his in the first picture, too) because that's how we surprised him~ she hid upstairs in one of our bedrooms, and when my dad got to my house we went downstairs to our family room. I told my dad I needed to call Heather when he got there so she could wish him a Merry Christmas, and then I put him on the phone. They were talking and my sister was trying to tell my dad that she wished she could come give him a big hug and then she planned to come downstairs to surprise him, but my dad kept changing the subject! It was so funny. She finally got it out and then said something along the lines of coming downstairs to give him a hug for real and all my dad could say was "WHAT!?!?!?!" I know he was totally shocked, and absolutely thrilled.

Well.... then it was on to the family tradition: lunch and bowling. My husband and I really like to bowl, but we usually do it just this one time per year. However, we still take it VERY seriously!! And we don't usually have much fun... yeah right!











Okay... was it just back in the good old days that bowling balls used to be black?

Girls Day

When my sister was here, we spent some time with some of our cousins on my dad's side of the family~ a "girl's day". We even went to the mall!! And if you know me, you know I'm not normally a huge shopper (unless it's for camera or scrapbooking stuff, of course).

I don't get to see these girls too often, so it's just awesome to get together! Not everyone is pictured here, unfortunately, but here are two of my cousins with my sister~



You wouldn't believe it, but we're almost always the center of attention! (I know, sooooo hard to believe!!)





I wouldn't normally think a food court would be a good place for photos, but I really loved the funky stuff in the background, and it was filled with bright, fun lights. Here's my sister, entertaining me and my camera~





Such a fun time...

Berta Was Here

My sister, Berta, was here visiting from Hawaii.

(Sorry~ she goes by Heather with everyone else).



She came... she entertained... and then she left. But, I've got a few pictures to share~ once I get them off my camera and ready to post.

Will be a while.

Miss you already, Berta.

Berta

Here is a picture I took of Berta when I went to Hawaii to visit her last September (most of you know "Berta" is what I call my sister, Heather--- don't ask why, it's a long and not-all-that-logical story!)...



*****************Missing you, Berta!

My Sister Part Two

Check out those eyes! (My sister is such a good sport, I know she won't mind that I posted this picture.)

I love it! When I took this, we were at a "Zippy's" in Honolulu eating Banana Cream Pie. It was darn good, and I always have fun taking close-up shots of my sister.

If only I could just head to Hawaii for the weekend to take some more pictures of her... Berta, what do you think?

My Sister

My sister... gorgeous inside and out. If only she lived within this time zone, I'd totally make her pose for me all the time!! But, since she lives in Hawaii she gets to avoid me and the camera lens-- for now.



I took this photo before I had ever taken a photography class or had the courage to take my camera off the "auto" setting. It's beautiful anyway-- thanks to the subject!!

Berta, I miss having you around! But hopefully the next time I see you I'll have gotten some mad photography skills under my belt. I can't wait!