I Heart Faces {Hugs & Kisses}

There are some weeks where I have a really hard time with the IHF challenges. I'll look through so many of my pictures and whatever "it" is, I'm not finding it. This is great, it encourages me to go and and take more pictures. To think outside of the box. More often than not, this is what happens.

For this challenge I just knew that I had something fabulous lurking amongst the bajillion pictures on my computer. I had a lot to choose from. Apparently, we have quite the kissy, huggy family. I was stuck between two. One of my little love and her Daddy. A sweet memory for me as a mom of my people out on a fantastic family day.

And then there was this.

As a military family who live a whopping 22 hour car ride away from our family, these moments are precious to me. A stolen moment between my love and her Pop Pop. I love the largeness of his hand next to her little face. I love the sweet little half smile on her lips, the the look of tenderness on Pop Pops face. It is for things like this that I fell in love with photography in the first place. A moment that might have drifted off to be replaced by all of the bigger moments, if not for the love of this camera. This, my friends, is a moment of pure, shining beauty.

There are so many beautiful entries this week over at IHF! Go check them out, or enter one yourself!