father and son

I took this family's picture last September when I was in Haiti. We ran into them again and I was thrilled to hear that they received their portrait print from Nancy and they wanted to take more pictures! We gladly took a few more. They have a family of six or seven but I liked this candid of the father and son while we were rounding up the rest of the kiddos.

joyful girl

This little gal truly is a joyful girl.

Her smile makes me smile.

father and son

This is the same cute little boy I posted a picture of yesterday.

Father and son.

I love how the boy is looking up at the sky.

I see hope in this little boy's face.

The Penguin Cafe Orchestra-Perpetuum mobile

This song came on my pandora playlist today as I was packing and I thought it was a fun little song, very soundtrack-ish. I thought I would youtube it to share it with you all and found this little ditty of a video. I guess they used it as a soundtrack for the series or dvd called Earth. It was far too beautiful not to share, but boy, it makes me want to quit my job, travel all around the world and take pictures...and maybe chase some penguins around.

Enjoy.

most beautiful baby

This could very well be the cutest baby I have ever seen.

This is Patrick's son.

Patrick is the president of Camp Hope and a wonderful dad to this little one.

Oh man, just look at those eyes and that smile.

So beautiful.

hoop dreams

I love this.

I did a google search for some inspirational basketball quote to include with this but ended up just reading through the lot of them and reflecting on my own (non-basketball related) dreams and how I can work up the courage to pursue them.

Try this: think about your dreams and what you want to achieve.

Got it?

Now read these.

“If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful!”
--Charles Barkley

“Love never fails; Character never quits; and with patience and persistence; Dreams do come true.”
--Pete Maravich

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: the potential for greatness lives within each of us.” – Wilma Rudolph

“Have a vision and then create your own reality. Otherwise, someone else may create it for you.” – Tony DiCicco

“I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.” – Henry David Thoreau

“I am determined not to allow anyone to steal my dreams.” – Dexter R. Yager, Sr.

“A dream is not something that you wake up from but something that wakes you up.” – Charlie Hedges

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?"
— Mary Oliver

Smiles are contagious