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I’ve been in major blog neglect mode lately. Have you noticed? It’s so strange. I’m still totally motivated. I think about photography all the time. I rarely leave the house without my camera around my neck. I’m still pretty much obsessed.

Strange…

I think it has to do with the weather. Or the fact that these are the last few months before my oldest starts school and life changes forever. I may be subconsciously trying to soak up every single second I can with my children. I’m not sure.

Whatever the reason is, I don’t really think it is going to change any time soon. I just don’t see it happening. I’ll still think about posts frequently but I probably won’t actually sit down to write them up very often.

I’m just being honest here. I guess this is an apology of sorts. Sorry.

This is my blog birthday month too. I was hoping to do a big birthday celebration but I just can’t seem to log on for any serious amount of time.

Spring Fever has got me. Got me hard.

Here are a few of the things I have done lately. And by lately I mean the past three months.

A few senior portrait shots of my former neighbor. Isn’t she beautiful?

Here is my current favorite of my new niece. I showed you a little tryptech a few posts back. I can’t wait until I see her again and try to get some more shots.

Before we went to California, my sister and I drove up to Washington and saw my family.

That’s right, Cora is wearing a cape and a tutu. She’s awesome.

Here is Uly getting ready to fly.

More Cora.

Uly looking at the water on the ferry to Port Townsend, WA.

Mag is really sleepy here but he sure is cute! I love the light in his hair in this shot.

This is Mag enjoying all the candy he can eat on Easter morning (it’s really been a long time since I put together some good pictures, hasn’t it?!?).

This last one is one of my favorites. Olea might kill me but it’s worth it. We were at the Bellingham, WA farmers’ market and she was eating a super yummy gyro. She’s such a cute prego! It is really fun to live so close to my sister and watch her grow and get ready for a baby. It’s been great!

I think I’ll end with that.

Keep MomShots in your RSS feed and I promise once in a while I’ll update, but right now, it is just not going to be as often as I used to. Thanks for being so understanding, my friends!!!

Well, first let me say Happy Mother’s Day! It’s a beautiful day here in Utah with a clear blue sky and sweet chirping birds. I even got to sleep in a little bit. Yay! I love days like this. My husband is upstairs with my boys making brunch right now and I am looking at the cute little bouquet with three gerber daisies my boys so cheerfully brought me a few minutes ago.

So without ado let’s get on with the winning!!! Are you as excited as I am to know who won? I wish I could give one to each of you. I really do. I love camera strap covers. I really like the one I made (and one day will put up a tutorial for anyone who wants to make one the way I made mine). I love the comfort and visual versatility that camera strap covers offer. I also really love the ones that Jessie has at her Etsy site. She has some beautiful fabrics and how can you go wrong with a lens cap pocket?!? That feature is brilliant!!!

Now to the winning!

Drum roll please….
While the drum is rolling you can hear the announcer in a small fast voice saying, “Winner is randomly chosen through the use of Random.org.”

The winner of the camera strap cover with the ever so soft minky fabric upgrade is…

#67

The winner of the much coveted camera strap cover with the lens cap pocket is…

#13

Congratulations to both of you!

Everyone else, thanks so much for playing! MomShots will be hosting another giveaway in a few weeks so stay tuned and keep your finger on the shutter release button.

Happy Mother’s Day to you all!!!

And for the obligatory MomShot here is one of my oldest and youngest holding hands at the Torrey Pines Beach, my favorite beach in San Diego. If we were within driving distance of that location I would be headed there right now!

to enter the camera strap slip cover giveaway hosted by Designs by Jessie. If you haven’t entered yet be sure to head over to the original post and leave a comment!

Don’t forget that if you purchase two slipcovers from her she’ll throw in a lens cap pocket upgrade for free. Tell her you came from MomShots in the comment on your purchase. I should add that if you are thinking about purchasing one from her but are on the fence, her prices are the most competitive prices that I have seen. She has great fabric designs and she has the unique feature of a lens cap pocket available.

And remember, it’s OK to buy yourself a mother’s day present! You deserve it!!!

This week’s theme over at iheartfaces is Hats. I have this MomShot of Magnus wearing the Indiana Jones hat. I really like the sun lens flare here. I have been playing with sun flares a lot lately.

I haven’t really discussed lens flare so some of you might be wondering what it is. I was going to type up the definition I found on wikipedia but it is long and confusing and I have a sore throat so I’m going to skip that part right now.

You can experiment with lens flare by shooting directly into the sun or off to the side a little bit. It can completely wash out your photo or you can get some really fun bright spots and rainbows on your shot.

This photo is a bit washed out but I still like it. I love it because of the hat. When my son puts on the Indiana Jones hat, he starts to sing the theme song from the movie and he grabs whatever is available and starts swinging it around making whip noises. It is super cute. Super cute!

Here’s my entry for this week’s iheartfaces competition.

This is not my entry but I liked it too. It’s just a cropped version of the above photo but I like it because it focuses on his face.

Here’s a shot my cousin Kristina took of her daughter Bella. This shot is so beautiful it looks like Bella has a sun crown and bracelet. Perfect for a little princess like her!

Princess Bella by Kristina McPherson

Do you have any shots with cool lens flare you would like to share with other MomShots readers? I would love to see them!!! Email them to me or send me a link to where they are online. MomShotsatYahoodotcom.

I am super excited about this post!!! Jessica from Designs by Jessie makes some of the cutest camera strap slip covers around and she is graciously giving away a camera strap slipcover to TWO MomShots readers. That’s right, you read that correctly. TWO people are going to win this giveaway.

Check out her great fabrics at her Etsy store. She has some amazing colors and designs. She also has this really cool feature where she can add a little pocket for an extra memory card or a handy place to stow your lens cap. Pretty sweet!

Another feature she offers is to have one side of the slipcovers made with minky fabric. Those of us with young children will know how awesome this fabric is. Baby blankets are often made out of it and for good reason! The fabric is so soft and stays soft and beautiful wash after wash after wash. It’s is a great idea and will add so much comfort to your strap!

Pretty cool features, right? Oh, yeah! One lucky MomShots reader is going win a slip cover with Minky on one side and another lucky MomShots reader going to win a slip cover with a lens cap pocket! Sweet!!!

In addition to this awesome Giveaway, Jessica is offering a great deal to MomShots readers. If you order from her Etsy store, two camera strap slip covers she will throw in a lens cap pocket upgrade for free. When you place your order, just leave a comment telling her you came from MomShots.

So here are how you can earn chances to win:

Leave a comment for one entry.

Blog about it on your site and leave a comment with a link back for another entry.

Tweet about it for another entry. Leave a comment here letting me know you did.

Finally, put a MomShots button on your site and let me know about it in a seperate comment for an additional entry.

On May 9th, I will announce the winners!

Ready.

Set.

Go!!!!