Tana 웃 ♥유 -- is Living 4 Them {My Cubs}!'s photostream  

Hello, my Name is Tana- a- Girl who's 웃 ♥유 ~Counting Her {my} Blessing's~ 웃 ♥유 .....
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~Life with my Children is very immeasurable and boundless when it comes to the gifts that keep giving wrapped with LOVE 웃 ♥유 from thee to me.
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I may not be rich when it comes to Tangible means, such as huge furnished Castles on a Mountain side, trunks of Gold Trinkets, and SUVs lined up in the front of my Castle; Although, I will be the first one to tell you that I am absolutely the richest girl I know. Why do I say that, you may wonder?
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-------I am rich with love. I have come to understand now that love is not about me. Love is not about me receiving, it's about selfless giving along with a duty unto another. I have learned the lesson of selfless love and what it means to sacriface for others, to do without because I wish to provide them with more, to suffer at times-by happily so, and not even wink an eye of a single complaint about it. MY children have taught me that long after all the riches of golds and silver in the world wither away never lasting for all eternity; Yet, A Love for another human being on the other hand, will be ever lasting. Forever, imprinted in the time capsule of one's SOUL> I am blessed to recognize and to graps the gift this. Now I run with this gift, and happily live out the rest of my life knowing that I did something fantastic in this life time. I had children, whom I watched grow into wonderous beings, and I can honestly say that that makes me the Richest Person, that I know =)
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~Moreover, the Love that I have for them is timeless, incalculable, and infinite through-out enduring perpetual time in it'e self. I use my camera to capture, consume, conceal, and store all the these moments that are fleeting and have gone arise with memories past my Life's eternal door.
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When it comes to being Blessed with the best, I have to say the greatest treasures on earth are not tangible trinkets To me, the greatest treasures that exists for our human eyes to see is a the multitudinous love that my children willingly & daily express to me.
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These treasures are wrapped in a solid mass of a child's vigorious Heart, laughter, play, and life- To share along side these moments with my Daughter and sons- has shown me that Heaven is a true place that exists right here within my life time, in my country, withint my state and city, on my block, and right here within my home and heart. I need not look for the joys afar, for my eyes are appeased with the greatest of all-Love from a child.
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Curiousity from a child, and the giggles that ring loudly through-out times make all my days worth while.
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Sharing One thing that each of my Children do that makes me smile!
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Phu: (My Soon To be Grown up-he will be 18 in Jan. 2010) He makes me smile with his wicked, witty, and Quick Sense of humor! He is able to take any subject and make it extremely light hearted and funny no matter what! He's extremely artistic via camera or free hand drawing! I am truly very proud of my son, Phu!
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MY Middle Son (he is 8 1/2-9 in December) Austin: Makes me smile because every time he wants me to make a snack for him, before asking me, he walks up to me and kisses me on my cheek. I always know what will follow that Kiss, a request on the "May I have a snack, Mommy!" Food Hot Line!~Austin was born smiling! He is always happy and he never has a bad day! He's very loving to everyone around him and I never get tired of hearing him laugh. Just for fun, on the way to school every morning, I will always slip a silly little joke/line to him- it could be 78 degrees out that morning, and I will say to him "Austin, Don't eat the Snow!" He laughs his kneecaps off, because there is NO SNOW! Or, another funny saying I say, to get his cheeks smiling in the morning, I tell him "It's okay for him to make at least one Alien Friend, only one because they come in peace!" Of course, that is just plain silly and by the time we get to school, Austin is in a fantastic, giddy, and happy mood. Laughter is everything in life.
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My Youngest Daughter (She'll be 2 Next May 2010) Nia: is always trying to sneak in the Pantry for a cookie when ever someone goes in to retrieve something. Whether she really wants to eat the cookie or not, she just likes having the oportunity to go in the pantry and get one on her own!
NIa also has a romance with mouses, (Computer mouses) she steals them and takes off running. Nia loves to drink from a straw. She loves water or just whatever mommy is drinking. For some crazy Reason, Nia absolutely LOVES The Mustard Bottle- whenever, anyone goes into the Fridge, she's waiting on the side lines, planning her getaway route, after she sneaks the mustard bottle, she's off and running. Austin, her middle brother always says she is going to marry the mustard. Who knows, maybe Mustard will play a significant role later in her life, I can't help but to be asking WHATTTT??? I like to think fate plays a huge role in silly times..

My Kids make my world go round and round. I love them, and just hearing the pitter patter of their feets running across our Two-Story Lake home brings me endless joy and forever gratefulness to God for blessing me so!




....................... I must self confess and admit, I am anything but simple in life. I have the "Dream Family!" My children and life is quite intriguing, amusing, and exciting. I am the luckiest Girl around, because I have been given the gift of Motherhood!--NO words could ever come close to describing the enormous and deep love that I feel for my children --Phu, Austin, and Nia Jewell My first and Only daughter ...I am so blessed in this life time! I thank God daily for all that he has provided me with in this beautiful life of mine that I live........
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--------My kiddies are my air, water, and earth-they are my sunrise and sunsets. They've taught Me so much-in life such as, self sacrifice, true love, endurance, and how to be an over all better person. I believe my life was a pathway to all sorts of messages and learning lessons readying me for the biggest happening's to come. I am a spunky & postive-Happy kinda girl. I am a Mommy of 3--Phu age 17 1/2, Austin age 8 1/2, --and Last but certainly not least- My Most Beautiful--Only Daughter Nia Jewell--1 1/2 yr.s old-- who actually got me interested in photographing every moment & step within her first years of childhood.. We adore Ms. Nia Jewell to no end!!-- -Life is good. I've been blessed beyond. God is Good and he shows us daily through the gifts of life, nurturing loved ones, and love over all.----------.

Lastly, is a few reasons why I love photography,-
I enjoy editing photo's, even though the program I use is probably outdated-I have had the program for a while, and with all honesty, I actually have realized that change is hard for me. I always tend to stick with what works for me. Although, I do plan on soon using other programs to enhance my photo's in a more updated way. I have the programs on my PC- I just tend to revert back to my Fav. all the time, what can I say??

Moreover, I am not much on props in photos, even though I used them quite often, instead I like taking Photo's that tell a story to the viewer. For example, I see my daughter doing something cute and new- as well as expressing her knack for learning things easily-it's fun for me to capture her marking her actions and photograph it. Funny & ironic thing about me is I hate reading manuels. I always do things the last minute, and I pull off every time. For example, writing papers in College, I wait until the last moment- suddenly, I never stop writing. It flows and I have never received anything less than an A- on any of my Term papers and Slide shows given. I almost, think that I get more out of me being under the gun last minute, and it causes me to work harder, faster, and more detailed. For example, writing poems for me has to be on the spot- it flows better- I cannot spend too much time thinking about it. As for photo's, the same way. I am hard headed, I learn things the hard way from rock bottom up, I do not read manuels, so never ask me to assemble something for you- you will definitely be missing some parts- but I bet it will probably work better than the orginial haha..

I don't think going pro for me personally as a photographer is my calling in life, because at this point it is a hobby for me that I enjoy deeply. If I took photography up as a career, I fear the romance will leave causing me to not enjoy it as a something fun to do.

I have always loved taking photos every since I can remember. When I was younger, in my late teens, and early 20's, I loved being the person in the photo-along with my friends too. As I have grown older, I now more so enjoy snapping photo's of my children and documenting their childhood on a canvas as a photo. I have long ago memories, of always using a Poloroid as my camera because, it was so neat to be able to enjoy the photo processing right away, instead of taking it into someone and having them do it for me. Not to mention back in those days it took a week to get your photo's back. In addition, One had to take the good with the bad when doing the processing the old way and it was challenging to get that perfect picture seen in my eyes. Yet, I still have over 300 scrap books all made from the old timer ways--Now that we live in a digital, electronic days, I can print my own photo's, edit them, and have them on the spot. I also am very drawn to photo's historically taken in the early 19th century days. Black and white stills of folks, ever notice, how they did not smile those days in photo's- it was a serious look given instead; because it represented them, their family names, and their history. It is very fascinating to go back in time with a single photo and to get an idea of how society was in those days. I love looking at the details in those photo's as well. How they decorated their homes, what they wore, their shoes, their transportation, homes, etc. All so very extraordinary in my eyes. How far mankind has come just even from the 1970's when I was a child.

I laugh out loud to myself knowing that by the time my kids get to adulthood, I most likely will have taken a million shots of them if I have not already. It is a good way to share with my kids on how I viewed them growing up and how much they meant to me. As well, as them being able to look back on a single moment in time and to reflect.



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