Aunt Kim's a Winner!

My beautiful and amazing sister-in-law whom I adore just won first place in a writing contest and 2nd place in a photo contest up at BYU-Idaho. The theme was "Living the Legacy". I'm so proud of her and proud that my little Alex was the catalyst for a great shot that won her some recognition and some money too! She has always loved taking pictures of Alex--he is pretty photogenic if I do say so myself.
Here's her picture entry with a brief essay: (I'll post her writing essay too if she lets me!)

“Soak Up the Childlike Wonder”

"My five-year-old nephew, Alex is the epitome of a nature boy.
He wants to discover all that his little feet are capable of exploring, with the surroundings he is given. His life is a constant candid photo-shoot when I am around him. I just cannot capture enough of his childlike ecstasy and wonder of Heavenly Father’s perfect Creation. When this shot was fired, him and I both knew it was the shot we were looking for. He loves looking at this photograph and telling me that he looks like he is a glowing sunbeam. The rays of sunshine perfectly illuminate the feeling that I feel every time I either look at him, or this photograph. “Living the legacy” is finding pleasure in a common thing, and making an ordinary circumstance extraordinary. It is standing in the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and knowing that through faith and a passion for wonder, little feet can conquer big mountains."

Here's another picture that she took from that same day that I love...

Congrats Kimbo!