Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: smile

2 pictures above in notes! :) Before Halloween (October 31), I asked Steve to bring home a couple of pumpkins so I could take some festive pictures. I was delighted by his choices and got some really nice pictures of them (See the insets to see this pumpkin). One of the neat things about many squash varieties is that they will sit happily for weeks and weeks without rotting, so we have had these pumpkins for weeks now and they are in perfect shape. However, we would like to use them in cooking before they go bad, and so I looked up some recipes. I've never cooked with pumpkin before and I wanted to try something savory and different. I found a recipe for spicy Thai pumpkin soup that sounded wonderful. I found out what to do to prepare the pumpkin, and then cut it up and made the soup, which turned out so good that we wish I'd made a double batch of it! :D I took some pictures of the inside and will post a couple of pictures sometime soon, but for now, I wanted to share this funny picture! Turning the pumpkin over, I found a one-eyed smiling face looking back at me! Denis Waitley is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and has counseled leaders in many fields: Apollo astronauts, Fortune 500 top executives, Olympic gold medalists, Super Bowl champions, returning POWs. He was a founding member of the National Council for Self-Esteem. Wikipedia: Denis Waitley

Can you say cutie pie? This sweetheart was very happy to give me a big smile while she sat on the little tractor. Unfortunately, this picture is blown out but this girl's smile saved the day! This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm in Central Point, Oregon on October 22, 2011.

One of the fun things at each of the pumpkin patches were painted pictures on wood with holes cut out for kids to pop their heads through for a cute picture. This beautiful little girl had a radiant smile to go with her fun face paint! This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm in Central Point, Oregon on October 22, 2011.

This absolutely adorable little guy has one of the very best smiles I've ever seen in my life! What a little doll! My favorite portrait of our photo shoot! This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm in Central Point, Oregon on October 22, 2011.

What a beautiful smile on this boy's face! He was very happy to let me take his picture while his parents stood by! This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm in Central Point, Oregon on October 22, 2011.

I loved this scene...I hear a girl yelling, "Hey Mom!! I found my pumpkin!" I look over and see her pointing down at the pumpkin and staring off across the pumpkin patch, waiting for her mom. Mom didn't hear her. More yells and gestures. I then walked over and asked her to say, "CHEESE!!" She loved the picture when I showed it to her, and she should! She looked great!! This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm in Central Point, Oregon on October 22, 2011.

This little girl was very happy to smile for me while her mother stood just out of frame! Look at all of those pumpkins! This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm in Central Point, Oregon on October 22, 2011.

This image was taken at Seven Oaks Farm, in Central Point, Oregon.