She's got talent!

It's in the genes! My sisters, Kelly and Shannon, have an amazing talent in photography. I enjoy it myself.

Julia was encouraged by her high school photography teacher to enter some of her photos in the local county fair. So, she did.

Here is what she entered:
Fight for the ball! (From when the U18 UT FC soccer team came to our home for their Pikes Peak Tournament and were the champions). This photo was a 1st place photo in the "peak of action" category. Our boys are once again in 1st place ... with the photo.

Fence by the bluff. This was entered in the nature category.

"Ant's Perspective" took 1st in the Black and White category!

POP! Placed 1st in the category "photos of a teen" AND IT WAS ALSO AWARDED BEST IN SHOW!!!! Julia took this photo of herself while we were driving to UT last fall ... trying to keep herself entertained during the long drive. It is a favorite photo of mine. I convinced her to enter this one instead of another photo she had taken of a friend. She didn't want to submit a photo of herself. I'm glad she did!

Family Feet. This was entered in her grade level category.

Unexpected Beauty. This was entered in the macro focus category.

Evening Glow. In the sunset category.

Bright-eyed Toddler (Kendall). This took 1st in the infant-toddler category!

New Generation. This took 1st place in the photos of people aged 60 and older.

I think John and I should get "Best of Show" in the genes category ;o) - Photos of our kids took several 1st place ribbons ... so it is in the genes!