by jennifer | Feb 19, 2015 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
I’m pretty sure we captured her first heartbreak on video. We did a gender reveal with the kids and Grace bit into her cupcake first. “Aww” she said with a disappointed swing in her voice. And we knew it was a boy. We all laughed and chattered in...
by jennifer | Feb 15, 2015 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
Jared and I love a newborn cry, it’s so sweet. It’s like their screaming with all of their might but to us it’s muted as though you’re listening through glass. We talked about it before Luke was born, how we couldn’t wait to hear it....
by jennifer | Jan 22, 2015 | All Posts, Photoblog |
When she stepped out of the car I about died of glee. The shoes. Oh the shoes. But they would have to wait, first she had to greet her groom… and squeeze her soon to be stepson… and let those shoes walk her down the aisle to marry her man. Strike a...
by jennifer | Jan 14, 2015 | All Posts, Photoblog |
I can’t say it enough, I love a newborn session. I especially love when little baby has an older sibling…like this cutie pie The thing is, sometimes despite how much they love their new little brother or sister, it’s not always easy to share the...
by jennifer | Oct 10, 2014 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
If you happened to see my post on my daughter’s room reveal, you might remember these pinwheel flowers I have hanging on her wall. I actually made these for her 3rd birthday party (she’s 6 now!) as a decoration but I loved them so much I used them in her...
by jennifer | Oct 9, 2014 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
A few weeks back I posted my Boys’ Room Reveal and also talked about how it was just the beginning of decluttering and simplifying our home. Perhaps the room that needed it the most, was my sweet girl’s room. It was always a mess. So we went through her...
by jennifer | Oct 6, 2014 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
The story begins with me needing a photography backdrop for taking head shots. I invested in a nice dark background but I wanted a light colored one as well so I could give my clients the option. I read somewhere to use a canvas paint drop-cloth from Home Depot and...
by jennifer | Oct 5, 2014 | All Posts, Photoblog |
As a photographer I love to harp – print your photos. Print your photos. PRINT YOUR PHOTOS! So maybe you’re saying okay okay! I printed them…now what? Here’s 5 innovative ways to display them: 1. An Oversized Framed Collage (source) This is the...
by jennifer | Oct 4, 2014 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
Last week I posted about our maiden voyage in our new camper. I might have briefly mentioned that our camper is 41 years old, which might lead you to ask why on earth would we buy a camper that was born in the early 70’s? It all started with my neighbor… I...
by jennifer | Oct 3, 2014 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
When I made the decision to participate again in this year’s 31 Days blogging challenge, it was partly because I knew I had a plenty of material from a backlog of projects. One of which is Jack’s birthday party…which was 5 months ago (sheesh). This...
by jennifer | Oct 2, 2014 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
In case you don’t know this part of our story, just over two years ago my husband was laid off from his job. At that point we insanely bravely decided that we would pursue the dream of both owning businesses and working from home. We truly believed this is where...
by jennifer | Oct 2, 2014 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
When I recently moved my boys into their new room I was determined to come up with some unique (and inexpensive) ways to decorate and make it special to them. Since they love to play with their little dinosaurs figures I started brainstorming on how to somehow...
by jennifer | Sep 26, 2014 | All Posts |
Are you a Groopdealz groupie like me? There was a period of time when deal sites were fairly new on the scene and being the cheapskate bargain hunter that I am, I signed up for just about every one of them. Before long it was too much, I was inundated daily and...
by jennifer | Sep 25, 2014 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
So we bought a camper. I don’t really like camping. But my husband does and I have no doubt my children will love it too. Who am I to be the stick in the mud? So I asked myself what I don’t like about camping and my top two answers (being cold and...
by jennifer | Aug 29, 2014 | All Posts, Photoblog |
A friend of mine from church called recently to see if I would photograph her family before her daughter left for college. Just so happens I adore her and her family so I was thrilled. We first met when she led a bible study that I had joined and I was immediately...
by jennifer | Aug 26, 2014 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
Today was a big day. It was a good day. This one started 1st grade. I was trying to figure out how to get her to the bus stop, then take the boys to preschool…then get to her school in time to walk her into class. “Mommy why would you come to my...
by jennifer | Aug 22, 2014 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
I’m on a mission to simplify the way we live in our home. Thing is – the act of simplifying is turning out to be hard work. But we have 4 adults, 3 kids and 2 dogs in this ‘not so big’ house so NOT simplifying is a sure path to insanity. Take...
by jennifer | Jun 18, 2014 | All Posts, Photoblog |
Oh this girl. She happens to be my niece so I’m not biased or anything. But seriously, she’s the cutest little 6 month old on the planet…surely. Just try to argue it. Those expressions! Can I get outta here yet Auntie? I do feel sorry for her though...
by jennifer | May 22, 2014 | All Posts, Personal Journal, Photoblog |
It all started with Girl Scout cookies. Grace’s troop sold the heck out of them so they earned some money. We all voted and decided to donate to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, CO. They let our girls visit for free and the rest of our families tagged...
by jennifer | May 11, 2014 | All Posts, Personal Journal |
It was a little over a month ago. I had been on a business trip for 5 days and was missing my babies and husband, lots. I boarded my flight and settled into my window seat for what I anticipated would be a very productive 4 hour flight from Orlando to Denver editing...
