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Friday, July 17, 2009 at 1:51am

I never feel that people need to or should apologize for a reduction of blogging, because honestly when people have time or have something to share, they’ll get to it, and explanations aren’t necessary if you don’t have time or anything good to say, right? So, here I am, going against my own rules because I see that people visit my blog regularily and really over the last 1-2 months I feel like I’ve been a blog slacker…sorry!

So, here’s what’s up…it’s summer, schedules off, routines unheard of, kids bored, mom’s crazy, heat draining every bit of creativity from the brain…it’s definitely summer! Awe…feels better, explanation complete.

Now for a recap of what we’re up to…
1. I have a LOT of photos to blog…I just haven’t had time or been up to it…remaining Utah images to share, Tiffany and Gerry’s wedding from Maryland, exciting travels to DC, my kids and other things I can’t think of now.

2. I am still working, not shooting much, but man has my to do list been getting lines through it lately, makes me feel all warm inside each time I mark through one of those things, yipee.

3. I have finally enjoyed the pool this month, at least TWICE, sadly the tan still suffers. Baby steps.

4. I’m trying to be a saver in this economy, because it feels better to save (I just have to keep repeating this in hopes it makes me believe). This means I try to remember to use some of my coupons, the $1.99 car wash is a fave around here, I’m lovin’ summer clearance sales for when I do shop, I have a crush on Craigslist and I frequent it OFTEN AND I’m even being open minded to my husband’s desire to drastically reduce our phone/cable monthly expenses. I drew the line at no home phone though, I need a land line, you just can’t do dishes and mop and change diapers while on a cell phone! The best part is, we are just TRYING to be smarter because we’re inspired in this economy to spend wisely and save. We are enjoying being more financially focused…but I’m not gonna lie, I don’t really want to give up my weekend eat outs, I NEVER cook on weekends…repeat that…N E V E R. I think I might have to change that soon, sigh.

5. I think the Bissell Steam Mop is the most AMAZING invention ever! Ok, maybe not the MOST amazing, but seriously, this thing has made me ENJOY mopping and cut the time it takes to do it in half AT LEAST. It’s SOOOOO EASY and dare I say “fun?”

6. Clutter is bugging me, but sadly I still have areas with it. I’m working on that.

7. My baby is learning simple commands like, go get mommy a diaper, let’s throw this away or lay down so I can change your diaper. She’s also learning that she doesn’t need high chairs OR boosters, she wants to STAND on the big chairs or SIT on the table, it makes meal times very chaotic and not very fun.

8. I’m about 5 episodes behind on So You Think You Can Dance…insert GASPS here. I’m not giving up, but I did give up on The Bachelor, I had to, never even saw ONE of the episodes I recorded…bummer, just no time for tv like I thought I’d have.

9. I have noticed lately how comical it is to TRY and have a conversation with my husband at night. We each start a story at LEAST 10 times and most the time never even finish it, or remember later to finish. Usually it’s Emery’s crying, Dawson’s whining or the boy’s arguing that keeps us from talking…I mean LITERALLY we will try over an hour sometimes and then days later I’ll realize “oh I never did finish telling you that.” Frustrating, but life with little ones is like this I guess.

10.I’m on IM (aka Instant Messenger) with my husband. He’s sitting in the next room on one computer while I’m in another room on the laptop. I’m pretty sure this qualifies us as nerdy, lame, dorky, boring or _________ what? You name it. We do this often, it’s funny.

So, even though I don’t have pics to post with this, are you glad it’s FINALLY something different on this page then my cute little Mr. Four? Or should I have waited til I did some image uploading?

Thanks for visiting…more soon.

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FOUR

Friday, July 10, 2009 at 7:32pm

Going on 24…

This little dude has quite the personality for his young 4 years! He cracks us up and makes us crazy pretty much every single day!! He is the inventor of the speech we call “perpetual whine,” and has negotiation skills that would impress any good lawyer! He’s destined for good things with those negotiation skills, I just have to remember that everytime he tries to change ANY and EVERY bit of discipline or instruction we dish out. I love his faces and how every time I take out the camera he takes the same pose of tongue to the side of the mouth and hands outstretched up and down like a plane coming into a turn.

Here’s some of the funny things he says/does…
His favorite number is 1010050…that’s ten hundred and fifty! 1010050 pounds, 1010050 miles, 1010050 minutes left of time out, 1010050 days til school, 1010050 years old, everything is 10100and50!

He thinks that Daddy is it, he’s the man of the year every day, every minute. He compares EVERYTHING to his Dad, “my Dad’s truck is bigger than yours,” “my Dad’s truck goes faster (and no we don’t have a fast or big truck),” the list can go on and on, but his “dad” is pretty much better than all yours, so don’t try and tell him otherwise!

He walks out to our friends backyard and stops dead in his tracks…he looks left, he looks right and he exclaims, “THIS, is YOUR backyard?” (our yard is huge now in this house we live in). My girlfriend replies, “yeah, it’s small.” He is dumbfounded and then replies, “where the heck is your firepit?” He then replies, “why don’t you call my dad, he can fix it. My dad can fix anything.”

While on the topic of Dad, he is obsessed with “working” with Dad. EVERY weekend at least 10 times we hear “Dad, let’s go out and WORK!” Translation, get your shovel and wheelbarrow and I’ll get mine, we have “WORK” to do. He also loves to “snuggle” with Dad. This is HIS word for it, not something we taught him.

One liners “let’s get this party started” “you want a piece of me?” singing “I hate this part right here” or “looking at you through the glass” and most embarassing when in public he whips out with “save a horse ride a cowboy!”

Getting in big trouble Daddy finally starts counting (we go backward, got sick of the 1.2.3) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…Dawson who has barely escaped his punishment smiles and yells out “BLAST OFF!” I couldn’t help but laugh.

He told his Sunday School teacher that he was “having a bad day” because his mom was really sick and had to go have surgery right after church and that Daddy would take me and after I would stay in the hospital and then be better in a couple of days. It was a total lie, the teacher did ask me with great concern at the end of church if I was ok.

He likes using bigger words, I overheard him telling the nanny “NOOOO, it’s not MY responsibility!” and he’s also known to say “this is ridiculous,” or “what the freaking heck?”

This really only scratches the surface to this kids personality. I wish I could remember more, I wish I wrote more down, there are better ones, I might come back and add to the list, cause I’m sure once I post this a bunch more will come to me, and I want to remember!

So, that’s my glimpse at Mr. 4 years old…

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July 11, 2009 - 11:39 am Becky - Dawson is seriously the cutest by I know! I love watching and listening to him in Primary! Personality galore!!

July 11, 2009 - 11:40 am Becky - Ooops, that was supposed to be boy.

July 11, 2009 - 4:17 pm Marnee Marriott - What a great post! I'm laughing so hard. Great pictures too... I'm so impressed you are on the ball with the family stuff! And good job on writing and remembering all of these things.

July 13, 2009 - 7:30 pm Andrea - I freaking LOVE HIM!!! I still remember how cute he was telling me all about his favorite animal and toys, food ...EVERYTHING!!! so CUTE :)

July 13, 2009 - 9:25 pm Havadabt - B0eFyw

July 14, 2009 - 11:49 am JrStarch - He is too funny! My recent favs are "When I get older my dad is going to buy me trashbags" and "I just don't like girls!" I'm not worried though I think Sariah will love him until he comes around.

Dean Family

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 9:43pm

Another family I can and do call my own! I love these guys. Here’s the Deans who I had the chance to take pics of when in Utah last month. Sadly, we are missing one of their kids who had to work, but hopefully I can do another shoot for them soon. It was MOST important to get this little guy some pictures…he was born full term expected to be fine and turned out to have Strep B, Menangitis(sp) AND Pneumonia! The little guy is a fighter and thankfully little baby Joshua survived!

: Seriously, I wonder how I order these eyes for my kids?

: This is Reuben, an extra in the family who is an amazing rugby player and comes from New Zealand to stay each year with these guys while he plays in the season.

: Saving the best for last...I love these guys!

Thanks Deans for having us!

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July 8, 2009 - 11:00 pm Rachael Lundeberg - WOW! These are--of course--amazing!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to do these for us! (We know you were busy!) Let me know how and when I can order a bunch of them! Again, you are so talented and we thank you so much!

July 8, 2009 - 11:06 pm janelle - Oh, how I LOVE LOVE LOVE this family!!! Great job Jen!!

July 8, 2009 - 11:14 pm Aunt Kim - Oh Jennifer!! How do you do it? They are beautiful... Thank you! I can't wipe the smile off my face. I love you so much.

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Lamb Family

Friday, July 3, 2009 at 8:25pm

I’m here peeps…been to DC and back, had a hot week with a broken A/C and am going into a busy weekend hosting family swimming and bbq’s! I will have more to share soon, but for now, this cute family, our friends from Utah, with their adorable kiddos!
The odds were against us when I couldn’t find a BIT of shade and had to shoot at high noon, but in the end, I think it worked out =)

Andrea is such a sweet mommy, she takes more pictures of her kids than me (can you believe it?) and she has so much patience with kids! I’m super excited I could finally photograph their family! Thanks guys, we had a lot of fun hanging out with you!

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July 4, 2009 - 4:13 am Andrea - OMG JEN...I LOVE THEM !!!!!! Justin and my mother in law got to see them too...and WE ALL think you are sooooo AMAZING!!! I love that we can see a lot of pictures in the website that you send me...THANK YOU!!! MUCHAS GRACIAS =)

July 8, 2009 - 1:40 pm Marnee Marriott - Oh... Cliff would be sooooo proud of you! LOVING these. That second to last one of the baby is my FAVORITE... I love everything about it.

Cory and Diane - Hyatt Regency Gainey Ranch Wedding

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 9:11pm

This was the most BEAUTIFUL, STUNNING and completely laid back couple. They got married at the gorgeous Hyatt Regency Gainey Ranch. Here are some of my favorites from their wedding!

: I really could've photographed her all day...

: Love this shot of the guys checking out the ring.

: Don't they just look so good together?

: This was a sweet moment during Dad's toast...

Thanks Diane and Cory.

Be sure to leave a comment for this awesome couple!

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June 24, 2009 - 2:16 pm Lyn - What great pictures! They brought back a lot of wonderful memories of the wedding. Can't wait to see the rest!

June 30, 2009 - 12:27 am Janet - Yea, so, my wedding pictures from the Hyatt at Gainey Ranch from 1990 are no where near this beautiful. I needed you back then, Jen. But you were only what, 12? LOL

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Looking up to Dad…

Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 11:55am

Here are my kids looking up at Daddy in a recent attempt for a wall portrait of the 3 kids together…I love this photo and the way they are all mesmerized by Dad. I love Brennan’s goofy smile and missing tooth, and Dawson’s gorgeous eyes and Emery’s sweet little face!

Today like all of you, I want to thank the love of my life for his AMAZING Daddy role and all that he does for us and I can only hope my kids continue to look up to their Daddy, because I know that he will lead them all to be righteous, strong and respectful, and for that I’m grateful!!

Now for our Father’s Day Funnies…

My amazing nanny takes the prize with the best gift ever! She asked the boys a series of questions about their dad and made us an ADORABLE book of the questions and answers…here are some of the best highlights (there are a lot because seriously I thought so many were good…sorry).

What is something Dad always says to you?
Brennan 7: You should be dressed for school by now
Dawson 4: I love you

What makes Dad sad?
Brennan 7: Disobeying
Dawson 4: When I don’t work with him

What was Dad like as a kid?
Brennan 7: Loved playing football with his brothers
Dawson 4: He liked sneaking into his toys

How tall is Dad?
Brennan 7: About 6 or 7 feet
Dawson 4: 80 pounds

What is Dad’s favorite thing to do?
Brennan 7: Play baseball with me
Dawson 4: Dig out cactus

If Dad becomes famous, what will it be for?
Brennan 7: Being the best baseball player that ever lived
Dawson 4: He would have a famous racecar

What is your dad really good at?
Brennan 7: Cooking
Dawson 4: Waking up when it’s my cereal time

What is your dad not good at?
Brennan 7: Coloring
Dawson 4: Digging holes

What does your dad do for a job?
Brennan 7: Works in a big tall building for people
Dawson 4: Clicks on Y to see a big pink sky (um…we are just as confused as you)

What is your dad’s favorite food? (below is each of THEIR favorites)
Brennan 7: Hawaiian Haystacks
Dawson 4: Mac N Cheese

What makes you proud of your dad?
Brennan 7: He takes care of me
Dawson 4: When he’s proud of me for keeping the yard clean

What do you and your dad do together?
Brennan 7: Go to Sports Authority
Dawson 4:Go to the puppet shows and the puppets push us down slides (again, completely clueless here)

How are you and your dad different?
Brennan 7: He has black hair; I have red, orange, and yellow
Dawson 4: His toes are old

How do you know your dad loves you?
Brennan 7: He put a picture of me in his work office
Dawson 4: He likes me when I work all day long

What does your dad like most about your mom?
Brennan 7: She’s a good mom when he’s not there
Dawson 4: They play mom and dad games (I about died on this one!)

Where is Dad’s favorite place to go? (they are pretty dead on with these!)
Brennan 7: Probably Carambas
Dawson 4: Home Depot

Thanks Lindsay! That was AWESOME to have =)

I hope you all had a good day celebrating men and father’s in your life. I am blessed, not only do I have a great husband but I have TWO dads each who have taught me different things and helped to mold me into who I am today. Happy Father’s Day to them too, I hope they felt special today.

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June 22, 2009 - 12:28 pm Amy Husk - Jen I loved this and I miss your kids so much. Reuben is such a great dad and husband...He's not a bad brother-in-law either! Hope his day was great.

June 22, 2009 - 2:28 pm Marnee Marriott - I did the same sort of thing with the boys for Mike... I think this is so funny... and the mom and dad games is classic. I am laughing so hard right now!

June 22, 2009 - 4:36 pm Aunt Kim - Oh my gosh, that was funny. Thanks nanny! What a great laugh, Jen. You have adorable kids! And I don't want to know what games you and Reuben play!!!! haha

June 23, 2009 - 1:04 pm JrStarch - I can't even pick a favorite. . . old toes or that Daws really thinks that he LIKES digging up a cactus plant. We should meet at Caramba's one of these days!

June 24, 2009 - 11:36 pm Janelle Baugh - That was adorable!!! I loved the old toes...and digging up cactus!! SO CUTE!! Give that girl a raise!1 :)

July 2, 2009 - 5:42 pm Katie Rounds - Seriously...can your family be any cuter?!?! I love their responses!

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Baby Addison

Monday, June 15, 2009 at 9:00pm

This little thing has it out for me. She probably doesn’t know she was the WHOLE MOTIVATION for my recent trip to Utah with hopes of AMAZING curled up poses and a sleeping sound baby as cooperative as can be! At almost two weeks she had another idea and it had NOTHING to do with being curled up, sleepy and still for my pictures and SERIOUSLY about 5 or 6 hours of trying on two different days and we got a few pictures to show for our efforts! I could probably safely blame Marnee too, I’ve been on a good baby streak for awhile and she pointed it out so now it’s jinxed me.

Addie is cute though, so I’ve forgiven her, I”m sure there are many more cute photo shoots in the works for this one…Addison is the newest addition to my extended family, my cousin Ashley’s baby girl!! She also has a super cute nursery, check out the pics below!

: Special Delivery

: We used this a LOT =)

: Mike is such a good dad, he kept soothing her from her crying state and didn't mind at all when she peed on him! He's also responsible for the handy work in this nursery!

: Isn't it pretty?

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June 15, 2009 - 9:18 pm Sally Husk - Oh, my gosh! These are such cute photos and I just love her so much already! Not to mention an adorable nursery! Love them and can't wait to meet her someday! Great job as always Jen!

June 15, 2009 - 10:02 pm ASH - aaaaHHHHH!!! We did have some that turned out.. I am so dang excited. You did such a good job!!

June 26, 2009 - 11:39 pm Tammy - These photos are too sweet. She is beautiful in every way. I love the nursery!

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Monday, June 15, 2009 at 4:55pm

My girl is one. Well, quickly approaching 1 and 1/2, but who’s counting? I’ve got pics of my kids for their recent string of birthdays and I wanted to do one big LONG post about them all, but it’s not happening, so after months of wanting to and even starting it over and over, here’s the first of three birthday posts…

Little Emery turned One just before Valentines Day and despite our best efforts barely started walking this past week! 16months, my latest walker…and like I suspected, she’s quite a bit happier as a walker than she was as a crawler!

I took these pics a few months back and just adore the girlyness of this outfit, it’s one of MANY girl outfits for photoshoots that I’ve got in my head =)

I could stare at her all day…

She’s definitely a girl…we have a lot of this, but since Dawson joined the family, we are pretty used to it already!

PEEK A BOO!
My favorites about Emery…
1. She’s a GIRL need I say more? Painting toes, playing with hairdos, dresses and bows and cute little shoes…
2. She’s super cuddly still, my boys were way done with that by now.
3. She plays favorites, sometimes Mommy’s best and sometimes Daddy.
4. She’s a whole entire person in this little tiny body with the cutest little bum…doesn’t get any better!
5. She’s content to sit on my lap most of the time, this is great at church, not so good when I need to get stuff done.

It’s still no secret, I wanted this girl A LOT and everything has proven to be just as wonderful as my imagination made it. I LOVE dressing her, playing babies with her, and painting her cute little toes! I love chewing on her belly and neck until her giggles scream for relief. She’s got the BEST curly hair and the most gorgeous brown eyes. She loves crawling with her shoes on her hands and HATES coming to our bed in the morning even with toys or milk…really HATES it! She’s got a lot of personality and has already started her fiesty hitting and fit throwing and even though it’s sometimes not fun, it’s pretty cute when she doesn’t know what she wants, or why she’s mad, she just is…and darn it, sometimes girls are like that…me included!!

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June 15, 2009 - 8:13 pm Jen Perkins - She is seriously SO cute!

June 16, 2009 - 12:08 pm Reuben - I had forgotten how cute these photos were! I'm glad you have your little girl!

June 22, 2009 - 3:32 pm jane - What a doll! She just keeps getting cuter. I love the one of your three kids looking up at their daddy too.

July 1, 2009 - 6:25 pm Kelli Giguiere - Oh my goodness Jen! I cannot believe how big she is getting! And unbelievably adorable! I can't wait to see you all! I'll be there next week!

July 2, 2009 - 5:44 pm Katie Rounds - You got a pediskirt! You can still borrow my black one whenever you'd like! She is a doll...Riley won't let me put cute bows in her hair...dad has too much "boy" influence on her I think :)

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Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 7:30pm

Buy A Mac

This is big…really big! I’m pretty sure this very thing might change my life =) or that’s what people tell me at least! I actually bought a Macbook Pro about a year ago, but then someone decided to break into my house and steal it, I’m pretty sure there’s someone out there enjoying my stolen property now, I still miss it =)

But now my friends, now there is HOPE that maybe, just MAYBE I can edit faster than the earth orbits the sun…MAYBE I won’t keep seeing “loading, loading, loading” as Lightroom loads the image, and MAYBE when I click a slider to adjust the image, it will do just that, and not be stuck on two adjustments back still working on that one.

I decided enough was enough, you are only as good as your equipment allows and frankly, 4 years old in this digital world was just TOO old for my trusty ol’ PC and it was time I joined the club of Mac users, and what a club it is, people are pretty dang passionate about their Apples…my husband’s already giddy about the technical stuff and couldn’t wait to get his hands on it.
We did have a little help from my cousin’s husband wink, wink…thanks for that Will!

So, here we have the MAC-Daddy. A Mac Pro with a 2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor, 8 gigs of RAM, 3 internal hard drives with about 3.5 terabytes of storage and of course a new 24inch Apple LED Cinema Display. Phew…that’s jibberish talk for SUPER COOL and SUPER FAST in my book. Here’s the new screen next to my old one…

The Cinema Display was a source of contention for my husband and I, he really wanted to get 2 new Dell HD screens instead and he told me he’d get me some Apple stickers for the screens, but check this out, my screen is AUTHENTIC…with a sticker to cover the REAL apple, just can’t get that with a measley ol’ fake sticker folks! And when do those boys learn that we ALWAYS win some way or another?

For me, it’s baby steps…I learned today how to TURN THE MACHINE ON…and which side was the front and the back. This new keyboard will take some getting used to, slimmed down, no bells and whistles…hmmm…I hope I like it.

I’m not working solely on it yet, there’s quite a bit to do to get it all set up for my new editing system, not to mention making room for it on my desk. In the meantime, I’ll be spending some last days with LOTS of quality time, just me and the PC (too much really).

And I’ll be loving that I can finally check this one off the list.

Can I get a WOOT WOOT from any Mac users or Mac wannabe’s out there? Or how ’bout some frustration from my PC friends?

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June 11, 2009 - 7:44 pm Reuben - Ummm...I've got some frustration for you...in fact I'm having flashbacks of all those blue-screen errors I've seen recently, and the viruses I've tried to cure, and the hard-drives I've reformatted. Its a new day! Oh, wait, this means that I get your "trusty 'ol PC". Its a new day for some of us anyways!

June 11, 2009 - 8:53 pm Marnee Marriott - I'm finally going to get some excitement from you when I ask you to stay up late and edit with me! Oh Reuben... Mike will tell you that the competition has just begun - yes, competition on who will get more of Jen's time... you or Mac. I'm very excited for you all, and glad to see that in the end... a girl does get her way!

June 11, 2009 - 9:38 pm DadCo - Congratulations on your new Mac! It's about time that you had a reliable computer. Enjoy...

June 11, 2009 - 11:23 pm Nicole - You even photograph your computer with passion! :) Love it!

June 11, 2009 - 11:50 pm Kari Holt - Why have I not had you bookmarked?!?! Whatever .... I could NOT be happier for you - you completely deserve every bit of RAM and every TB of storage space you got!! I have never been happier with a computer than I have been with my iMac since March. And my little secret? Shhh ... Steve told me not to tell ANYONE for fear people would see me as spoiled ... I got a MacBook Pro today!! They just put out their brand new ones so I got the new 13 inch just for travel and scrapping on the go :) Yup - I'm a little spoiled ... I can live with that! CONGRATS on your new Mac Daddy!!!!

June 11, 2009 - 11:55 pm Kari Holt - Forgot to add that I *LOVE* the keyboard now and can barely stand to type on a bulky PC keyboard!

June 12, 2009 - 8:30 am Kendra Harvey - We got our first MAC for christmas and I'll never own a PC again. We love it, and are considering getting a second one! I'm glad you have the best :-)

June 17, 2009 - 12:59 pm Will - Hopefully you'll be pushing that "trusty 'ol pc" to the side completely one of these days! Glad you're enjoying it! Glad I could help out!

July 13, 2009 - 7:38 pm Efudkgne - bcC19g

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Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 5:43pm

Look into getting a new logo. I told you I am behind on my 101 in 1001 list updates!! Not only did I look into this, but I FINALLY got a new logo that I love.

So this isn’t new news, but here’s a shout out to the guy that stuck through it with me creating this logo! Jared Marcum was great and held out despite me wanting lots of changes and revisions =) It’s not an easy process to select a logo that reflects your company and the vision you have for it, especially when you aren’t quite sure what that is. I love the logo because I feel like it’s a contemporary, yet SIMPLE reflection of me and my work. I love that the word “Jen” is highlighted within the camera and that the body of the J mimicks a camera grip, while the top of the “J” mimicks the shutter release!

Anyway, just trying to get caught up on the 101 in 1001, so here’s to another crossed off the list!!

About Jen...

In the bag...

I still exist, I promise

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Dean Family

Lamb Family

Cory and Diane - Hyatt Regency Gainey Ranch Wedding

Looking up to Dad…

Baby Addison

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