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I kind of forgot I wanted to share a few more of the images from our Spring Charity event and share our results!  We had such a GREAT time.  When you are there watching these kids interact with the cute little chicks, it’s hard not to constantly smile! I was so happy with our turnout and I’m happy to report that we were able to raise $600 for the Child Crisis Center.  In these hard times it feels good to be able to give back in such an important way. THANK YOU to everyone for the support, referrals and help with this event.  Collectively Spring for Charity Events this year raised $1100 to benefit local charities!  That exceeded our goals for this year and we are so happy with that!  Now to share a few more of some of the images from this year!  This little guy had one of the best “surprised” reactions and I couldn’t help but show it…he was SO DANG CUTE!

There were some cuddles…

There was some nervousness…

And lots of cuteness all around…

Special thanks to CJ & This Little Piggy for allowing us to host the event, to my mom for working the event, to Marnee for kneeling on concrete for hours to ensure we got the PERFECT shot (um knee pads are coming with us next year) and to Alisa @ The Irresistible Dish for sharing such yummy spring treats with all of us!  We can’t wait for next year! If you have a venue or local charity you’d like us to consider for future Spring for Charity events, please let us know!

There is a silent auction going on today for someone raising money to get some much needed treatment for a specialized medical condition. The treatment needs to be done in Texas and is very expensive.

I’ve donated a one hour portrait session for this cause, please comment below if you’d like to bid and I will forward the highest bid. The auction is going on today. Hopefully with our help, we can help someone in need.

There were tears, there were fears and as you can see, there was a WHOLE lot of bravery!  Loved some of the reactions of the kids holding and interacting with the cute baby chicks.

I’ll share more images and info from our Spring for Charity event soon.  Thanks for all who came out to support us.

Oh my goodness, I just can’t wait. I helped out with our Spring for Charity last week and those images and kids were TO DIE FOR…so darn cute! I’m really excited for our schedule tomorrow and to meet some new faces and watch the kids react to the little chicks. We are starting at 3pm over at This Little Piggy Wears Cotton, at the Biltmore. We have a full schedule of kids, however, we won’t turn anyone away. If you’re interested in getting photos of your child taken, please call me today, 623.935.5513 or come down to the store between 3-5pm tomorrow. We will have yummy treats to share and lots of cute photo ops with the chicks as well. Here are some photos of my kids with the chicks this year…this is the only time of year they actually get excited about their photo session =)

Like most two year olds, she was not so sure…

Brennan holding a chick is kind of a miracle…

Don’t you want to come hang with these guys?

It’s back…we’re busy prepping for our 2nd Annual Spring for Charity Event! This year will not disappoint with multiple locations, dates and not one, but two great charities to support local children.  This event was so successful last year and the photos captured of kids with baby chicks were to die for, see for yourself…

This year we need your help to make these events successful. Please share this info with anyone who may be interested and post it on facebook or your personal blogs. We want to get the word out and help out two wonderful charities!  Keep in mind these prices are well below our normal session fees and we are donating $50 from each session to the charity.

Marnee, with Marriott Photography has put together 3 separate times to take place on March 3rd and March 4th in Scottsdale.  The donations from these sessions will benefit New Covenant Church and Preschool for educational and playground improvements.

We will also be hosting another event at a wonderful Children’s Boutique at the Biltmore.  This Little Piggy Wears Cotton is a great store with adorable, unique clothing for kids. You’ll want to come just to see all the totally cute kids clothes they offer…many of which you could get for your Spring photo session!  This event will take place on Friday, March 12th at 3pm.  Sessions are limited so you’ll need to call and make an appointment to guarantee your session.

There are so many more ADORABLE photos to share…here’s a few more from last year!

What better way can you get unique Easter/Spring photos AND help out local charities in the process?

I heard about THIS heartbreaking story right after Thanksgiving and was so saddened by it. What a sweet girl and wonderful young family to go through such a tragic loss. I wanted to help out by donating and just a few days later I saw the opportunity to join this online auction to help the family. There are SO MANY wonderful things in this auction and all the proceeds will go to this young widow and her family. Please go to THIS SITE to view over 100 auction items and find something to bid on! I’m offering a mini photo session that INCLUDES a 16×20 Wall Portrait…I’d love to take your pictures =) You have until this Saturday to bid on any of the items in the auction. Be sure to look from today’s posts all the way back to November 30th to view all of the items up for grabs.

Shopping has never felt so good! Love that all the money goes to the family!

We did it!  We are so happy with the results on this project we put so much effort into.  Children and chicks were successfully photographed and the cuteness factor was off the charts!  Thanks so much to Marnee and Maria from Little Scholars for helping to pull this off and make it successful!  We were also pretty blessed to have much needed help from Jane and Anne, Marnee’s sweet mom and sister, and my mom as well…you’ve never seen so much CHAOS as we set up and had all 6 of my kids and Marnee’s together trying to photograph them…let’s just say, we’d photograph the whole group all over again before we’d do our own 6 kids!!  Now for the pics…there’s a lot, I just couldn’t help it!
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Thanks so much to our parents and kids for making it such a fun and wonderful day!!  Can’t wait for next year! Oh, and if you want us to notify you of our dates for next year, please email me at jen@photojenic.net

We are so excited that so many people signed up for Spring for Charity. We have filled up more sessions than anticipated and we can’t wait to see all the kids and how they respond to the chicks. We did add a few additional time slots for the later afternoon for any last minute reservations. If you know of someone that might be interested, please send this along to them.

By the way, for all of our parents that signed up for the event, we have even more in store for you!  David Goron is a 3rd Degree Black Belt and teaches Professional Martial Arts.  He has graciously offered to do a free Safety Class for kids the following Saturday, March 28th at Little Scholars Academy.  I’ve heard this is an AMAZING class in which the kids are shown great techniques to respond if ever in a bad situation.  It’s very hands on and the kids even practice yelling NO! and learn when it is appropriate to respond this way.  I’m grateful to David for his donation of time and hope that many people will take advantage of this great class. 

Thanks to everyone who have supported this great cause, I can’t wait to share photos with you all next week!

Marnee and I are still working hard behind the scenes on our Spring for Charity Promotion. We are excited to announce the charity we have selected for this event.

I personally am very excited to work with this organization and want to thank Marnee for her efforts in this. I can’t wait to help make a difference for an organization that provides so much for young children and their families. Please visit our Spring for Charity site to learn more about this organization.

We will share more about the promotion in the coming week!