PhotoJenic Photography [blog]

I have obsessed about one thing for a long, long time…my need for a girl!  And though that need was filled, she sure still has me smitten nearly every single day!

Maybe it’s because of her age, I sure love the personalities that emerge at this age!  She’s 19 months and she’s trying to assert her independence;

she is fiesty like her mommy and yet cuddly and lovey when she wants to be. She doesn’t throw real difficult fits like her brothers did at this age, but she is VERY particular and signs of drama queen have already begun.  I think it’s pretty funny when she throws her fits and gives a dirty look with an emphatic “uh…..huh” when we ask if she wants this or that.  I think the whole “she’s the 3rd child” makes her “stages” less stressful for me too because you see that they come and they go.  I LOVE watching her run to her Daddy when he gets home, she grabs onto his legs and needs immediate hugs, kisses and cuddles. I also love how she knows the routine of giving hugs and kisses before bed, that’s like the ONLY time she will go near her brothers without being mad at them for something (little stinker).

One thing for sure, I LOVE dressing and doing the “girl” thing!  Playing with her hair, oh I LOVE those curls.

Deciding on clothes, layering and accessorizing are STILL quite fun for me. And now that she is getting into her play with her “babies” I really enjoy watching and teaching her. I loved playing babies and it’s fun to move from the balls, cars and trains to strollers and babies!

I’m trying to be better about pictures as she’s getting so big and I don’t feel I photographed her as much as I wanted in the first year, so now I’m trying to make up for lost time and capture her in everyday life, more often. I was really on top of it with the boys, but each kid brings more distractions and makes it more difficult…here’s to hoping I can be better.

Itsy, bitsy, spider…her favorite!

What’s not to love? =)

I just had an interesting after school conversation with my boys and it reminded me that I really haven’t thought of or role played this topic for some time. Brennan got to visit with a fireman at school. He proceeded to excitedly tell me that if I ever don’t want to be a photographer anymore, I can go through 17weeks of training and be a fireman and then he shared with me lots of exciting fireman job information. Like how their walkie talkies have special buttons that are alarms and how many minutes their air tanks last for, and he even got to try on his coat!  The boys were excited, so I propose the question, “what do you do if you wake up one night and the hallway is on fire and you can’t get to mom and dad?”

The answers came plentiful…SHUT the door, hide on the top bunk or under our bed or in the closet. Stay up high because that is better and never open the windows!  Seriously, I was thinking man has it been THAT long since we’ve reviewed?  Seemed they got EVERY answer WRONG. Dawson proceeds to tell me he should lock the door and when the fireman comes he can come and unlock it…um, yeah, that’s not how it works!! It seems it may be as long as two years ago that we role played all of this with our kids, crawling on the floor, stuffing something at the crack, rolling over if we are on fire, practicing everything.  The thing is, it’s just not something you think of everyday!

So we reviewed, no locking any doors and NO HIDING! Stay by the window and DEFINITELY open it and try to break out. Use anything in your room to break the window like the ladder to your bed, Dawson looked horrified, “no mom, you can’t break the window or you could go to jail.”

We then we reviewed other emergencies, what happens if mom or dad gets hurt and you can’t wake us, Brennan had this right, “call 911.” But then Dawson says, “or you can just call 691, that works too.”  So, I think we will revisit this idea again soon. Clearly we need to replay these scenarios and rehearse, I remembered these things and ingrained them with my first child, but haven’t remembered as well to teach Dawson these important things.  Heck I even asked Brennan if you call 911 if someone was drowning, his answer was no. I don’t think he realized I really meant DROWNING, not just playing or being silly.

So, here’s a different blog post from me…remember to work through emergency scenarios with your kids =)

And here’s an old pic of my boys who are just getting way too old…look at how innocent they were!

It’s that time of year again where holidays are upon us, cool weather HOPEFULLY coming and people wanting to update their family photos to send out Christmas Cards.  I love shooting families this time of year and look forward to the upcoming sessions. In an effort to be organized and TRY to not finish my holiday shopping on Christmas Eve, this year I am scheduling my sessions early and limiting the number of family sessions I take on. I’m also offering a discount to anyone who books their session for the following dates, first come first serve!  And this year we will have our first ever “mini sessions” a reduced session for individuals or couples. These sessions will last only about 30 minutes and are great if you just need updated pics of your kids and not a full family session.  Call or email us now to reserve your session time!!

HOLIDAY SESSION INFO - All sessions will take place at a location we will select. Regular sessions last approximately one hour and include group photos as well as individual images of family members.  Session fee is $300 and will include $150 credit toward prints, products or cards and one free holiday card design (cards are additional fee).  Sessions booked for October dates will receive $75 off session fee and still get full print credit.

Friday, October 2nd (afternoon sessions)

Monday, October 12th (morning sessions) This is a holiday, many kids out of school and some people off of work.

Saturday, October 24th (morning sessions)

Saturday, November 14th (morning sessions)

HOLIDAY MINI SESSIONS - These sessions will last approximately 30 minutes and are focused on individual images of children or couples, not for group pictures of families. Session fee will be $125 and includes 1 8×10 plus one holiday card design (cards are additional fee).

Monday, October 12th is the date for mini sessions

I will post some of our holiday cards next month! We have lots of beautiful, classy cards that will help your card stand out from the many others out there.

I’m back from vacation and ready to share this sneak peek with you. I visited the “H” family at their home last weekend to welcome their new little baby girl to her first photo session. She was a great first time model and her big sister was sure a delight to be with as well. Here’s a peek of a few of the favorites from this session.
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If you loved this family’s pics, leave a comment, I’ve decided to try out something new I’ve seen in blogland. Any new session I post that gets at least 20 comments will get a free 8×10 from their session!

Here are a few pics I captured of my kids looking very sweet in their Sunday best at their Grandpa’s viewing a few weeks back. I’m pretty partial, but I really think they look great all dressed up =)
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Lacey is the daughter of my friend Nicole, she was 6 months and in need of some new pics of her cuteness and blooming personality. She was post nap and a little timid but her mama promised me she’s so smiley, thankfully she shared a few of those smiles with us!
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I tried hard to make more black and whites but couldn’t get over her gorgeous baby blues, she has stunning eyes and black and white didn’t do them justice.