-Straka Family-

  • August 5, 2010 12:38 am

I was greeted the other evening at Maumee Bay by this little guy.  His name is Aaron and he’s 2 years old.  He was smiling and waving at me and said “Hi Jen” as if he had known me his entire 2 years of life.  It was in fact the first time meeting him. What a great start to a shoot!  Oh and the bug on his shirt just makes me laugh.

JEM has known this family for a long time now.  We actually photographed their wedding years ago… back when we were shooting film!  That’s how long ago it was.  Big brother Elijah (or Eli) is the NICEST 14 year old kid EVER.  He was telling me what he wanted to be and one of the things on his list was wedding photographer!  Of course that was music to my ears!    

Jeff and Leslie – It was so great catching up.  You guys have beautiful kids!  Eli – Keep up with your camera and let me know if you have questions.

Amanda, Did you Have the Baby?

  • July 23, 2010 8:38 pm

Whew, this blog story could be really long…because it all started last week when Amanda asked if there were any openings soon because to be honest she didn’t know how much longer she would be pregnant for.  Well it was meant to be since I had just gotten a reschedule for that weekend! This baby boy or baby girl could be coming any day now.  In fact as I type this she could be at the hospital!  I will leave out details of me arriving way early, panicking, running to the library (we were meeting at the library) to check my email (which everyone and their brother must use the computers at the library since it was a 20 minute wait) breaking out in a cold sweat, and finally realizing all I need to do is pray that Amanda will call me (yes, the number had been left at the studio in the midst of my frazzled day) Well as soon as I lifted up my prayer, guess what?!  She called me and within minutes I was meeting her at the correct library at the correct time!

Nadeau family- you all are so gracious and wonderful.  Amanda, you are breathtaking.  I loved spending time with you guys and playing around with Sophie and Max.  I am so excited to see what baby #3 will be!

Got Triplets?

  • July 22, 2010 9:06 pm

This session had been scheduled for weeks and I had been looking forward to my first ever triplet girls photo shoot! Each little girl has her own personality and I loved capturing them as individuals and then together as sisters.  I think every time I turned around either Amanda or  Seth  were whipping out 3 beach balls, 3 blankets, 3 cups, well…you get it.  Seth entertained us with his fabulous kite flying skills and their friend Stephanie was a big help as being a walking ‘pack mule.’  To sum up the beauty of these three little ones: precious. Absolutely precious.  Some of my favorites are of them simply being themselves….little Abigail wanting her daddy or Lauren taking a break on her blanket, and sweet Samantha just checking me out.

Lauren, Samantha, and Abigail willingly taking  a break before moving on to the bench…

-Our Greatest Treasures-

  • July 21, 2010 6:50 pm

As this world spins madly on, I have come to learn that the only thing that really matters in life is love.  Love for your family, friends and those so special and close to you.  As I stand behind my camera at these family shoots and observe this one important thing, I appreciate what I do more and more.  Although I have never met anyone in this family, the smiles, warmth and joy of being together was so apparent on their faces.  I just love documenting the togetherness that doesn’t happen very often for great families like this one. 

Thanks family for a great early morning shoot!  It was so nice to meet all of you.

Baby Nolan

  • July 21, 2010 3:47 pm

Nolan is 9 months and a cutie. He is also teething.  In fact, this photo session was for, Teething Bling ( www.smartmomjewelry.com)  where Nolan was so stinking adorable that he was awarded for his cuteness by this company!  So the jewelry you see around mom’s neck  works two ways, and little Nolan started to get his teeth in this week so it was perfect for this shoot. We still were able to get some smiles out of him though with the help of playing in the dirt.   Awwww Nolan, you are such a little man in your blue jeans! I love it!