9 Years, 4 Babies, Lots of love + NEWS!

Yes. We just celebrated 9 years of marriage together on December 23rd. We had a lovely evening at the Celestial Restaurant in Mt. Adams. We decided to go there because we had a wedding on the 30th to prepare for, and had never been there. (Photos of that beautiful wedding coming soon!!) We were SOOOO thankful we chose the Celestial. Very nice place, and the food was GREAT. We had a nice time reflecting on the years, and the 4 little guys that remind us every day of our love for one another- we wouldn't be who we are without them. Life is good. :)

Also, big changes are coming :) I can hardly contain myself really. We purchased a new web site, and it is soon to be up for viewing. It's a beauty. Stay tuned to see lots of new things coming your way!!

Here are some shots from our anniversary dinner I thought I'd share for fun, because you know those cameras were at dinner right along with us.

Peace~
Jess





View from our table...WOW.




The cutest photographer I've ever seen....

The littlest man in my life...

I am a couple weeks late of his actual 6 month birthday, but here is the little man that makes my heart skip a beat, over and over again. I can't believe he is already half way to his first birthday :( He'll then be walking, start talking, be potty trained, not need to be held, start school, start looking at other girls besides his Mama, and then I'll blink and he'll be off and married. Ok, you get the point. Time passes WAAAYYY too quick for this Mama...I wish I could freeze time and have my babies little forever, but then there is so much potential inside of them that is impossible to hold back. On the other hand, it is so exciting to see what makes them who they are, and to sit and dream of what they will be. I will just try my best to thank God often for the days we have together, all the sweet still moments we are blessed to share, and I will continue to cherish my children for who they are.

All you parents out there... you know what I mean. Enjoy it. ;)

Chloe turns 1 year old!!

What a pleasure it has been to see this little girl grow! I have been able to shoot photos of her from in the belly with Mama's maternity photos, and I was able to be there for her amazing birth at home. This family has been so loyal to me, and such awesome supporters of our photography.

Special thanks to Chloe's Mama! It has been so great becoming friends with you guys. As always, we're looking forward to seeing you again next time. :)

Welcome Little Silas!

The other day I had the privilege of taking photos of a precious new baby born to good friends of ours. Little guy Silas is the second child, and the little brother of Hannah. Hannah really loves her baby brother. She walks around saying his name, and letting everyone know if he is crying. :) She's a good little helper too.

Silas is a cutie. I had a hard time picking out blog favorites. He makes so many facial expressions, and makes lots of grumpy old man faces. (I love babies that do that!!)

Thanks guys for having me do his first photo shoot! :)




















we tried to get him to curl up in a fetal position, but he wanted to stretch his legs right out!




this is Brett's favorite :)

Gallery Wrap Canvases

Oooo la la!! These beauties are now offered at studio3z! The photo of your choice is wrapped around a wooden frame, and comes ready to hang, no hardware required. It has a very fresh, contemporary feel. We have many sizes to choose from, ranging from 8x10 to HUGE! These look so beautiful hanging on the wall, or resting on a ledge. They also make a wonderful gift.

If you are interested, please contact me to find out about pricing, and what type of pictures work the best.

Four Little Miss "S" Girls

These are the four cute sisters that I was able to photograph a couple months ago with their Mama and Daddy. They are sweeties, and Brett and I enjoy being with them (we have a good idea of how to handle 4!) After their family session a couple months ago, Mama Jones decided these girls would have a good shot at modeling, so we did a session to get some head shots of the gals. IT WAS FREEZING OUT, so these girls were troopers. It seems we just couldn't avoid bad weather because we had to cancel 2 times before this, so we made the best of the day- sleet and all! I just about cried when I got this sweet email below from the girls Mama: (hope you don't mind me sharing your kind words Temeca!)

"Thank you so much. I had a chance to go through the CD this morning. All the pictures look good, even the pictures where we were acting goofy or the girls were making faces. Those pictures are classic and someday my grandchildren will see them :). I know these pictures will turn out excellent too. Again you and Brett are the Jones family photographers for life (or as long as you are willing to take pictures of us). I truly appreciate it.

I think the girls do much better when they like who it taking their picture. Also looking at my pictures in the past over the years we only have one good shot so we didn't get to capture anything else. But you captured so much during your photo session, and the moments are what is so priceless. Sydney has transformed too. Before taking pictures with you, she would cry (you did get a glimpse of this the last time). But I could tell in the pictures from the past 2 years she didn't want to take the picture or she had been crying. The pictures of her are awesome
because she didn't fuss and wanted to take pictures. So again, I do thank you for the capturing the moments around the pictures too."


Thank you guys for all the support!! Big hugs from Miss Jessica and Mr. Brett to the girls!

We love our job :)

You think you know someone...

So this is my beautiful niece Kaitlyn. She was my baby back LONG ago, before I had my babies...she was the first little person that made me feel maternal when she was born, and I was 13. Although she tells everyone I was mean, and didn't feed her when I would babysit (NOT FUNNY ANYMORE KATE!), I adored this little gal to death (and I promise I did feed her). Here's the thing- I never realized how STUNNINGLY beautiful she was until I sat here editing her photos. WOW!!!

Love ya Ka-Ka!

Friends' Thanksgiving

Every year my high school girl friends and I get together for what we call our "Fall Ball," which really boils down to us hanging out over dinner and conversation. This year, I decided to host a "Friends' Thanksgiving" which would include our families as well. We all pitched in with food (which was pretty darn good), the kiddos watched a movie, and then we all played a game of "Apples-To-Apples."

Good friends, good food, good times, good memories!













The infamous "kids" table!


Photo credit: Jason H.