Gavin: bebé

Gavin was here for his 9 month session last week. Can't believe how big he's gotten in the past few months.












This one is my favorite :-)





Happy Friday!
~jess

P.S. Big changes are coming to the website & blog, so stay tuned!

Strong Women ROCK!

If you have been following our blog the past few weeks, you will know that I have been waiting for Iris Marlene - our newest grand baby - to come into the world. Well she is here! A little story about her name...

She looks a bit like her namesake - her (paternal) Great Granny, Iris Seitz. Her middle name is for her maternal Great Grandmother, M. Arlene Samson.

What she does not know,and I hope to teach her, is how strong the two women she was named for were in their own lives. Both women had 6 children, staying home to care for them. They loved their children and grandchildren fiercely and always were involved in their lives.

Iris - it will be wonderful to watch you grow. I will tell you over and over - Strong Women Rock - and encourage you to always believe in yourself! I look forward to telling you tales of the women who you were named for, and seeing glimpses of them in you.

To my blog friends, enjoy this glimpse of the first few days of Iris' life...

Thomas- Iris' big brother is loving this new arrival!!

~ Beth

Parks: bebe

Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I'm quite thankful to see the sun this week. I was beginning to forget what sunshine felt like.


I've had these images to blog about for awhile now. Parks turned one last month, and so he and his parents came in for his 1 year session. It took some patience and some time, but Beth finally coaxed some smiles out of him both inside and outside the studio.












Happy Friday!
~jess

Great Way to Start A Day - With A Song!!

It is no secret that we are waiting for Iris Marlene - our newest granddaughter - to arrive. Jaime, because she has horrible pregnancies and cannot wait to feel normal again. Matt, her husband, because he wants his wife to feel better. And me, because I am fascinated with these creatures I can call my grandchildren. They come into the world as new little people who are some their parents but mostly their own new little self.

The one person who remains unaffected is Thomas, Jaime and Matt's little guy. He has no clue what will be coming his way next week. His little joyful self is blissfully unaware. Not that he will mind. Knowing Thomas, he will see this baby when Iris arrives home and squeal with joy that another little person has arrived to keep him company. He thinks life is a party created just for his amusement.

So this blog is dedicated to Thomas. Each day he lives life with delight loving all that comes his way. Each day starts much the same - quiet time with a bottle and then- SPONGE BOB!! Several months ago, when he was small enough that we felt he wouldn't notice much, he started dancing to the Sponge Bob theme song. He could really care less about the show itself but that theme song starts off his daily routine of FUN.

Thomas - Never lose the joy of simple, silly songs... for you, Internet friends, please enjoy the start of Thomas' days!