Portraits by Jenn

It’s time to take another family portrait. Well, past time really.

The last real family portrait we took was ten years (and three kids) ago.

We did take a casual one right after the baby was born.

He’s two now.

Seriously, look at this group…..don’t they require a professional touch?

So I called upon my new friend/photographer. Her name is Portraits by Jenn. But I just call her Jenn. We’re close like that.

She was terrific…..very creative and encouraging.

She’d say things like…

“You guys look so great!”

“Perfect!”

“Mom, you need to put away the rag that you are using to wipe away the incredible amount of sweat off of your face or it will show in the picture and we’re trying to make it look nice and sweaty rags just won’t do”

OK, she didn’t say that last thing. I hid the rag behind me and she just gave me a grin that said it all without words.

She’d be all excited and say how great we looked. DUH, in his usual style, took all of the credit. He’d puff out his chest when she complimented us like he had shopped and sewed and labored over these little darlings.

How about my boys? Aren’t they da bomb?

Jenn had the idea to give the baby an apple. He was delighted. When you’re the youngest of nine…you never get a whole apple to yourself.

I think the other boys were jealous.

She took the girls out into the street to take their picture..

Now, I’ve lived on this street for seven years and I have never even though about photographing my children on it. Of course, that’s probably because I knew what would happen…..DUH was yelling the whole time, “There’s a CAR COMING! There’s a CAR COMING!” even though there was no car coming. He’s a little nervous about his children playing in the street….go figure.

Jenn went to great heights to get the perfect pictures (ba-dump-bump).

Soon we’ll have a new family portrait over the mantle. We previewed the pictures today and let me tell you….they are fabulous! I wish I could get one of everything, but alas….I do not have a truck load of money. So we’ll have to pick and choose. It’ll be so hard.

While you wait anxiously for our new pictures to arrive, go out and get yourself a new family portrait. If you’re in the area….call Jenn. You can even use our house for free….street and all!

This will be reposted on my second blog.