Beautiful Anna

Joann's lovely family 2010

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Vintage look

......Now for some fun~!

Vintage look

Joann and her hubby Don are the owners of The Old Railroad Inn; a quaint B&B in Jackson, MN. I absolutely love her style! I recently had the privilege to photograph her whole family (minus 2) at her lovely place. To find out more info about this fantastic B&B you can view it at http://www.jacksonmn.com/Lodging/oldrailroad.htm



~xo Jenn

Siblings- Making mommy time for them all

(Above photo taken with my lil' [outdated] cell phone)

You know its hard to be the first child, who up until their sibling was born, did not have to share the limelight (his parent's time and attention) with any other. So, I really try hard to make time throughout the day to help our eldest son feel like he hasn't lost his mommy time/love. In doing that, I believe it makes this transition easier on him and there is less of an opportunity for animosity towards his new brother...at least for now, but hey, we'll take things one day at a time right.

Yesterday, I was feeding our newest addition and our eldest sheepishly walked up to show me he had made a pen mark on his thumb (on purpose). I could have taken the pen away from him and said, as I often do about writing utensils, with eyebrows raised & in a sing song voice, "paper only". But seeing an opportunity to make our son feel special, I decided to 'break the rules' and draw on both his hands. It truly made his day! We had to take pictures to show off the mommy art...

Such a ham!

Momma & Son

I just love taking pictures of my kids. My [eldest] son is quite the ham in front of the camera and we often enjoy putting the camera on timer and taking multiple photos in front of it to see how silly we look. This is a montage of some of that recent activity!!


To see another montage of mother and son go to https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYt9nExbcArlfi6r7JkHQ5yh6Ok9hIUcRuUdYNiIuSDyL7tgu1dUVVXw4IuJoTzk_Ir2Oz7FHli3J6nZrSa1msMkeF-6wdFGi_nhctm0Gz0DPqzrPYWR1RniEmc0_XDwfqnlBzKJ91pvMB/s1600-h/KitchenSign.jpg this one I have hanging above my kitchen window (10"x30") I LOVE IT! And if he ever wonders if I did anything with him...these photos will be PROOF!

The Beatty's 2009

I have one sibling, a brother. Between the two of us, we have given our parents 8 (the 8th to come any day from my womb) Grandchildren! Family is Fantastic!! The more the merrier I say!

............. Mother & Daughter .............

............. Father & Sons .............

Seriously, could these kids be any CUTER?!

Leader of the pack! ~Miss Madeline~

Kaytlin loves her PINK!

Their Persians were too cute not to get in on the photo action!

Josh & Tara

I had the privilege of taking one of my closest friend's photos recently. Not one to be photographed; her hubby Josh was gracious enough to come along, LOL! We kept it simple but fun. Here are just a few of my favs.

The Sorbe Clan ' 09 ... It keeps growing!

It was a lovely fall day...I'm a photographer and so I must be sure to photograph my family in the same way I would for others; reminding myself that I don't want to be that shoemaker who's family has no shoes!

So out we went...cameras and tripod in hand. We had some fun - took some great shots - made memories - Documentation of Sorbe Clan 2009, check!

~Jenn



The eldest...and the wisest (so she will tell you).

The middle...soon to be bumped to 2nd in command...and our comedian
Was the baby...now dubbed 'Mommy's big boy helper because babies are too little to help mommy'...praying that helps as we transition out of diapers and into big boy pants before Jr arrives...but we're not going to sweat it either way.

Another boy on the way to even things out...(Our eldest, and aspiring photographer took this photo)

~BLESSED~

Christmas card created...Check.

Molly's lil' Family

Molly, you are so beautiful inside and out! So thankful you allowed me to photograph your sweet family! I smiled as I went through each photo of you and your children...

~Jenn

I wanted to give a big THANK YOU as well to Joann and Don Neuenschwander who own The Old Railroad Inn B&B in Jackson, MN; that allowed us to use their newly painted 'old' barn/shed for our background! [If you want more information about their B&B you can contact them at 1.888.844.5348]

Don't Think Traditional - Get out of the box!

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How many times have you done fun things with your kids that you knew they would remember forever?! Except that since you're in the moment with them...there is no one to "capture" that moment on film for you so you can look back on those really special day(s).

Since I LOVE to take photos...I take photos of my family a lot...but rarely is there someone to take pictures of me enjoying the moment WITH them! So, I improvise. My son and I love to make cookies together. So the other day, I set up my camera, used the timer, and took pics of me and him doing something that we love to do together. From those images, I made a 10x30 sign that now hangs in my kitchen! TRUE WALL ART!!

I love truth...reality...realness. So that is what I enjoy the most in capturing in your family's photos. I encourage those of you who have never thought of taking photos of your REAL life, to give me a call and let me help you get some REAL [FUN] photos of you and your family!

~Jenn
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