Where did 2009 go....

AS 2009 Comes to an end I most Say I am incredibly behind on my blog...lol!! It has been an amazing first year as a full time photographer! I have added so many amazing new clients as well as continued to be blessed to capture the special moments for my repeating clients!!!



I have grown so much this year not only as a professional, but as a photographer and as a person. Losing my Dad & fellow Photographer this year was a huge journey for me, and I thank all of you for your support and encouragemnt these past months. Dad's passing gave me the push to follow my dreams in a new town and to spread my wings and embark on many new challenges and endeavors, such as creating a {Sparrow Session} which is offered to terminal Cancer Fighters and their Families and being the Official Photographer for Relay For Life, Fort Collins for '09! There are no words to express the sorrow I have felt these past months as I have dealt with my dad's death, but knowing I am giving back even in a small way makes his FIGHT worth it!!



So if 2009 was so wonderful what can 2010 bring you ask?? BIGGER and BETTER things to come!!! The studio is getting a face lift as we speak! My original logo will be making a come back in a big way and will play a large role in my marketing materials for 2010!! I will be offering a lighter two tone gray background, as well as another painted background and five solid colored backgrounds!! The studio is being arranged to be more open and easier to move about in and many great new props will be added!! I will be working with two new artists this year, one will be creating hats and cocoons for me the other bows! And I will also be offering the benefit of a second shooter and an assistant for weddings and large family Sessions!!



What you can expect to stay the same is GREAT quality for less, photography should be affordable and priceless at the same time. I will be adding a few more Mini-sessions and at least one special every month. I encourage you to keep an eye on your e-mail and mail box and book quickly for any moments we can't miss! I am already booked for May 2010! I will be offering Valentine's Day Mini-Sessions & Boudoir Sessions in January!! And L.O.V.E. Sessions for an inexpensive Engagement or Couple session you won't want to miss out on for February!



I wish everyone a wonderful Holiday Season and a start to a wonderful New Year! I will start taking apts for 2010 starting January 3rd! The first 10 people that book will receive a FREE 10x13 with their session!!



Looking forward to an {amazing} 2010....

Jenn H
Photographer
Cherished Snap{Shots} Photography

A [Month] of saying Goodbye....

It has been a month today since I said good bye to my Dad. I am not sure i can put into words how I feel a month down this new rocky path. I guess I thought when our journey forked and Dad's dead ended I would be relived, and I am , but I thought it would make all of this easier and that it didn't. Most of the time I am okay, but this last week, I think with the house so quiet now that the girls are in school it has been very hard, lots of time to think about how much I miss him, how real it is that he is gone.

The other day I decided to take a break from editing and went and stood on my front porch, my eyes where filled with tears long before I hit the front door, but I knew what I was going to do, in the silence of a mid afternoon breeze I whispered I love you and fell to my knees, there on that old wooden deck I sobbed for at least 20 minutes and when I was all cried out and the sobs racked my body no more, I lifted my head and in the gentle breeze heard the call of a lone hawk, though faint, it hit me clear as a bell...I don't know why, or how I knew but it was my Dad, telling me I was okay, okay to lift myself and raise my head, to not be down but rather to look ahead and have hope, and faith and to soar on these wings he gave me so long ago....it brought a smile to my face a sort of calm came over me...and I knew even though it hurts every single day, My Dad was a fighter, he never gave up, he never stopped trying and he never let go of LIFE and neither shall I now no matter how hard it hurts.

I don't know if there will ever come a day when it doesn't hurt this bad, or if I will ever feel like life is normal, but in that moment I knew my dad was a live and all around me and God was right beside me and their presence will never leave me on this rocky road ahead alone, one will catch me when I trip, the other will steady me and guide my path and I know they BOTH will Love me unconditionally forever...How LUCKY am I to have two Fathers in Heaven to love and watch over me.

...even now the tears are hard to suppress, but I have begun to turn back to the Lord and I know that each day will heal my heart, I will never forget, but with time maybe it won't feel like I am falling into a huge gapping hole in my heart. I miss you Daddy, I miss you so much, there are not words to express how much I hurt with your absence here on earth...I will always be here fighting tell my last breath, I love you....by the way Happy Birthday tomorrow...~Jennifer

[Behind] Again...

I have done so many sessions since the last time I blogged that half of them aren't even on my computer any more...lol! It has been a busy month and in a lot of ways that is good, it has kept the time to think of how much I miss my dad to a minimum. Shortly after Dad passed I did a Maternity Session, a Trash the Dress of my self with Angie Gonzales of a Platinum lining, thanks Angie it was a lot of fun, I also got to meet a wonderful couple that lives out at Jackson Lake with their great furry companions. I followed that week with a wedding, and a newborn session. My girls started school, that day I also did my first Sparrow Session, Friday of that week was an engagement session, and another family/newborn session that weekend...fast forward a few days and here we are!!!

Enjoy these photos from the last month, they are not in order :)
~Jenn

Little Miss S Turns 1 [Week before Dad passed]

The [K] Family

I did this session the morning Dad passed.... [Hot] Blair & Brian where a lot of fun and a little more hot then I could Handel...lol!

Korie's Maternity Session

Baby [L] though entered the world with a tad of a trial is off to a wonderful start and so BEAUTIFUL!

The Larrick wedding, oh my gosh these two where so much fun, I LOVED being a part of their special day and they have become so much more then clients to me!! Congrats you two!!

Terra & Raymond...what more can I say then LOVE FOREVER, these two will out stand the tests of everyday life and shine brightly with a love that will pass them through the ages!

Once last hooray at the Waterfall...Tanya was a lot of fun to work with, it was fun shooting with a professional model and we got some amazing shoots :)

A [Sparrow] Session, this brave Lady is what we call a fighter, as she fights an unseen monster called cancer, every day is a battle and a blessing!

And last but not least, these three beautiful kiddos, I like to call the 3 [A's] this wonderful family is new to me and I must say I am in love with these three, they where so sweet, and so easy to shoot and I am so happy with the wonderful shots we got!!!

Goodbye...

No one said saying good bye was going to be easy...and honestly at times it seems okay, Dad went on his terms, he knew it was going to get really bad and he I really believe made up his mind it was time...he visited with me the day prior and told me he LOVED me, he kissed my mother goodbye that morning and 10 minutes later breathed his last breath, in his home on his favorite couch in the comfort of a world he and my mother had built for the last 15 years...there where no tubes, no white walls, no more pain and no agony for his loved ones to make difficult choices, it was done.

The first few days have seemed like such a blur, at times I am just so over come I think I will fall to pieces right then and then but then most of the time I am myself, just exhausted inside and out. The thing that hurts the most is losing Dad's humor, his laughter and seeing the sparkle in his eye...those are the hard things to face that are gone...I am scared I will forget his voice, I loved to hear him sing & to laugh....to hear him tell me he loves me....

I know my Dad is in a better place and is him, whole inside and out and that is what I would hope above all else, it is worth letting him go here on earth to know he is there, completely him self once again! I have been left with an abundance of memories, stories to tell and love to carry me through my time left here and Dad has made it known he is still near...lol!

Seeing him yesterday at the Funeral home I realized the best of him, the part that made him, him was where it was supposed to be and there was no need to morn the body in front of me, only whisper a soft I love you and brush his cold forehead with a kiss...I knew he was there with me in that tiny pallor room, I knew if he could he would have reached out and comforted me like a gentle breeze....

My Dad was not a man of many words, he was very private in so many aspects of his life, but he was a strong presences and a very loving father and to have him gone will leave a very empty space in many lives...but his memories will LIVE FOREVER!

I love you Daddy, may you fly high on wings of freedom & peace.

Love,
Your Daughter

Miss Avery Turns 1...

Can I just tell you I can not believe this one...oh my, Avery was just barley four weeks when she came to me, and let me tell you I was in LOVE before I even saw her...it was a girl and man I needed a girl in my day care...lol!! It is amazing looking back now how much I have watched this little girl and her brother grow and change, all my day care kiddos...but these two hold a very special spot in my heart! I have missed them very much since I have moved to Wiggins and it was such a special treat to have them come visit me and for me to do Avery's 1 year pics, it took me convincing her nearly the whole time they where here to get her to let me hold her...but she did!!! Oh and she is such a ham...before they left we had strawberry short cake and she was half naked eating a big slice on TOP of my kitchen table...lol!!! They just melt my heart!!! Thanks for coming to se me guys...it made my month!!!

~Jenn

Palombo #2

Well I was back at the Palombo's for more fun with these fun boys!!! This time it was the middle one I had been called upon to torturer...lol!! Dante was of course all boy, but we had fun hanging around in trees, riding motorcycles and even testing out a ride form the past, his great grandfathers red tractor! They are such handsome boys!
~Jenn

Little [White] Wedding...

WOOH! What a day, it started at 6:30am driving from Wiggins to Loveland to pick up my Assistant Photographer for the day Angie Gonzales with a Platinum Lining Photography http://www.myspace.com/platinumlining, [THANK YOU Angie...you Rocked!!!] from there we headed to Laramie, WY, had to make a quick stop though on the way...lol, we are such photogs! We hit exit 316 right at 10am and headed towards a beautiful, massive white church! We begin photographing the Groom, worked our way to the Bride, a ceremony full of love and depth and a great time with just the bride and groom and then it was off to the reception, for "some" food, sorry guys ya missed out on eating! Good spirits, dancing and tons of fun, friends, family and love!! Angie & I hit Taco Bell and the wide open road only to finish my day at nearly 9:30pm. It was a wonderfully romantic day and I am very thankful to the two of you for allowing me to be a part of your special day!! I pray many blessings upon you and your future!!
~Jenn

Baby [BOOM]

I have done a lot of Maternity Sessions here lately, don't know why, bu they have been a lot of fun and have pushed me to come up with new and creative things to do so they aren't always the same. Cassandra is such a BEAUTIFUL women and her being pregnant just makes her glow!! She came ready to have fun and with a ton of great ideas in her head already!! We got some amazing shots, which isn't hard when you can just look at her and be awed! I can NOT wait to see this baby!!!
~Jenn

Me...

It has been awhile since I have updated my pic on any of my pages, so I decided to "take" some of myself...lol! I hate doing this, but after I took them I could see things that maybe I hadn't looked at in awhile, this photo speaks from my soul, it tells you all the hurt, all the worry, all the pain I have with stood for the last three years as I have weathered so many storms...and how I wait...I wait for so many things.
~Jenn

Sweet Little Girl...

I got to do a Newborn Session with probably the most alert newborn I have ever shot...lol! Sweet Little Breanna, with her long legs and perfect little face!!! She was such a doll, but was going to have NO part in going to sleep for this shoot!!

[Be]hind...

WHOO...it has been a VERY busy few weeks, since Relay For Life I have had 4 shoots a multitude of orders to catch up on, Father's Day and Fourth Of July....so I am a little behind!! All my sessions where wonderful and as always a ton of fun to shoot and to edit, I am slowly getting caught up and once again dealing with a sick daddy...so PLEASE hang in there with me!!! In the mean time enjoy some of my favs from my last couple of sessions!!! AND Thank YOU to all who came out and saw me at the Wiggins 4th Of July Blow Out!!!

~Jenn

The Grippin Family was such a blast, we got too do two sessions and the second one turned out some adorable pics of their kiddos!!


Waterfall Trash the Dress, Leah was amazing for this shoot, and brave, next to the no trespassing signs every where and almost drowning a minor I got some amazing shots!! Thank you Leah!


The C's will be having the FIRST little girl of my Bellies to Babies run...they where such a fun couple with lots of LOVE to go around!!! We had so many beautiful photos from this session!


My Favorite HOT MAMA strikes a pose in these amazing Trashin Fashion Style session photos we did!!! Complete with rattle snake and BIG bird...lol!!!


Who can resist this irresistible little boy!!! Rylan was back again to see me, to do his 2 year pics, I have no doubt I will be seeing lots of him and his extended family as they grow!!!

Father's Day '09

This is always a very hard holiday for me, and this one I know will be my last with my Daddy...

It was a wonderful visit full of lots of laughs & memories, never once did we chat about blood transfusions,treatments or him being sick, we chatted about cat fishing and plans to shoot....

we took photos in front the tree my Dad planted almost 13 years ago and we LOVED being together as a family!!

~Jenn

Relay For Life '09

There is never an easy way to talk about what my family and most of all my Dad has been through in the last three years as he has waged and never ending and tiresome battle with Incurable and now terminal Esophageal Cancer. There are truly no words to express the emotional roller coaster I have found myself on these past few years, but there is thankfulness, and there is pride and in small ways there are victories. I know this Sunday I will be spending my very last fathers day with my Dad, though it brings tears of lose, it also brings tears of joy, blessed are we every single day that Dad has gotten this far and every day we are thankful for another. Most of all I am thankful for all my father will leave with me when he is no longer on this earth, I am so thankful for the memories, weather accompanied with tears or laughter, I am so very blessed to have had a father that loved me so much and it is those memories that will carry me through the days when it feels like they have no end to the pain.