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    My name is Jess.  My hubby is Brett.  We are crazy about each other, our 4 babies, and our art.  Welcome to our world.

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A look back at 2010

I have to apologize for my absence as of late. Our life has been going through some changes/shifts and I thought it was just going to last a couple weeks, but it appears that it may be our “theme” for the moment.  I don’t mean to sound allusive, but suffice it to say that for a person who struggles with veering from the routine, I am growing in my patience and spontaneity. Growth for me in this area is a good thing. We are jumping into major renovations around our house which are requiring many decisions and much research, we are working on a *HUGE* biz re-brand (WOW, it’s gonna be soooo great!!!), tax season appeared out of the blue (always FUN), as well as other big shifts. Much more to come….and no, I’m not pregnant. Sorry folks who are rooting for Z-5.;)

As we’ve been cleaning up around here and moving into our regular season of shooting again (yay!!) I have gathered together our personal photos from 2010.  Yes, I realize it is April and that 1/3 of our year is already gone (HOW CRAZY IS THAT??!), but we had SUCH a fun year in 2010 that I just had to compile it into a slideshow. Our blog also serves as a “family journal” of sorts, so having this to look back on is really special to us.

Last year we traveled to California, New York, New Mexico…..we had family dance parties, rode bikes and read lots of books. We celebrated birthdays and dear friendships. I saw my baby sister marry her true love. We cooked new foods and explored fantastic restaurants. We feel wonderfully blessed to share our lives with so many beautiful people. Here is a (very tiny) sampling of our 2010 year. Thanks for taking the time to view it and share in our lives.

April 12, 2011 - 10:07 am

Gabe - loved this glimpse into your year.

April 12, 2011 - 10:32 am

Emilie - This is great! You have such a cute family!!

April 12, 2011 - 11:16 am

Holly - i feel like all i ever comment on is how much i love you…especially after posts like this. but seriously, i love all of you OH so very much!

April 12, 2011 - 12:32 pm

Brock - To only have a family as sweet as yours! That is my goal! You guys are awesome!

April 12, 2011 - 6:10 pm

Allison - Glad to see you are back! I have been checking your blog for 2 and a half years and absolutely love your work. Can’t wait to see the rebrand! :)

April 12, 2011 - 7:09 pm

Gail - AHHHH…so glad to have been a part of your 2010 you two!

A few other thoughts: Your family is just so sweet and perfect. Add to that an Otis Redding tune and I watched this with a big ‘ol smile on my face :)

April 13, 2011 - 2:37 pm

Betsy - Love, love, love it! The only bad thing is that I’m not neighbors with you.

What a beautiful life!

April 13, 2011 - 4:37 pm

tara - Jess – i loved this. Great songs!
My fave was the shot of you pouring wine.
And I have that mustard target jacket too. Fave color!! :)

July 17, 2011 - 12:55 pm

Gem - These pics are amazing! Your work is as beautiful as your family. Nice to meet you guys! :)

a fond farewell to 2010….

What a year it has been….we had a great 2010!

I look at my life at this point and compare it to last year, and I honestly feel like a new person. This past year has been such a reflective and introspective one for me; a time of change- of reevaluation. In my constant search for BALANCE, I’m learning to view things with new eyes. I see growth- in my personal life, in our family, in our business. But I still see so many more goals that I want to accomplish…..(but much more on that later).

This morning we enjoyed a great breakfast as a family. We read the bible, and then Priya and I did some knitting. I also spent some time looking back at our year in photo sessions. Quickly, I grabbed a sampling from each shoot of 2010- minus a couple weddings that are still in the works….

Thank you to all the wonderful people that invited us into your lives for a moment. Each of you in turn gave something to us, and we truly feel honored to have documented bits and pieces of who you are.

xo~ jess + brett

December 31, 2010 - 7:16 pm

Stephanie Lyell - Beautiful best of 2010 :) I really enjoy your work!

January 1, 2011 - 4:23 am

Vanessa - I’m a really big fan of your job, i wich you another new year full of creativity and successful and ♥

Vanessa

January 1, 2011 - 4:24 am

Vanessa - work * ;)

January 1, 2011 - 2:59 pm

Gail - Now that’s what I call living it up professionally in 2010! WONDERFUL work you guys! Loved seeing these all in review since I can still remember so many of the full posts so well!

January 2, 2011 - 2:07 pm

Mike Olbinski - Beautiful work guys, a stellar year…looking forward to seeing what you guys do in 2011!

January 3, 2011 - 10:28 am

Lisa Scherer - Your work is so inspiring and beautiful! Hope your 2011 is just as fabulous.

January 4, 2011 - 1:54 pm

Amanda Wilcher - Love it all. So stunning. Can’t wait to see 2011!!

January 11, 2011 - 3:15 pm

Janica - Hey! Where’s Team Boles? ;)

January 25, 2011 - 5:33 am

Luvlee - Awesomeness xxx :) I love the tippytoe kiss and all of your lovely picnics!

February 9, 2011 - 10:32 pm

Lorenzo - Hey guys… the top left photo in this set …
Special …
Very special …
Your work digs…
Deep.

Katie, Ray, Tyler, Reagan, and Lola {family session}

The flow and energy that went into this session made for a perfect evening.  Katie contacted me about a doing a family session and I was over the moon excited!  You see, Katie is a local wedding vendor (an incredible florist) and I am just completely in love with her style.  She has such a passion for what she does, and it completely shows in her creations.  She did the flowers (and other creative goodies) for my own sister’s wedding, and rocked the socks off of everyone. Katie has also been so incredibly supportive of our work, complimenting us until I blush.  But, she’s a total sweetheart like that. ;)

Katie’s hubby Ray is an artist himself, of the photographer variety! It was such a pleasure (and so much dang fun) doing a session with such a creative family.

Reagan was teaching us how to do cartwheels. :)

Lola took a couple minutes to warm up, but she loved when I suggested tickling Mommy.

AH!!! You two are flipping ADORABLE.

In case there was any question as to who ran the show… ;)

Shyness OVER!

Tyler

Reagan

Lola

Haaa!! Tyler. :)

Beautiful babies…..

Tyler, you’re a great big brother.

Boys ;)

I had Katie do a few head-shots for the biz because she was a SMOKIN’ hot mama!!!

Me loves this.

Katie, you’re a doll.

AHHH!!! I LOVED this session.

Katie, Ray, Tyler, Reagan and Lola- thanks for your patience on the blog post!  And thanks for doing a session with us!! You guys are such a precious family. :)

November 22, 2010 - 11:38 am

Clary - I can see why this is your favorite fam sesh of the year. Such a beautiful family and so much love you photographed. The shots of the three little ones are perfect!

November 22, 2010 - 11:39 am

melanie - uuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm adorable!! KATIE!!!! holy cow!! you clean up NICE!! your hair cut is perfect. your makeup is perfect. stinkin cute clothes! and that family of yours! not to mention that hottie of a husband?! aghhh! i love love love this whole session. jess and brett, u rocked it. great job guys.

November 22, 2010 - 11:46 am

Gail - OK, you know how you remember a handful of shoots from your photographer friends? Last year, for me, it was your Mad Men-esque family shoot. This year, it’s DEFINITELY going to be this family shoot (and Janica’s). LOVE LOVE LOVE. The colors, the processing, their outfits, the love. It’s all perfect for the season! :)

PS – That gold jacket of Katie’s? HOT.

November 22, 2010 - 12:22 pm

Lauren Hayes - These are equal parts, creative/stylish/authentic/fun/real. Absolutely perfection and a timeless family treasure. Bravo.

November 22, 2010 - 12:34 pm

Lauren - omg. these are GORGEOUS! Love them!!

November 22, 2010 - 1:53 pm

maggie - Lola has beautiful hair and I love the shot of the kiddos cuddled up on the blanket. This family is so cute!

November 22, 2010 - 2:01 pm

Stefanie - Adorable family session! Wonderful job!!!

November 22, 2010 - 2:25 pm

Brock - Just Awesome! I would go broke buying canvas’s! So good!

November 22, 2010 - 5:21 pm

Amy - WOWZA!!!! GORGEOUS photos!!!!!

November 22, 2010 - 9:10 pm

Kel lee - LOVE this! She does have the cutest family doesn’t she! Katie- love the hair!

November 22, 2010 - 9:38 pm

adam (3) - rockin sesh!!

November 23, 2010 - 2:07 pm

nelly - this cabin is sooooo cool ! great session !

November 25, 2010 - 10:50 am

Holly - love this! it’s like j.crew or anthropologie … only with heart and soul. ahhh, in love with this session.

November 28, 2010 - 6:11 pm

meg duerksen - these are gorgeous.
i love the outfits…the mama’s hair….the setting…the sun!
fabulous.

Eliana turns one

It was just a little over a year ago when we did maternity shots of Lauren and Mark as they awaited the arrival of their sweet little girl.  It was surreal and wonderful seeing them for the first time in a year, now with their new little sidekick. :)  What an absolute CUTIE they have!

This photo, to me,  just encapsulates the wonderful beauty of new parents. It is such a magnificent time.

One of the few smiles we got from her that day, was looking at her Daddy.

On the way to our second location she fell asleep. :)

And she kept sleeping…..

Then she woke up and was thrilled to be at a bookstore that she loves and is familiar with.  She ran around looking through books, pulling them off the shelf, and plopped down to thumb through them.  It was adorable watching her!!

Lauren and Mark, thank you for letting us capture this precious time in your lives!  Your girl is just a sweetie pie….I could eat her up! ;)

November 8, 2010 - 11:30 am

Cassie - What an adorable family! The leaves were perfect…and those bookstore shots are so precious.

November 8, 2010 - 6:23 pm

Lora - Great shots of a beautiful family! Love the sleeping w/ binky book shot :)

November 8, 2010 - 11:30 pm

Mel - Way to find fall somewhere in cincy!!! Great color. First shot is perfect.

November 9, 2010 - 4:34 pm

erin - Lighting is amazing in these outdoor shots! LOVE the one laying in the leaves. What a sweet little family.

November 9, 2010 - 4:57 pm

Patty - Love the colorful second family shot, you caught a cute Ellie expression! She loves her books and rules in the book store!

November 9, 2010 - 6:33 pm

Lauren - Eliana surely is daddy’s lil gal! She does love her books, as you can tell ;) Thanks again Brett and Jess for taking her 1 year pics! Can’t wait to see the rest!

November 10, 2010 - 3:47 pm

lucy - awww precious baby ellie…she’s so cute…love the bookstore shots with mama and laughing with daddy. what a blessing to have such priceless moments captured.

November 10, 2010 - 6:32 pm

sara - You guys captured every side of Ellie at her finest – laughing, crying, sleeping, or searching! I love all of the ones where she’s walking around, and the family pic when she’s crying :-) Oh and I especially love the one where she’s reading a book as big as her in the tree trunk! It’s probably safe to say that I love them all. Great job, yet again, and thanks!