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Happy Holidays!

December 31, 2009 – 7:33 pm

Our family holiday card was an absolute last-minute, mommy-got-a-wild-hair, here-kids-eat-some-chocolate, wild and crazy event. Literally, at noon on the Tuesday BEFORE the kids’ class parties (which is always my personal deadline for our cards) I hit up The Gap, wandered around for over an hour cursing the photographer that was making me dress my three kids for a photo shoot (oh, wait…that was ME), and started bribing them from the minute they came home from school.

It had all the makings of a disaster…Coco was exhausted and hadn’t napped. The light was fading FAST. Husband was out of town. Big kids had both had big days at school. And MOST OF ALL-I forgot Coco’s shoes.

But once I’m up against a deadline, we do or die. And so, we did.

Front (several chocolate chips were harmed in the making of these images)
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Inside (you’ll want to click the image to view it a little larger…loved being able to squeeze in a few details on each kidlet)
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Back (because I MUST always include a photo of someone either a) crying, or b) pulling down their pants. This year, we went with crying.).
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I LOOOOVED the final card, they arrived in time to hand out that Friday, and the kids declared it the best afternoon of their WHOLE LIVES. LOL

Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone. We hope you have a wonderful night, and an even better year!

XO,

Jen and Family

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Break out the holiday martini!

December 10, 2009 – 9:56 pm

Texts started rolling in to my phone late this morning (a few from people I don’t even know…whoever you guys are, THANK YOU!). We made the final cut!

This last round is undeniably the hardest, and the Matilda Jane peeps will announce their pick on Friday.

I think we should send a martini their way as well…that’s one job I *definitely* don’t envy!

Big, huge, sugar-coated thanks for all of your votes, sweet comments, emails and even texts. I am overwhelmed, absolutely humbled, and just pleased as can be that the image I am so incredibly proud of has made it this far.

What we need now is a Miss America type line-up. The uber-talented finalists can hold hands, tell each other “I LOVE YOU!”, and nervously await the final result ;) (What? NO! I haven’t started in on the martinis yet…that’s TOMORROW’s plan).

Regardless of what happens, I have loved every minute of this! It was an honor to be picked, and every image from day 1 was outstanding. Bravo to all 43 of you (and a HUGE hug and pat on the back to the Matilda Jane girls. I have a feeling you’re gonna need it. THANK YOU for putting this together and making it happen. It was obviously a huge project, and I can feel an after-Christmas pout settling in.).

XO,

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Voting continues!

December 8, 2009 – 12:59 am

The narrowing down process has been TORTURE for me, and here we go again. I’m so giddy to have made the 2nd round of the hugely popular Matilda Jane pHoTo LoVe contest that really, I can’t complain. But have I mentioned that I don’t do popular well?

*sigh*

So go here, vote again (pretty please, with Sugar on top), and Wednesday night we can resume our regularly scheduled blogging.

Unless they narrow it down again, in which case I start drinking. ;) (Kidding…sort of)

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Voting ends TONIGHT!

December 6, 2009 – 3:54 pm

I’ve stared at that merry-go-round photo a little too much lately and spent the last 36 hours wanting to get off the twirly ride that I inadvertently jumped onto (tummy bugs…YOU ARE THE WORST).

Best part? Husband was out of town Sunday-Saturday, and it hit Friday night. Just me (THANK GOD). Which left me texting him in tears from the bathroom floor at about 2am Saturday morning, begging him to catch an earlier flight (he couldn’t). Then dreading the sound of little feet waking in the morning (they did). But it was the toddler I knew I wouldn’t be able to manage…laid out flat in bed (or wrapped around the toilet) wasn’t the best plan for keeping our own Coco out of trouble (and off of chairs, counters, couches, etc).

Cut my knights in shining armor…(sick) Minivanmom sent her (equally sick) Saint of a husband to swoop in and kidnap all three (having to stop and dress two of them), and spirited them away to a land of DS, Wii, movies and grilled cheese. I’m not sure my kids EVER wanted to come home!

Another dear friend left a care package of Gatorade and matzo ball soup (My friends ROCK).

Eventually the Husband arrived, the kids were reunited with “DADDY!!!”, and I waved weakly from the bed.

Sadly, two sessions had to be bumped because of this (the Pollyanna in me is grateful it wasn’t a month earlier, when it’s impossible to find alternate dates…the Debbie Downer in me was so looking forward to getting away from the computer and back into shooting), and hopefully we’ll have some new eye candy to share in a few days when we make those happen.

Until then…tonight is the deadline for the Matilda Jane pHoTo LoVe contest. Have you voted?

I am LOVING all the amazing comments I’ve been getting. Nothing (and I mean NOTHING) is more flattering than being told that you don’t know me, or you voted before seeing my post ASKING you to vote, and voted for me all on your own. I love that! I don’t do popular very well, never have (hello, high school twitchiness). But hopefully my entry is able to stand on it’s own….and I can truly say that it screams ME. Bright, colorful, happy, joyful.

The final decision is in the hands of the Matilda Jane peeps, but if you haven’t already…go choose your favorites!

Can’t wait to see who makes it to the next round!

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44 photographers x 1 dress =

December 1, 2009 – 7:06 pm

pHoTo LoVe!

The Matilda Jane pHoTo LoVe contest has begun!

44 photographers were chosen to receive an identical dress, and the challenge was to photograph it in a way that incorporates our own unique vision and style. I posted HERE about my round-and-round adventure with The Dress (*urp*), and have to say that I wouldn’t change a thing about my final image. Love it to bits and pieces (even if it does still make me queasy, LOL). Plus, it was such a fun diversion during this hectic, busy, stressful time of year…I really had to think outside the box (and fresh, creative ideas are not exactly a dime a dozen right now, for any photographer).

The contest ends this Sunday, and I encourage all of you to support your favorite image by voting (it doesn’t necessarily have to be *JUST* mine that you vote for ;) )

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RULES: Voting is done by adding your favorite photographers to your shopping bag and then checking out. You can add as many photographers as you want to your bag, but don’t waste your time adding a photographer a million times to your bag because multiple votes for the same photographer in one bag are ignored. Also, you can check out only once from your IP address. Checking out more than once from your IP address will not be counted in our system. Voting will end Sunday, December 6 at midnight. Voting takes place on the Matilda Jane Clothing website.

Oh, when you hit Submit, a confirmation page appears asking you to double check everything. You must hit Submit one more time on this page for your votes to register.

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