Photographer, Educator, Student, Mother & Wife Obsessed with sharing moments through pictures & words
As many of you may be aware, I’ve been taking Hope & Jaylen to the photobooth every month on the anniversary of their birthday since Jaylen was about 2 months old. We’ve managed to keep up with it for all of 2008 and now for the first half of 2009. Hope still has a blast...
June 15, 2009 - 11:13 pm - OMG! they are so adorable! Glad you all had a great time! May the Lord bless and keep ya all safe!
This past Friday I spent the night at Relay for Life at Timber Creek High School in honor and support of those who have battled cancer. As most of you are aware, Jason’s mother passed away in 1992 from Leukemia. Though I, nor my children, never knew his mother – her struggles with cancer certainly...
April 21, 2009 - 12:13 pm - I am very honored that you, my dear friend, shared in this journey with me! I am as always, very proud of you!!!!
April 21, 2009 - 8:39 pm [...] See the original post: Relaying [...]
Though we’ve been saddened by the loss of Jason’s father last Thursday, we have since come to celebrate his father’s life. On Sunday a visitation/wake service was held in Fort Branch, Indiana with close family and friends. It was a beautiful service where we all found ourselves remembering Jason’s father. I hope to have a...
February 18, 2009 - 5:47 am - wow I think the rosary beads were a really nice touch. it looks like it was a beautiful service. and the eulogy, omg, really nice. again sorry for your loss, the thing that kept me going after I lost my dad was the memories of everything he did and said.
“Let us be silent so that we may hear the whisper of God.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Shortly after 1 p.m. today Jason’s father passed away peacefully, surrounded by several of us who cared for him most. Sadly we lost his father today – a man who should have had so much more life to live...
February 5, 2009 - 11:22 pm - my thoughts and prayers are with & jason and the fam. ::hugs::
February 5, 2009 - 11:40 pm - :( My condolences, thoughts and prayers. :hugs:
February 6, 2009 - 1:02 am - I am so sorry to hear about his father's passing. Tell him I am thinking about him. I will pray for you guys to have strength during this hard time.
February 6, 2009 - 1:51 am - oh no, I'm very sorry to hear. I saw some updates on Twitter, but I wasn't sure what was going on. My condolences go out to the family.
February 6, 2009 - 8:46 am - May everyones thoughts and prayers give you all strength in this difficult time.
February 6, 2009 - 10:10 am - Sorry to hear the news. Prayers are with you, Jason and the family.
February 6, 2009 - 12:21 pm - my heart and prayers go out to you and your family.
February 6, 2009 - 12:22 pm - You'll be in our thoughts through this difficult time... Stay strong you guys! Hugs!!!
February 6, 2009 - 9:17 pm - My thoughts are with you and your family. I'm sorry for your loss.
February 8, 2009 - 5:34 am - In the stars I shall be living In the stars I shall be laughing And so it shall be as if all the stars are laughing When you look at the sky at night. ~The Little Prince Antoine St. Exupery Our Condolences...Mike & Erica Montalvo & Family
February 9, 2009 - 9:00 am - Our thoughts and prayers go out to your family. We are saddened to hear about your loss. The Magorrian Family
Euripides once wrote:
“Lucky that man whose children make his happiness in life and not his grief, the anguished disappointment of his hopes.”
We received the call this morning that we’ve honestly expected for a while now. Not that we’ve been looking forward to this call, but knowing that Jason’s father has been in poor health...
February 3, 2009 - 6:07 am - I wish you peace at this hard time for your family. I admire how you can see the good despite the pain..."Here’s to a man who’s stubbornness only strengthened the hearts of his own children."
February 3, 2009 - 9:23 am - I have lost many family members in my life and know what you are going through. I will pray for the peace that your family deserves. Have a safe trip.
February 6, 2009 - 2:34 pm - There is much joy in the thought that he has reunited with those that have passed before him. Keeping you all in God's light...
Hope lost her two front baby teeth today.
Her smile has changed, forever…still as beautiful as ever.
As much as I adored her baby girl smile for so many years, I must admit I was as anxious as she was to lose her two front teeth. Not that I ever wanted to see that baby girl smile...
January 22, 2009 - 12:07 am - Usually, when kids lose their baby teeth, they look a bit on the unfortunate side...but not Hope. Hope looks so adorable without her "two top front ones." The funny part is when the adult teeth grow out and she'll look like a rabbit. Hehe! An adorable wittle wabbit.
January 22, 2009 - 11:51 am - Gosh, time flies! She looks totally cute.
January 22, 2009 - 8:44 pm - WAAHH! Too sweet. Thanks Amanda!
January 22, 2009 - 9:31 pm - Hope, You are just like your cousin. Noah had his two front teeth come out one right after the other so he was two top toothless too. I can't believe how fast you are growing up. Love you lots and lots and lots.
January 23, 2009 - 4:10 pm - Congrats!
January 25, 2009 - 4:28 pm - SOOO cute. I love the video. I really like her letter to the tooth fairy too, she has really good handwriting, wow. Take it from me time does fly! my daughter is ready for her drivers permit!!!!!! yikes!
January 25, 2009 - 5:55 pm - Adorable. I still remember her as an infant in a stroller in my office with you, Amanda. Can't believe that much time has passed so quickly.
365.
What is it you ask? The number of days in the year, yes, but that’s not all. For those who haven’t already heard, I’d like to introduce our latest challenge.
{Insert another one of my crazy ideas here}
Yes, you see…I have this crazy idea that I can add more fun to my busy days. All last...
January 4, 2009 - 2:47 am - Good to see that you guys are all doing good. I plan on my family coming down your way this summer. It would be great to see you guys. I hope that you all are having a Happy New Year. The pictures look great. Man, how times flies. You have a beautiful family. (Except for Jason, anyway). You would not believe how big my kids are. They are 17, 16, and 13. Can you believe that? I get to start kicking them out nest year......LOL. Take care and good luck to you all. Erin
January 4, 2009 - 3:20 am - That's a really cool project and it's gonna make some great memories. Very cute family! ^_^
January 4, 2009 - 9:53 am - "In starting this little challenge I have been warned and reminded how so many people start and never finish. I’ve heard how many throw in the towel after days, weeks or even months." Ahem, we ARE talking about you- the woman who appears to never sleep, right? My money's on you! btw ~ your photography just keeps getting better and better!
January 13, 2009 - 6:49 pm - oh my word. This is great, i'm not getting another website together, but this is great. U are a superwoman.
January 8, 2009 - 3:54 pm [...] Before we finally left, I asked for one last photo of her & I to include in my 365 photo challenge. [...]
I must admit that a year ago when we began the monthly trips to photobooth that I wasn’t so sure if I’d be able to keep up with the idea…I mean, I am just a little busy these days. Here we are a year later and this evening I proudly compiled the photobooth pictures so...
December 29, 2008 - 11:14 am - These are really cute, Amanda. What a great idea! You should make some sort of calendar project out of all of them :)
January 25, 2009 - 9:55 pm - I'm finally getting around to catching up on my Google Reader feeds... (yikes!) This was such a great idea and I'm so glad to see that you kept up with it all year! The end result really is priceless! You get to see how Jaylen's hair grew! haha
For the third year in a row, Hope and I created our family Christmas cards which are now in the mail. Hopefully by now most of you on our mailing list have received them but I wanted to take a moment to share the fun process we went through in the creation of this year’s...
December 24, 2008 - 7:15 pm - The cards are beautiful and so are your kids!! I always enjoy looking at Hope's artwork. Looks like she's getting better and better at it every year. Merry Christmas and blessings to your family!
December 24, 2008 - 11:00 pm - Oh what a fun learning process. I give you till the end of January where you master it. I love version 2 of the cards, the gloves. And that first b&w of the kids is awesome. I hope you and your family have a merry Christmas and hope to see you soon.
December 24, 2008 - 11:39 pm - I smell an ETSY shop. ;o) Lovely, lovely, lovely... The ONLY thing that could possibly make it any better is if I were actually on your recipient list. ha! Happy holidays to you all!
December 25, 2008 - 12:00 am - Thanks guys. Yes, Eddie this is far from my last attempt at screen printing! :o) And Phyllis...do I really need anything more to add to my to do list? I've been told by many that I could sell these...but ah, time...I'd much rather buy some of that. Do they sell that on etsy too? :o) And of course if I don't have your address...I'm taking orders for next year...email me your mailing address. :o)
December 26, 2008 - 11:08 am - Merry Christmas! Those cards look so good you should consider starting a line or maybe selling the idea to Hallmark®. And the Babies as beautiful as ever.
December 27, 2008 - 9:47 pm - Way to go! Im sure you all had fun making those :) Feliz Navidad y prospero Año Nuevo!!! HUGS
December 28, 2008 - 3:30 am - Hi.. Really cute cards by cute kids...
I can’t deny it any longer…my baby is one.
The time since Jaylen was born has passed entirely too fast. We continue to feel blessed with the fact that our little guy is doing quite well and has filled our family with more love than we imagined was possible. His birthday was a memorable milestone where...
October 13, 2008 - 2:17 am - awwwwwww! omg he is so cute! it is amazing how fast it happens!! I love the selection of pictures. awww! he is such a cutie.
October 13, 2008 - 7:08 am - Too sweet! Thanks for sharing him with us Kern Family! Happy Birthday Jaylen!
October 13, 2008 - 8:22 am - Happy First Jaylen!
October 13, 2008 - 8:25 am - he's having his cake and eating it, too! happy birthday, jaylen. :-)
October 13, 2008 - 8:40 am - Time flies! Such cute cute pictures! Happy Birthday, Jaylen!
October 13, 2008 - 9:09 am - YAY! That is awesome! Congratulations and Happy Birthday Jaylen!
October 13, 2008 - 12:36 pm - He is so cute!!! GIve him a big hug and kiss for me!! Happy Birthday Jaylen!!!
October 13, 2008 - 1:16 pm - Jaylen is just too cool. He doesn't let anything get him unraveled. Congrats.
October 13, 2008 - 2:39 pm - It's the big ONE! Where did this year go? Seems like I was just clicking on his delivery photos. ;o) LOVE Hopes typography on the balloon. Priceless!
October 13, 2008 - 2:41 pm - Happy Birthday Jaylen. I thought his birthday is October 14. Same as my mom!! I can't believe it's been a year!! He is getting so big.... YEah!!!
October 13, 2008 - 4:21 pm - Serious case of the cutes, your kids!
October 13, 2008 - 9:34 pm - What a beautiful web page. He is so cute and looks just like his daddy! Happy Birthday! Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
October 13, 2008 - 11:52 pm - wow.. 1 year already, time does fly. Happy happy bday Jaylen.. he is soo cute. :)
October 14, 2008 - 5:34 pm - Happy Birthday Jaylen! I wish I was there to be at your party. I love you. ~Aunt Terri
October 20, 2008 - 5:27 am - looks like he had a wonderful day! he's growing up so fast - he'll be two before you know it!
October 20, 2008 - 10:19 pm - Happy Birthday! I love the photo collage!
October 26, 2008 - 5:33 pm - hi, love your book! I'm wondering if you can help me; I made a book with blurb but didn't like the templates available in booksmart. If I create my own text and image layouts in photoshop, how do you import them into book form in booksmart? Thank you, Joe
November 2, 2008 - 11:27 am - I can't believe he is growing up so fast. As I had said a while back in a e-mail it just seemed like yesterday I was holding him as a newborn!. I sure wish I was healthier and in a better condition with the job situation etc that I could have been down there. I sure do miss them. I look at the pictures and hear their giggles and wish I was there. It makes me happy and sad. Hopefully things will turn around fast. Give them both hugs and kisses from me and Ashley and tell them that we love them and wish we could be there. Love you guys!
by Amanda Kern
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