WHAT’S ONE PIECE OF ADVICE ABOUT CAPTURING MEMORIES YOU’D GIVE TO OTHER PARENTS? JENN: At the end of the day, a picture could be all that you have left. If your kid has a little-bitty piece of hair in front of his face, it’s not a big deal, and not worth not using a picture. From experience, that photo may be all you have. I was pregnant with my second daughter when my brother passed. All she knows of my brother is pictures. I try to reiterate that in my kids’ lives and other families as well. That this is meant to be fun. Relax, take a breath, have fun, and be silly.
to Yosemite and went hiking. My girls love hiking, and they love nature. They just love being outside all together. We live not far from the levee, and sometimes go bike riding or walk along the levee. We also do tons of picnicking. They just love to be outside and to play. WHAT DO YOU LOVE THE MOST ABOUT THE STAGE YOUR DAUGHTERS ARE IN RIGHT NOW? JENN: They’re at the stage where they still need me, but don’t need me for little things. They need me to help them study and pick out their outfits, or make sure their conditioner is out of their hair. I love seeing them become little adults, because they’ll hold big conversations with people and talk about their feelings. It’s just amazing seeing them become these little people now. They were little babies and now they’re grown ups. My oldest made her First Communion last year and just seeing her do that was amazing, watching her be so grown. WHAT’S SOMETHING YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT? JENN: I’m excited to watch my kids grow and have big life events, and to watch my business grow and maybe, eventually, be able to pass it down to them. That’s my biggest goal—to pass it down to my kids.
at a shoot and walk around pretending to be me, or swaddling babydolls and seeing them act like I have, and even hearing them playing and saying something like, “Oh, I have a session later!” It’s little moments like that where I know they see me because they’re always watching and they always hear. You are what they view they should grow up to be. As a mother, you’re their leader, their role model. WHAT DO YOU HOPE YOUR CHILDREN LEARN FROM WATCHING YOU BUILD AND GROW YOUR BUSINESS? JENN: They see all sides of it. They see me at my highest points, when I’m doing fun things—taking pictures, setting up, and making kids laugh. They also see the hard parts, when I’ve done 25 minis in one day and then have to put them on the computer and go through each picture. They’ve seen me pull all nighters, because I’m doing this by myself. So, they see both ends, and it teaches them that you have to be responsible in order to succeed.
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My “Mom Superpower” is... handling my kids’ crazy schedules! Something that lifts my mood… my daughters’ smiling faces and hearing them say thank you. Comfort food… any kind of caffeine or mom fuel I can get.
WHAT’S YOUR GO-TO FAMILY ACTIVITY?
JENN: We are very family oriented, so we’ll do all of the Mardi Gras parades and events in New Orleans. We go to St. Francisville with our family twice a year. We recently went
Favorite way to unwind… praying, reading, and some quiet time alone.
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