Recent Shoots

Kozar Fam. Columbus Family Photography

The Kozar Fam.

Joy to the world. Columbus Family Photography

The Dobda Fam. 

Adorable!

 

Names and ages of children Warren 5 1/2 and Noah 2 1/2 

If you could be any person for one day, who would it be?

Warren – his cousin Klara 

Noah – no answer 

What’s one thing you want to learn to do?

Warren – a Handstand 

Noah – no answer 

If you had a $100 bill in your back pocket to spend on whatever you’d like, you’d buy…

Warren – a million dollar nerf gun? 

Noah- paper with slime?? 

Crazy boys! 

Describe the perfect weekend.

We call our weekends “Family Days” being together, going to the park, swimming, hiking, etc. make them pretty perfect for us! 

Are you more like your mom or your dad?  (parents even answer this one!)

Warren – strong willed like his mom 

Noah – Go with the flow like his Dad, but never leaves his mama’s side 

What did your family like best about your experience with Crystal Jo?

We had a blast…the kids definitely loved jumping on the bed! As parents you made it so funny, relaxing and easy with two little ones! ❤️

Sister Sister Sister. Columbus Family Photography

Vashti. Martha. Jay.

I love these girls so much.

If you could be any one person for a day…

Vashti – Supergirl

MJ – Tinkerbell

Jay – Sabrina Carpenter

If you could learn to do one thing…

Vashti – make my own clothes

MJ – make ice cream

Jay – Make the best cakes

If you found $100 in your back pocket, how would you spend it?

Vashti – private tour of the zoo

MJ – buy wireless headphones

Jay – calendar

Describe the perfect weekend:

Vashti – flying to Florida

MJ – Disney World

Jay – spa weekend

Are you more like your mom or your dad?

Vashti – 1/2, 1/2

MJ – Mom

Jad – Dad

What was your favorite thing about your session with Crystal Jo?

Vashti – having fun

MJ – jumping on the bed

Jay – jumping on the bed

Two Cute. Columbus Family Photography

Charlotte and Daniel.

 

Tell us a little about your family dynamic.

Charlotte is 4 and Daniel just turned two

If you could be any person for one day, who would it be?

Charlotte- Mommy

What’s one thing you want to learn to do?

Charlotte- Learn how to make electricity

If you had a $100 bill in your back pocket to spend on whatever you’d like, you’d buy…

Charlotte- a lot Fruit because I would have lots of money

Describe the perfect weekend.

Charlotte- stay at a hotel and go to a spa to get her fingers and toes painted, back massage, hot tub, and go in the sauna.  I would have peanut butter and jelly with hot chocolate.

Are you more like your mom or your dad?

Mommy

What did your family like best about your experience with Crystal Jo?

Charlotte- Getting to jump on the bed and play Crystal’s games.

Blackburn babes. Columbus Family Photography

The Blackburn Fam.

 

Gunning for the Guenthers. Columbus Family Photography

The Guenther Fam.

Session fave…

This is probably one of my funnest sessions this year.  Thank you, Guenther Fam.  You all brought huge smiles and SO MUCH LAUGHTER AND POSITIVE ENERGY.  I adored our time together!

Williams. Columbus Family Photography

The Williams Fam.

The cutest little Mollie!

Motorcycle Ring. Columbus Family Photography

The Fee Fam.

The cutest thing I’ve ever seen!

Session fave!

 

Tell us a little about your family dynamic.  How you met your husband, how long you’ve been married, names and ages

of the children. 
    We’re all a little bit crazy! Jimmy and I met at a soccer practice years ago. I was the Athletic Trainer and he was the assistant coach. He came speeding up on a beautiful motorcycle that I now proudly wear on my finger! Teeheehee. We’ve been married for 10 years, though he might tell you it feels like forever!  Anabelle is 6 and Eleanor is 4. After that, Jimmy said, “That’s enough!”

 

Do you have any hidden talents or something unique to you?
    Amanda: not proud about it, but i can burp on command! I’ve been able to pass this little ditty down to the little one! 
    Jimmy: um, no
    Anabelle; I can do the splits!
    Eleanor: burp, burp, burp
 
If you could be any person for one day, who would it be?
    Amanda: the dog, I could sleep all day long and someone would still feed me!
    Jimmy: No idea
    Anabelle: Taylor Swift
    Eleanor : Ed Sheeran
 
What’s one thing you want to learn to do?
    Amanda : play the piano or speak another language fluently!
    Jimmy: Play the guitar.
    Anabelle: I want to learn guitar too!
    Eleanor: Learn to blow up a balloon and a ball!
 
If you had a $100 bill in your back pocket to spend on whatever you’d like, you’d buy…
    Amanda: probably something for the kids or groceries!
    Jimmy : I would give it to my wife and tell her to buy something for the girls
    Anabelle: I want to buy a Magic in Motion Repunzel doll
    Eleanor: I want a peek-a-roo
 
Describe the perfect weekend.
    Amanda: Warm weather, not working, hanging out with the whole family
     Jimmy:    A day where we are all home together
    Anabelle: Having a camp out with mommy, daddy, and Ellie
    Eleanor:  going to DISNEY WORLD
 
Are you more like your mom or your dad?  (parents even answer this one!)
    Amanda: Mom
    Jimmy: Dad
    Anabelle: Mom
    Eleanor: Dad
 
What did your family like best about your experience with Crystal Jo?
     Amanda & Jimmy: She always makes us laugh and smile! She captures everyone’s personality so well!
    Anabelle & Eleanor: She let us jump on the bed!

Love blooms again. Columbus Family Photography

The Bloom Family.

LOVE!

Session fave!

I love this too!

Tell us a little about your family dynamic. We are a unique one 😊 In a nutshell, love always prevails!

Names and ages of children Charlit- 10 Avery- 7

If you could be any person for one day, who would it be?

Charlit- a teacher

Avery- the President

Jess- I’m stumped on this one….. probably a travel blogger????

Matt- someone that sits on a hammock in Mexico

What’s one thing you want to learn to do?

Charlit- better tik toks

Avery- math

Jess- hmm…… I’d love to speak a different language, but failed miserably at learning one several times now

Matt- play guitar really well

If you had a $100 bill in your back pocket to spend on whatever you’d like, you’d buy…

Charlit- xmas PJs

Avery- save it (yea right……mom)

Jess- Probably go to Home Goods 😊

Matt- beer for my hammock

Describe the perfect weekend.

Charlit- Kids in Charge

Avery- going to Hawaii

Jess- no plans, sleeping in, PJing it all day and having a bonfire!

Matt- drinking my beer on my hammock

Are you more like your mom or your dad?

Charlit- Mom

Avery- Dad

Jess- I look like my mom but act a lot like my dad

Matt- Dad

What did your family like best about your experience with Crystal Jo?

Charlit- Crystal was kind and didn’t force us

Avery- nice

Jess- It was so much fun catching up… even though the kids weren’t great sports the whole time, it was so nice to get family photos from Crystal again. Fun fact, it was almost 7 years to the day since we had family pictures taken!

Matt- I loved how interactive she was with the whole family and her great ideas.

Lincoln Logs. Columbus Baby Photography

Lincoln.  Newborn.
Session fave!  I love this so much!
A house divided.  I wonder what team Lincoln will choose.
Tell us about that first moment when you saw your baby.
The first time I really got to hold Lincoln and cuddle with him… I sopped.  It was so perfect. Everyone tells you how much you immediately love your child and I was somewhat skeptical but they were right! I knew in that moment that our lives would never be the same. It’s really something you can’t underStand until you experience it.

What was your baby’s birth weight and length?  Lincoln was 5lbs 15oz and 18 3/4 inches long

Is there a story behind your baby’s name?
Josh and I couldn’t decide on a name. Josh like older names and I like more current/trendy names. One day Josh said “ How about Lincoln? When he poops we can call his poop Lincoln Logs” I responded “I’m sold!”

Give us the scoop. What has surprised you the most about parenthood?  Are there any funny stories or firsts that you’d like to share?
I am surprised by how many facial expressions Lincoln has. It’s entertaining at 3am when you’re feeding him. My favorite face is when he puckers his lips together and looks like a fish.
 Lincoln was in the NICU but he was a pretty big baby with big checks and multiple chins.   He had to have a CPAP machine for the first couple of days. The CPAP had a chin strap and the nurses would tease about which one of Lincoln’s chins they needed to put the strap on

What did you like best about your experience with Crystal Jo?

I love how Crystal Jo just came in the house and was so comfortable just doing her thing. I had no idea how a newborn photo shoot should go so I’m glad she was just so comfortable. She is also amazing with babies. She was so patient and loving with Lincoln!  She was also so patient with us.. we wanted a family picture with a newborn and 2 dogs and she said “let’s do it”.