Sibs for life. Columbus Family Photography

Russ and my story started at a local dive bar. There was some sort of function going on and we hit it off. We talked for hours the first night, so long that I think the bartender was not happy we were talking more than drinking. We had so much in common. Even though we have two beautiful babies, we are not married, though we have been together for 6 years. Our oldest, Emma, is 4 years old. Chase, the baby, is 9 months old. 

Do you have any hidden talents or something unique to you?

Russ: I’m good at many things, but not great at any.

Emma: Making Chase laugh

Jamie: Procrastinating and still able to sparkle at whatever it is.

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

Jamie: Dan James, so I can ride his gorgeous palomino reining horse.

Russ: A character on the show “Gold Rush”, so he play in the dirt and equipment and try to find gold.

Emma: A Dr.

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

Russ: Be a better parent.

Emma: Ride a bike without training wheels.

Jamie: How to be more organized

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

Emma: LOL dolls, makeup and nail polish

Russ: Steaks

Jamie: New cowboy boots

Describe the perfect weekend.

Russ: Dirt bike riding

Jamie: Showing horses with Emma (and Chase when he is older)

Emma: “Whats a weekend?”

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

Jamie: I’m a lot like my mom.

Russ: Mainly like my dad.

Emma: “I love my mom and dad”

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

Jamie: As always we had a lot of fun. I love her creativeness, artistic style and how she is always positive.

Russ: I like how great she was with the kids. I like how all the pictures are not your typical pictures. Hers have character.

Emma: She was a lot of fun. She was really funny.