Last night I remembered the importance of giving yourself the opportunity to miss your children. It is not too often Teagan and I get out together (or separately) to remember life without the kids. Somehow Vernon is 7 1/2 months and I have lost hold of my plan to make time for myself. Staying in tune with 'Jessica' and not just 'Mom' can be a very difficult task but I am well aware of how important this is. So last minute we got sitters and headed out to celebrate, eat yummy food and connect with each other and close family/friends.

Which leads me to thought numero dos...the beauty of seeing something through. I have to give a huge shout out to my amazing cousin Elisa for taking an idea, keeping her head to the grindstone and turning that idea into a thriving business. It is no secret I think that she is an amazing, talented, well rounded and determined lady, and her ambition is something to aspire to. She is the proud owner of Juice Because which will be taking the leap from online to a retail location this summer. I am so proud of her and in a lot of ways she inspired me to just go for it with my desire to learn photography. So I would like to pass along some encouragement to all of you, I imagine we all have something we keep saying we want to do but just can't seem to enact it. I am saying "GO FOR IT", there is nothing better then wanting something, setting a goal and seeing it through. Hard work is just that...hard, but the result of making it happen is so worth it.

And finally, what is something new you can do with your kiddos this summer...Kayben Farms. What a lovely day we had, there is lots to do no matter the age. Check out some of the pictures under 'Portfolio'.