Jamie Pitman

NEW BLOG NEW BLOG NEW BLOG

2008-09-14T16:42:00.001-06:00

Sorry to do this, but I have a new blog address.

www.JamieLynnePhoto.com/blog

Thanks!

Happy Birthday Wendy!

2008-05-14T21:37:00.009-06:00

I got the chance to snap a few pictures of Wendy and her boys at our Mother's Day/ Birthday for Wendy cookout. Needless to say, Brenden was not in the mood to take pictures, but Jorden perked up for a few shots.

Here is what makes EVERY Mother's Day a Fantastic Day!

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(left to right)
Zachary, Jaden, Briley, Jantzen and Landen
8 years old

More Favs of Paige and Keaton

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Check out this cutie! Those cheeks are so sweet!

I love the way Keaton was playing with her necklace.

Meet Paige

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This girl was smokin! She was so much fun to photograph!

Random Info

2008-05-01T13:19:00.003-06:00

I am in a group of girls who have blog topics to write about. I don't usually do a very good job of keeping up with them, but I found time to do this one. It is a list of interesting questions with my responses.

How many times a week do you cook and eat out?
I cook for the boys most nights they are with me, unless we have an early ball game...then its hotdogs at the ball park! John and I usually eat out when we don't have the boys and he is not at work.

What is your family's favorite dinner?
The boys really aren't crazy about anything I cook them unless its frozen out of a box! When I try to cook them "real food" they gripe too much! I really like to cook angel hair pasta with garlic toast!! YUM! I also like Santa Fe Soup!

Do you have a fast and easy recipe that you use frequently?
Santa Fe soup is easy because you just dump it all in one pot.

How do you keep up with the house work? When do you get it done?John is a big help with housework. It takes both of us to keep that house clean. We just do things as needed, not on a set schedule.

Do you have any tips for getting it done faster/easier?Yes, get your husband to help!!

Do you have a bedtime routine for the kids?The boys go to bed close to 8:30 on school nights. I let them watch t.v or play a video game in bed for about 15-20 minutes. It helps them to calm down. Zachary is my night owl...it takes him forever to fall asleep.

What kind of staples do you keep stocked in your kitchen?fruit, pickled okra and carrots, yogurt, milk, cereal, Fiber One Bars!! :)

How often do you go to the grocery store?Since John practically lives there...he brings home something we need almost daily. Other than that I go about once a week.

Do you have a special day for running errands or is it just when you need to?I usually run errands during lunch or when the boys are with their dad. I don't usually attempt to run errands with five boys. Not smart!

Do you share your the household responsibilities?
yes, John is wonderful. We share all of the responsibilities.

What is your best organizational tip?
Plan ahead, make lists

What is your favorite cleaner(s)?
Lysol wipes!!!

How far in advance do you start planning the kids' birthday parties?The boys' birthday is in December. I usually start in November.

How do you keep track of all your events/to do?Calendar in my purse, at home, and at work.

Handsome Boys!

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Just Some Pics To Look At

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I know I keep putting pictures of Zachary up here, but...he did model for me..unlike his brothers who usually run from the camera :)

Briley Gets His Amtryke

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Briley received a new Amtryke from the Ambucs at the ABC Rodeo Friday night. He loves it! He would not have been able to ride this style of bike before his surgery at Shriners! Thank you Ambucs!

The Wideman's

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Happy Easter

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A Day at The Skate Park

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Check Me Out!

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www.JamieLynnePHOTO.com

Take a look around and enjoy!

Landen and A Flower

2008-03-08T20:29:00.002-06:00

I got to photograph two beautiful subjects today, my sweet son Landen and the first Spring flower in my yard!

Briley

2008-03-06T12:52:00.005-06:00

Do you know how hard it is to get a "real" smile out of an 8 year old when there is a camera pointed at his face? Well I got one!!!

Jorden is 3 months old!

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Jorden Johnston Anderson

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What a ham! Jarret W.

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Zachary-My Tony Hawk Fan

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We had a wonderful Christmas. Notice,my new nephew Jorden posing with his big brother Brenden. And my step son Cody got to come visit for a week. I did not make it in ANY of the pics.....happens everytime! Can anyone else relate?

Christmas Cheer!

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Jorden Will Be Here Soon!

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Look at Briley

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Before surgery Briley could not sit like this. If he tried too his legs were bent and his back was curved. Just look at him! God is good!

Fall Festival Fun

2007-11-03T22:38:00.000-06:00

The Perfect Job

2007-10-05T08:30:00.000-06:00

I would love to have some sort of Marketing job. I love talking and working with people. Or I would love to have a lucrative photography business so I could stay at home and work from home and be able to be with the boys after school and school holidays.

10 Things I love about Fall

2007-10-05T08:28:00.000-06:00

1. Cooler Weather
2. Fall Clothes
3. Football
4. Thanksgiving
5. Leaves changing colors
6. Pumpkins
7. Pumpkin Pie
8. School Starting
9. My Birthday
10. Time Change

The Perfect Burger

2007-10-05T08:26:00.000-06:00

Bacon
Cheddar Cheese (lots of cheese)
Well done Angus Beef
Mayo
Lettuce
Pickles

and some homemade fries from Salt Grass to go with it!

My Hero

2007-10-05T07:57:00.000-06:00

I am way behind on topis to blog with my cyber sisters so here is a start!
My Hero has to be my son Briley. Out of all his brothers he was the one born with some setbacks. He was born with a birth defect of his genitals called hypospadius. He has had three surgeries to correct this in his short little lifetime so far. He is good to go in that area. And now as most of you know he had surgery on four major muscles in both legs. Despite his inability to run, jump, climb, ride bikes etc, like his four brothers.....he is the happiest boy I know. He is so sweet to everyone he meets and has the best attitude! His memory in incredible and he is so smart. All my boys are special and I love them all but Briley is my Hero! I always say Briley will either be a preacher or a Doctor. He loves the Lord as much as any seven year old boy can! I am so blessed to be Briley's mother and so blessed to have such wonderful boys, even if God did decided to give them to me all at once!

Boys!

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The knife was a play knife by the way!

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Wedding Pics

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Trenton- Coronado High School Senior

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Trenton

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Pretty Flowers

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Golf with my Parents

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First Day of 2nd Grade

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HONEYMOON IN SAN ANTONIO

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Two Peas In a Pod

2007-07-29T20:53:00.000-06:00

Meet Cali and Carson, 6 week old preemie twins! God is good!

New Family Pictures

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Jarrett

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This is Mr. Jarrett McKey Wideman. Son of Matt and Shondra Wideman. He was so fun to photograph!

Engagement Pictures!

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The McCrady Children

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I have several favorites of Landry!

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This is Kate! She is a doll!

McCrady Kiddos

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I had the privalede to photograph three sweet kids last weekend. They were great to work with. Check out these pretty pictures of Abby.

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Zachary and Jaden

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SUMMER

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The following are things I love about summer!

1. Well I can't hardly wait until my wedding! August 10th.....3 1/2 months to go!

2. I love taking my boys swimming! Anything I can do to entertain all five at once is wonderful!

3. Patio at Abuelos!

4. No School means NO homework! I don't know about yall, but do you ever feel like the homework is for the parents instead of the kids?

5. Flip flops!

Pet Peeves

2007-04-18T07:51:00.000-06:00

1. Bad Grammar! I can't stand when people use the word don't instead of using the work doesn't. It just makes you sound not very intelligent!
Example: It don't work, or He don't know what he's doin!

2. I also can't stand to hear parents yell negative comments at sporting events. Especially to young children. For instance, when the team is making mistakes someone might yell, "come on guys, you gotta have those!" It would be really easy to reword that and say, "Let's go guys, you can do it!"

3. You know those movies that have the "F" word or "GD" every other word! I mean come on!!!! It is really not necessary!

4. Oh and toilet seats that have been sprayed on really bug me! You know those women who squat and spray it everywhere and then don't bother to clean it up! GROSS!

5. This might surprise you knowing I have five children, but CLUTTER DRIVES ME NUTS!
And yes, I do have more clutter in my house than I care to have but that is just the way it is with five boys!

Well that felt great to get all that out!

Way too Cute!

2007-04-14T22:07:00.000-06:00

Introducing Carrie and Devin. I'll be shooting these to cutie patooties' wedding in July! These two make photography so much fun!

MR. B

2007-04-02T09:38:00.000-06:00

This is my amazing son Briley. He is such a joy to be around. He is so happy almost all of the time. He enjoys the small things in life that most of us take for granted! Even though he uses a walker to walk and can't even begin to keep up with his four brothers, he will still Thank God daily for "The most wonderful day ever" He is my hero!!

Right Before the Rain!

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My Sweet Man

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John took me riding around tonight to find places to take pictures. He was my subject....he was very patient with me. What a sweetheart!

5 Most Visited Websites

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lproof.org
This is Beth Moore's website. She is an incredible author, teacher, speaker. She has a daily devotion on here that is incredible. She also has audio streams you can download. I could listen to this lady talk forever.

theheightsfellowship.org
This is my church's website. There is good info on here, including a daily devotional.

3fatchicks.com
I love this one! This has info on all kinds of diets, message boards, etc.

hungry-girl.com
This one has info on all kinds of healthy foods and recipie ideas. It has a daily email subscription that includes healthy foods that you can find in the grocery store. It refers to Weight Watchers points system, which is what I am currently doing.

dwlz.com
This one is also great for Weight Watchers. It has points values for all kinds of foods, recipie ideas, low point foods and snacks as well as point values from lots and lots of popular resteraunts and fast food joints.

ENJOY!

5 Things I Want to Do in My Lifetime

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1. I want to see all five of my boys come to know Christ and accept Him as their Lord and Savior.
2. I want to see my little Briley walk without assistance someday!

3. I would love to go to Hawaii someday.....wish I could go on my honeymoon, but not gonna happen!
4. I would like to have a booming, successful photography business.
5. Ok, here are the material things ( so I am gonna group all of them as number 5).
a. I would like to have an abdominal plasty on this front butt of a quintuplet belly I have. LOL!
b. I would like to get out of debt!
c. Then after I am out of debt, get in some more debt by getting a huge house for all my children to be able to spread out in!

Five Favorite Things!

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1. I love watching my boys play sports! Jaden is playing baseball, Briley and Landen are playing Challenger League T-ball, and Zachary and Jantzen will be playing soccer. It's gonna be a busy Spring! I have a feeling this is just the beginning for me.

2. DIET COKE!!!!

3. MABELLINE MASCARA- I love this kind because the applicator is a comb. It really stretches those lashes for ya!

4. MY CAMERA- Of course this one is a given!!!

5. White Lights- I just love the way they sparkle!

AND OF COURSE I LOVE MY ENGAGEMENT RING! BUT YALL HAVE ALREADY SEEN THAT!

I'm NOT a good Bloggin Chick!

2007-02-14T12:43:00.000-06:00

Sorry girls! I am better at reading your blogs than posting on my own. I am reading them, I promise. I have been doing too much wedding and photography stuff on my limited time on the internet at work.....ssshhhh don't tell! Ok, I'll skip the quotes and do the songs!

1. The Way You Look Tonight by Tony Bennett....I have loved this song since I saw My Best Friend's Wedding.

2. We Are Man and Wife by Michelle Featherstone. This song is beautiful, gonna use it in my wedding.

3. PYT by Michael Jackson....cause it reminds me of me and Kenda making up dances in her back yard on Sunday afternoons.

4. Beautiful One by Jeremy Camp.....love it!

5. Somewhere over the Rainbow by Judy Garland in Wizard of Oz....since it is one of my favorite movies!

Before and After!

2007-02-01T21:14:00.000-06:00

I visited that cool website that Kristin mentioned on her blog and learned how to get this cool effect on Photoshop. I thought I would share the before and afters.

I'm So Excited!!

2007-02-01T09:35:00.000-06:00

This Saturday me, my mom, and my sister are going Wedding shopping! I am going to try on dresses, and we are gonna go looking for decorations...etc. We have said it will be a small wedding; however the tuxedos for 6 little boys (my boys and John's son) are going to run us around $500.00. YIKES!

Winter Recipe

2007-01-26T09:59:00.000-06:00

GREEN CHILI CASSEROLE

1 lb. hamburger or cooked chicken
1 c. milk
8 flour tortillas
1 can chopped green chili
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 can cream of chicken or mushroom soup
1 lb. grated cheese

Brown hamburger, grease casserole, place 3 tortillas in casserole, add other ingredients in layers with tortillas. Dilute soup with milk and pour over casserole. Bake 325 degrees 30-40 minutes. Serves 6.

2007-01-26T09:16:00.000-06:00

I'm not starting out very good on this bloggin thang! I am reading everyone's blogs but am not finding time to post or make comments. Sorry yall! I'll try to do better.

3 Things you may or may not know about me.

1. When I started the fertility roller coaster, I was told that I had a 40% chance of getting pregnant using artificial insemination. If it did work, I had a 30% chance of twins and a 3% chance of triplets. I no longer believe in statistics! But hey, I got my money's worth out of it right???

2. I am a smarty pants....or I used to be anyway. I graduated 3rd in my class out of 412 students at Monterey High School.

3. My favorite movies are The Wizard of Oz & Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (classic version)

My "Ice" in the Ice!

2007-01-20T21:20:00.000-06:00

We went out and played in the snow a little today. We went to Makenzie park. It was beautiful! I really just wanted a picture of John and I with my ring on....I am obsessed with it, can you tell?

BLING BLING!!!!!!!!!

2007-01-19T13:35:00.000-06:00

Here is my beautiful ring. I can't stop staring at it! This picture is not great, but it gives you an idea of what it looks like! I LOVE IT! I picked out the setting and the loose diamond, but I never saw it all put together until last night when he proposed. It was my first time to see it completely made.

I'M ENGAGED!!!!!!

2007-01-18T22:38:00.000-06:00

Yes, that's right! John proposed to me tonight. And of course I said yes, I will post a picture tomorrow, right now I am too tired to take it and download it. Kenda, I didn't call you yet because it's 10:30 and I don't know if you are still awake!

John and I met about this time last year. And the last year has been nothing but wonderful. He is so awesome, and he loves my boys like they are his own. He is perfect for me and the boys in every way. We are looking at August 10th for the wedding date. Nothing too huge or formal, but pretty and nice. I'll post a picture of the ring later, but for now, here is the happy couple!

My top 5!

2007-01-18T16:23:00.000-06:00

For those of you who don't know me very well.....I am totally kidding about my top 5. I just thought I would be original. Most of mine are ones you guys have mentioned...of course.

My top 5!

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Bill Cosby.....isn't he yummy!

Jack Black can Nacho my Libre anytime!

Will Ferrell..........his abs are beautiful!

John Lithgow...........loved him in Third Rock from the Sun!

CHRIS ROCK! HE ROCKS! Don't you just love those nostrils?

Stuck at home

2007-01-14T14:53:00.000-06:00

Here I am stuck inside my house with five little boys with LOTS of energy. Every once in a while I have about 10 seconds to do something for myself. So, I decided to try to get this blog thing going. I think it will be a good way to keep my friends and family informed about what all is going on in my crazy but fun life. Boy....I am so ready for spring!